Be happy on the way.

Your entire energy and concentration gets dissipated if you are not consciously aware of your focus. Focus is a fundamental aspect of volition.

Focus helps us deepen our spiritual experiences, bringing about deep awareness, leading to new life-giving connection to spirituality. One is enabled to work through religious and spiritual issues. It is for this reason that the practice of meditation emphasises on focusing on an object or God.

When we focus thus, we automatically and instantly attain a meditative state. The Bhagwad Gita talks of focus in relation to action; to perform karma without anticipating the result.

The best way to focus is to operate with the realisation that the present moment is all you have. Remember, your focus determines your reality.

If you wake up and try to focus on what a wonderful gift your life is, you will have a great day. ”All that we are is the result of what we have thought” says the Buddha.

Often, even when goals are realised, we are not happy. Story goes that a person was trying to climb to the top of a mountain when his friend with a helicopter appeared. He tried to persuade his friend to hop into the helicopter to cut short the journey but the climber declined. Because happiness is not only in reaching the top but also in the adventure of undertaking the journey to reach the goal that seems to leave a permanent sense of accomplishment on your mind. Hence, focus on the journey rather than on the destination. Be happy on the way.