Author: Swami Amartyananda
Publisher: Sri Ramakrishna Math
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 188
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8175053232
Description
People today put in a lot of effort and take great pains to learn the art of managing their prospective careers and professions by enrolling themselves in schools, colleges, universities, and professional organizations. What they do not realize is that curricular education does not give them all the education that life demands.
They also need to learn ‘Effective Life Management’ or the art of managing their personal lives. Otherwise, they are bound to end up like most ‘successful’ people today – brilliant in their respective businesses but unsuccessful in building up happy, fulfilling lives.
No man can hope to achieve material progress exclusively, by depriving others. One can only progress as a part of the society he lives in – through interaction, cooperation and teamwork. The society that has achieved a harmonious understanding amidst its members progresses faster and is more stable. It is needless to say that such a situation calls for and depends on the character of each individual in that society. Such a healthy society also helps in moulding the character of its youngsters, thereby achieving a general standard of welfare and well-being.
With the aim of helping individuals develop right values and habits, this book exhorts its readers to imbibe right thoughts.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Meet your ideal : Sri Sarada Devi
PART I – The Essence of Life Management
3. Know the ulimate goal of your life
4. Introspect to improve
5. Manager your thoughts
6. Learn the art of action
7. Practise! Practise! Practise!
8. Developing will-power to achieve true success
PART II – Conflict Management
9. The cause of human suffering
10. Live life in the spirit of a game
11. Balance the use of the mind and the intellect
12. Control your anger
13. Curb your jealousy
PART III – Appendix
14. What is SDM?
15. Watching the thought flow
16. Inspiring words from the Holy Mother