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A Brilliant article by my good friend Donald Latumahina  in Indonesia . Here is the original link .Hope you enjoy  http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2016/06/30/a-key-to-getting-ahead-in-life/ Do you want to get ahead in life? If so, then there is  one key you should have:  a knowledge advantage . I learned about this from Mark Cuban through his book How to Win at the Sport of Business . Mark Cuban is the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks and one of the ‘sharks’ on the hit TV series  Shark Tank . In the book, he wrote about how he started his business. One thing he emphasized is the importance of having a knowledge advantage. Before starting his business, Cuban had a job selling computer software. There was a problem though: he didn’t know  anything  about computer software (it was in the early ‘80s). So what did he do? He spent hours  a day reading software manuals. As it turned out, not many people read those manuals, so he...

One of the most challenging experiences in life , this possibly can be achieved through a three pronged strategy :  1.Reading of the scriptures and listening to the Guru to gain Knowledge ,maybe what is Shravana 2.Reflecting on the same and making an attempt to see God in everything , also known as Manana 3.The last stage is meditating on the Higher Self which requires a lot of preparation and practise .This is known as Dhyana.  However one needs to do one's duties well and rise above petty material desires to become a Karmayogi and then a Gyanyogi finally .  There is no shortcut .  All thanks to our Guru Swami Parthsarathi and our mentor Shri(Dr)Subhashis Chakraborty