{"id":8922,"date":"2018-01-03T14:57:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T14:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guruvani.us\/?p=8922"},"modified":"2025-12-21T01:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T01:39:09","slug":"think-beyond-your-own-self-to-be-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/2018\/01\/03\/think-beyond-your-own-self-to-be-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Think Beyond Your Own Self to Be Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During his visit to London in November last year, Dr. Satpathy was interviewed by Zee TV (UK). Following are some of the key&nbsp;learning&nbsp;from the interview:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners scbb-content-box-yellow\">\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1398_CANDARA\" style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 16px\">[icon name=&#8221;star&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;] In order to be happy, You need to think beyond your own self. Help and serve others. <em>If one doesn&#8217;t accept this&nbsp;voluntarily, it would be forced upon him by time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1398_CANDARA\" style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 16px\">[icon name=&#8221;star&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;] Be a Role-model for your Children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1398_CANDARA\" style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 16px\">[icon name=&#8221;star&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;] Possess only as much (things) as you can Manage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1398_CANDARA\" style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 16px\">[icon name=&#8221;star&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;] Remain Ordinary. Be Humble. Humility is a great Strength. The most difficult thing in life is to remain Ordinary and keep everything &#8220;normal&#8221; around us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1398_CANDARA\" style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 16px\">[icon name=&#8221;star&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;] It takes a lot of Sacrifice and Practice to develop Compassion inside us. It&nbsp;requires Time and Effort, and has an associated Cost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1398_CANDARA\" style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 16px\">[icon name=&#8221;star&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;] Use your &#8220;God-given Capital&#8221; (give a sweet smile, and loving touch to people around you. use palatable language.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1398_CANDARA\" style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 16px\">[icon name=&#8221;star&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;] Simplify your Life.&nbsp;Avoid the Avoidables.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1398_CANDARA\" style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 16px\">[icon name=&#8221;star&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;] Rituals and Spiritual practices are the Process (in self-realization) and not an End in itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1398_CANDARA\" style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 16px\">[icon name=&#8221;star&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;] Turn your Pain into Creativity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fontplugin_fontid_1398_CANDARA\" style=\"text-align: justify;font-size: 16px\">[icon name=&#8221;star&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; unprefixed_class=&#8221;&#8221;] Appreciate the Sacrifices made by your Parents in rearing you and Respect them. There is no one greater than one&#8217;s Mother.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exclusive Interview of Dr. Chandra Bhanu Satpathyji on Zee Companion - London\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L2ufuKUQN4Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-popout fasc-rounded-medium\" style=\"background-color: #0b9616; color: #ffffff;\">Jai Shri Sai !<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify\">During his visit to London in November last year, Dr. Satpathy was interviewed by Zee TV (UK). Following are some of the key&nbsp;learning&nbsp;from the interview: Jai Shri Sai !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gurujis-teachings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7wChg-2jU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9943,"url":"https:\/\/guruvani.us\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/guru-bhakti-beyond-ritual-fear-and-logic\/","url_meta":{"origin":8922,"position":0},"title":"Guru-Bhakti Beyond Ritual, Fear, and Logic","author":"GVADMIN3","date":"January 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Chapter 23 of Sri Sai Satcharitra is not a chapter of abstract philosophy\u2014it is a living demonstration of Guru-bhakti in action. 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