A Prayer of Life

By
Dhvani Sharma

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I dedicate

this book to my bhaiya

Dr. Pranav Sharma

who has given me

the aim of my life.

The First Hymn of

The Prayer of Life

Prayer of Life itself is a blissful

thought. As I went on browsing the
pages and chapters of the book

written by dearest Dhvani Sharma, the feeling of

reassurance of fresh blossom of intellectmindsoul
invigorated into my whole self being. A feeling of
dawn's new rays refreshingly spreading over you, a
sound of the most melodious tune emanating from
the inner core-Dhvani. Slowly but firmly elevating
you from subconsciousness to conscious to super
consciousness that is life itself, transforming to be a
beautiful Prayer.
God has endowed us with his most beautiful gift -life !

Life is a journey starting from parents to brothers

and sisters, friends, loved ones, spouses, relatives,
acquaintances, professional career contacts and
lastly strangers.
The meaning of life, the purpose of life, what is
happy and meaningful life and how to achieve it ?
How to evolve it? How to live it? Has been a matter
of many discourses and treatises. But the search is
still on, to find out the real meaning of life and find
ways to unfold it, with the modern search lights of
scientific research and technological innovation.
Here dearest Dhvani dwells into her inner self, the
core of the matrix. Prayer, belief, wisdom, discipline,
truth, innocence, love, family, strength and
motherland without which as she rightly put it, any
ones life is not only null, but also void.

These are the petals gifted by Lord Almighty from the

very touchdown of the baby on planet earth, to a
well accomplished perfect human being. To identify,
to recognize, to understand, to develop and to
harness, these god given gifts for ones own
blossoming of personality is the very purpose of this
book.
Dhvani Sharmas Perfect 10 endeavour is a step in
this direction. It is an articulation of a beautiful
thought of Dhvani Sharma, who her self is emerging
as a youthful splendor of talent, with her Masters
and research in Bioscience, a NCC senior under
officer and connoisseur of art and literature. A
habitual traveler to nooks and corners of the country
mostly to rivers, mountains, forests and tribal areas
with a rucksack on, now into the book of "woman of

substance" of Gujarat, a political youth leader in the

hustle bustle of power politics, smiling, energetic,
beautiful and reassuring personality, a collage of a
vibrant colours in the new dawn of India.
Her parents blessings, bhaiya bhabhis encouragement, little 'Arya's cuddling love and innumerable
friends good wishes has steered her accomplishments and has put her on a pedestal of a bright
and glorious future.
I pray to almighty that dearest Dhvani be blessed
with health, happiness, and success so as to endow
her to give reverberating voice to millions & millions
of fellow beings to transform their lives to be a prayer
of life, as she herself resonates it.
29-09-2010
Ananth Kumar
New Delhi

Acknowledgement

ontrary to popular belief, the process of

writing a book is not about proclaiming to
the world what you know, but its a lesson

of self discovery and personal growth. Throughout

this literary journey, I have relied on my family and
friends for constant guidance and inspiration. In my
inner circle of family and friends, I have many
wonderful people who have made a significant
contribution to this book. I am grateful to all who
have taught me more than that I could have ever
thought.
I am indebted to my parents, who are the source of
my inspiration and encouragement. My mother Mrs.
Archana Sharma who is my philosopher and my
guide is the constant source of energy. My father has
made me to believe in what is right and have
constantly emphasized "be compassionate and

considerate to everybody." The childhood virtues

that they have imparted in me have made my real
character.
I thank my bhaiya Dr. Pranav and bhabhi Dr. Seema
for providing me necessary guidance and
encouraging words at the right moments.
My nephew, Arya you are twice the writer. Your little
words have a way of touching the human heart in a
special way. I must have had Gods ear the day I
ordered you from lifes catalog. You exceed my
expectations in all ways.
I am immensely grateful to, Shri Ananth Kumar ji
for being my guide and inspiration. I thank Shri
Narendrabhai Modiji for believing in me and making
me "believe in my self". I am indebted to Shri Abdul
Kalamji for blessing me and giving me his valuable
time on 5th Aug, 2010. This auspicious day was a
turning point in my life. He is the new age Rishi, his

thoughts and personality feels you with inspiration

and ignites your mind. I thank Shri Anil Madhav
Daveji for showing me with the right path from the
beginning. I thank Shri Ram madhavji, who has
always stood by me and has supported me to take
the right decisions.
I want to thank Shri Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya for making
me understand that "success is a journey, not a
destination". To Shri Anandiben Patel, with her
motherly nature she has made me see world more
beautifully. I thank Shri I.K. Jadejaji for making me
realize the concept of "work is worship". I want to
thank Shree R.N. Joshiji (IAS, Collector, Anand) for
encouraging me to put my thought process into
action.
Thanks to Saikirenji for being good friend of mine
and supporting me in difficult times. I want to thank
the whole team of Yuva Morcha, (Gujarat) for

Swarnim Yatra of Perfect 10. Thanks to Jeetubhai

Vaghani and Jigarbhai Inamdar for believing in this
concept and working for it success.
Many thanks to Shri Hemantbhai Thakkar, Mrs.
Kadambari Thakkar, Shri Rajeshbhai Patel, