Once while Guru Dronacharya was training Pandavas in archery in a forest, he asked all five of them to aim at a bird’s eye that was sitting on one of the branches of a tree. Obeying the master’s order, all five of them stood alert in position to shoot arrow at the bird’s eye from their bow.
Before ordering them to shoot, Dronacharya asked Yudhishthir, the eldest of the five brothers, “What do you see?”. He replied,
“I see the blue sky, the tree, its fruits, leaves, branches and the bird.
Guru Dronacharya asked him to wait. He then asked the same question to Bhim, Arjuna, Nakul and Sahdev. All gave similar answers as Yudhishthir except for Arjuna. Arjuna’s reply was-
“I see the bird’s eye.” Dronocharya asked him to shoot and he was successful.
Arjuna’s commitment to aim at bird’s eye was so strong that he could not see anything else. He was completely focused and thus he succeeded.
A steadfast ‘commitment’ has the ingredients of a complete value system. We can look at it with the help of the small story narrated above. Qualities that are perceived in the story are:-
1. Aim / लक्ष्य
Selection and maintenance of aim is very important. Once an objective is carefully selected a person remains steadfast on it till its completion. Without an aim, all his efforts will come to naught.
2. Sincerity/ सच्चाई
A person will make a commitment only if he is sincere about doing that task.
3. Devotion/ भक्ति भाव
Devotion to the cause and the organization is important. Also devotion, love and affection to the superiors, colleagues and subordinates/children should not be forgotten. This quality enhances the reliability of an individual tremendously.
4. Loyalty/ निष्ठा
A committed person will remain loyal and steadfast towards his objective and his organization, even under stress and under adverse circumstances.
5. Integrity/ ईमानदारी
Honesty is the basis of all the qualities in an individual. Without integrity a person will not be true to his cause, or to himself. A commitment means that the person will carry out the assigned task truthfully, whether anyone is watching over him or not. A truthful person will always be very reliable.
6. Hard work/ परिश्रम
A commitment will automatically lead a person to work hard for its achievements. Personal comfort and interests will be relegated for the completion of the task undertaken.
7. Focused/ ध्यान केन्द्रित होना
With a commitment on his hands, a person will remain focused for its completion. He may have other tasks to do, but he will give priority to his commitment and never lose sight of it.
8. Challenge/ चुनौती
A commitment poses a challenge to a person, that he can do the job that he has committed. Such challenges build up the resolve of an individual.
9. Sacrifice/ त्याग
A person will sacrifice his interest for keeping his word, after all that is what a commitment is. Lord ‘Rama’ in our epics went to a great length of trouble to keep his word
Raghu kul reet sada chali aayee, pran jayen par vachan na jayee.
रघु कुल रीत सदा चली आयी , प्राण जाएँ पर वचन न जाई
10. Consideration/ विचार करना
A commitment shows the consideration that a person has towards another person or organization, so as to get bound to it.
Mentor says that we can fulfill any commitment only when we have love in our heart for our purpose in life. It is due to love that our mind gets single tracked and there is clarity of goal in our mind. Love is such a powerful energy that it focuses our mind on our goal and helps to work hard for it. All the above said values are imbibed naturally in love.
We can fulfill any commitment when there is love in our hearts. Beautifully said. Such a beautiful article. Guru Bhagwan ji ke anant shukrane hai.
Shukrana bhagwan ji . Hume in sare bato kk apne jiwan m lagane ka try karna chaiye.
Bahut acha article….saare k saare 10points apne par lagane ki koshish karenge
Shukrane bhagwanji?
Guru Bhagwaan ko koti koti naman hai, Is article se hume ye seekhne ko mila ki word ” Commitment” jo sunne main ek chhota sa word hai, although if you want to be committed towards a particular goal, it takes so many distinctive qualities to become one. Hey Nath, make me your child who could gain those quality and become committed towards My goal of life to become a true spiritual aspirant! Guru Bhagwaan ke Anant Anant Shukrane hai…
बहुत सुन्दर व्याख्या गुरु के शुक्रराने??
Shukrane Guru Bhagwan ji for such a nice
Post ???????
