Interesting Journey from Lhasa, Tibet to Dharamsala, India – Must read for all.

December 16, 15

Interesting Journey from Lhasa, Tibet to Dharamsala, India – Must read for all.

Greetings from Hitesh! Thanks a ton for appreciating our last post on Evolution. Most have confessed that deep down they know that it is evolution only – but by nature they are carried away for CREATION as it looks more easy in practice. Let me deal with a story today. I am sure it will bring home more clarity in search of your life’s destination and Investment Success.

Journey from Lhasa to Dharamsala:-

Long time back, the chief monk of DHARAMSALA was getting old and he wanted a master from Lhasa to replace him. He sent a messenger, a young man, to the main monastery in Lhasa to ask them, “Our master is getting very old and he wants a man to replace him.” After long, long difficulties of mountainous paths the young man finally reaches to the main monastery.

An audience is given to him. And the master says to him, “I can understand. I will send one hundred people with you.”

The young man said, “But I have asked only for one.” And the master said, “Have you forgotten the old proverb? A hundred should go; rarely, one reaches.”

The proverb was certainly known to the young man, but he could not trust that a hundred people could go and only one would reach. But he could not argue either, with the chief of all the monasteries of Tibet. One hundred monks followed the young man.

They had not gone very far when they were stopped by a few soldiers with naked swords, who said, “Our small kingdom has lost its master. We need a master urgently. The pay is good, the palace to live in, and you will be the only religious man in the whole kingdom. And we are simply conveying to you the orders from the emperor. Refusal can be dangerous – you can see the naked swords.”

Many of those hundred monks started thinking, “This is a good place – why unnecessarily go deep into the mountains? It is close to Lhasa, the kingdom is rich, the monastery is rich, all facilities are available, and you will be the high priest of the kingdom...” So not only one, many wanted to go.

The young man said, “Have you forgotten?”
They said, “We have not forgotten. You forget it – all! We are going to stay.”

The soldiers said, “We need only one, but the monastery is big. If many of you want to come, you can be part of the monastery and the emperor will be immensely happy.”

Half of the crowd disappeared. The young man could not believe....

Just a few miles further they were again prevented, this time by a crowd. They needed four priests because the richest man’s daughter was being married, and the reward was going to be great.

“... And it is only a question of a few days, and then you can go on wherever you are going.” Immediately, more than four were ready, but the crowd said, “We don’t want more than four.”

The other monks tried to ask them, “What are you doing? We have been sent for a certain purpose, because of a certain message.”

They said, “We are not going astray. It is only a question of a few days. Soon we will finish the marriage and we will come a little faster and join you. Your journey is long. The path is tedious. And we cannot miss this opportunity of earning, getting rewards, from the richest man.” Four persons again disappeared.

In this way it went on, and the young man started feeling that “Perhaps I am the only one who is going to make it back!”

As they were passing a river, a very beautiful young woman with tears in her eyes said, “You are all compassionate people. My father is a famous hunter – I live with my father, my mother is dead. He was supposed to come back this morning and it is evening and he is not back. And I am immensely afraid in this lonely part of the Himalayas. Won’t you be kind enough, at least one, to be with me for the night? And in the morning you can go as soon as my father comes home.”

Immediately a young man... in fact many were ready, but a young man said, “I am coming. This is the essential teaching of Gautam Buddha – compassion!”

And this goes on.... It is a long story, how people went on disappearing. Finally only two monks and the young man remained. They were passing the last village and soon they would be arriving at the monastery. It was already shining in the morning sun on the mountains.

In that village there was an atheist who challenged those monks: “If you have any guts, first accept my challenge for a debate. I don’t believe in Gautam Buddha and I don’t believe in his teachings, and I am ready to fight on each and every point.”

The young man said to the remaining two fellows, “Don’t get involved in this. Our monastery is there, you can see it – so beautiful in the eternal snows of the Himalayas.”

But one of them said, “I cannot move an inch. My master Gautam Buddha has been challenged. I am going to remain here. Either I will convert this man to Buddhism or I will be converted to his disciple hood, however long it takes.” So he was left in that village.

Only one monk and the young man reached the monastery. The young man said, “I have passed through an immense experience. I had never thought that proverbs are so accurately true.”

The old master said, “I knew he would send at least one hundred people because I had asked for one.”

The young man said, “But you never mentioned it to me.”

The old man said, “There was no need to mention it. This is how things go on happening in this world. We are fortunate that at least one has arrived. There is no certainty; there are so many by-paths, so many allurements, and once you have gone astray it is not easy to come back to the right path.”

The Story is over here.

How does this imply in your life?

Just think what were your plans and your dreams about your life/ career / marriage when you started your journey, when you came out of your school or college. Just look back and see – are you living your DREAM or you are doing something else?

It might have happened that you would have reached to a much better destination in your life         (like becoming only religious person in the kingdom that happened with Monks in above story) compared to what was your original dream. But can you forget your first love? Your dreams were your first love. Will you be able to forgive yourself at the time of your death?

Believe me or not – these things take a toll of your sub-conscious mind and affect the quality of life what you are living today. Do not confuse quality of life with the money you are earning!!

How does this affect your investment Performance?

Many guys start their investment journey and go astray. They try each and every investment vehicles - they keep on trying till the end of their life – and at the deathbed they realize that they have reached NOWHERE.

Mr. Charles Dow – (of Dow Jones  Index) used to say – “public, as a whole, buys at a wrong time and sells at a wrong time”

Most guys follow the crowd when they invest their money. If their neighbor has done – they would do it too!!

The crowd consists of people who have all gone astray. Once in a while a courageous person comes out of the crowd and starts searching a path of his own. It needs daring, it needs courage, it needs intelligence. It needs trust in yourself, and also a deep understanding that the crowd will condemn you.

Am I living my DREAM?

From the age 16, I had a dream to become an advisor. To achieve that dream – I had left a job paying me Rs.50000 per month in the year 2000. I started my business at the time of 9/11. The markets were in mandi and it was very difficult to make money for 3 full years (2001 to 2003). I had a great difficulty in convincing people to join me on my FEE based model. My earnings dropped to around Rs.5000 per month!! My family members thought I am a BIG FOOL and I should not have left the job.

Today all guys agree that I am a unique consultant. All there problems – be it in the area of investments / finance/ legal or personal evaporate when they come to me. 

But even today 9 out of 10 guys are not ready to work with me by paying my fees. They want to follow the crowd. They want to remain as a part of the crowd. They are always on look out for FREE Ideas. The funny aspect is – they know deep down – that there are no FREE LUNCHES. I can’t help.

Does it matter to me? Not at all. When I look into my eyes in the mirror every morning – I see immense satisfaction that I am living my DREAM. I am 100% successful in my own eyes. I have made a difference in thousands of people’s life so far and I will continue to do it as long as life permits. This feeling of success is reflected in the quality of my life and my investment performance. I go to deep sleep in just 3 minutes when I hit the BED every night, however is the market condition on that day.

This has lead to 100% commitments to my words in my life. Last year GOD decided to test me. He created a situations – in November my wife was in hospital / December my mother left for heaven / in January 2015 my father was in Hospital. Not a single client would have come to know about this. They were getting their committed services without any compromise on the quality!! I never give excuses.

What Next?

Read the above story again. Just ask - Are you living your own dreams Or you are going somewhere else? Are you following your own heart or crowd’s dictate? Are you happy within or just successful outside? We are about to start 2016 – just reflect on these areas and make changes – if you feel like.

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