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Written by Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii   

Be a First-Class Person


There are three categories of human beings.
The first category comprises of those whose thoughts, words and deeds are the same – which means whatever they think, they speak, and whatever they speak, they do. Such people are A-class people.
The second category comprises of those whose thoughts and words are different, but whatever they speak, they do – which means they think one thing and speak another, but they do whatever they speak. Such people are B-class people.
The third category comprises of those whose thoughts, words and deeds are different from each other and never the same. Such people think one thing, speak another, and do something altogether different. Such people are C-class people. Most of the leaders of the present-day world fall in this category. You should try to become A-class people. You should speak what you think, and you should do what you speak.

Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii

The Best Category of Persons

There are three categories of people: uttama, madhyama and niica.
The niica category of people are those who do not undertake any work. They think that they are ordinary people and cannot do any work. They are always scared of the probable obstacles they might encounter in their work. They do not undertake any work.
The madhyama category of people are those who undertake some work but throw up their hands when any problem crops up. They presume that any obstacle that comes in their way is a Himalayan obstacle, and hence they give up their work. They think they will not be able to tackle the problems they face. They are not confident of their abilities.
The uttama category of people are those who take up a task and are determined to fulfill it. They go on struggling against all odds till they achieve their goal. No problem can defy solution. No difficulty can be greater than their capacity to solve it. They go on fighting against all obstacles. They can face any challenge and meet any predicament. They are determined to achieve their objective, come what may.
I want you to be persons of the uttama category. You must always think of the goal. Always look to your ideal. By spiritual ideation you can get inspiration to adhere to your principles.


Be Firm

In the eight-fold path of bliss propounded by Lord Buddha, the first point is sam´yak samkalpa – proper ideology. There cannot be proper movement unless there is a proper ideology, a right destination. For proper progress and right movement, we need a proper ideology and firm resolve. Establishing your goal, with firm determination to realize it, is sam´kalpa.
When Lord Buddha first sat in contemplation, his goal was not fixed. There was doubt and confusion in his mind. He was not certain of what he wanted. And so, whatever he wanted, he was not certain of getting it. But later, when Buddha sat in contemplation (after eating some sweet rice made in milk which was given to him by Suja´ta´), he took a complete sam´kalpa. He fixed his goal and made a firm determination to achieve it. He resolved that he would not get up from his contemplation until he attained spiritual realization, even if his body perished. Then he succeeded in attaining his goal.
The firmness of a person’s resolve makes him great. However lowly a person may be, he can become great by his determination. If you have a firm resolve to realize your goal, you shall become great. Without a firm resolution, you cannot achieve anything.