गुरु भगवान जी के अनन्त अनन्त शुक्राने है ?? ये Article हमें जागाने के लिए गुरु भगवान जी ने share किया बहुत कमियां हैं मुझमें आपकी कृपा से ही ठीक हो रही है आपकी कृपा से और ठीक होती जायेगी।आप समय समय पर सावधान करते हो तो मन बैचेन होता है और थोड़ा सुधार भी होता है ।आपके मार्गदर्शन से ही जीवन में परिवर्तन हुआ है ?? गुरु भगवान को कोटि कोटि प्रणाम ??
A mentor like you can only explain in such an amazing way with clarity and point wise description.
A million of thanks to our guide, our mentor, our satguru bhagwann ji. ??
Very nice article
Guru bhagwan ji ke shukrane
Thankyou gurubhagwanji for sharing this article…Thankyou for teaching us about the commitment and it’s qualities….Thankyou for guiding us and teaching us everything. ..Apke anant anant shukrane hain
Thank you so much Bhagwan ji for the wonderful article.. Through the example of Arjun we can learn to be focussed and Thank you so much for teaching it is possible only when we have love in our heart for the purpose in our Life. and priority towards the commitment..????
Commited people never fail….bahut badiya article bhagwan ji ….aapke anant shukrane bhagwan ji.
Guru Bhagwan ji ko hridya se dandwat naman hai. This article is very nice .all the points are good explained with example of Guru Dronacharya and Arjun.Sacrifice and consideration point also good.aap ji ke anant shukrane hai
Through this article our mentor guru bhagwan says that we can fulfill any commitment only when we have love .love is the key factor who helps in focusing our mind to fulfill our commitment.
Guru bhagwan has further tought us about the ingredient for commitment like aim, sincerity,devotion loyalty,intigrity hard work, hard work, focused mind, challange and sacrifice.
Aapka shukriya shukriya shukriya
This article shows how much commitment is needed in life in order to be disciplined and successful. Guru bhagwan ke shukrane.
Thank you so much Guru bhagwan ji for sharing this article..With the help of Guru bhagwan we imbibe these qualities commitment , devotion & hard work.
In this article guru bhagwanji is trying to teach us one should be committed nd for this we should folllow sum rules mentioned in above article…shukarne guru bhagwanji ??
A very nice article and all the points are well explained with example of Pandvas and Guru Dronacharya. Many many thanks to my Mentor.
Wonderful Article explanation with Pandavas story is so apt ? indeed LOVE is the main source to drive us forward and helps us to achieve our goals ?
Guru Bhagwaan Ji apke Anant Anant Shukrane hain ?
Very educative article
We can hit the bull’s only with the commitment and single minded devotion.
Our Guru Bhagwan ji guides exactly the same way for Bhagwat prapti
Guru Bhagwan ji avm Guru maa ji ko hridye se naman hain?Bhagwan ji bahut sunder avm shikshaprd article hei, hridye mei prem hota hei to hr commitment puri ho pati hei bahut acha lga
Aapka hr vachan satye vachan hei jo hme hamare lakshye ke prati sajag v imandar bnaya hei
Bhul hoti hei to bhul ko manna v usse uper hone ki chah jagata hei. Aapke hridye se shukrane hain nath! ????????
I am grateful for sharing this very enriching article. May Guru ji’grace help me to imbibe these beautiful qualities , especially Loyalty , Devotion and commitment in my life. Explanation of all the qualities with story of Guru Dronacharya and Arjun is very interesting.
इस article से यह सीखने को मिला है कि
Commitment is a full value system .
इसमें aim, loyalty, devotion ‘hard work
सभी कुछ शामिल है ।
Mentor says it is because of love.हमारा mind single track हो जाता है ।
Last के points बहुत सुंदर लगे।
This article is very nice.
शुरुआत में अर्जुन वाले दृष्टांत से बहुत सीखने को मिला।
He was completely focused which is why he succeeded.
सबसे अच्छा पॉंट यह लगा, we can fulfill any commitment only when we have love in our heart for our purpose in life.
our love for our goal increases it’s clarity and helps us focus. Thank you very much for this article !
Very very very good article.
हमें कैसा होना चाहिये ये बताया गया है।
काश हम सभी loyal और commited हो जायें तो यह संसार एक बढ़िया स्थान हो जाये।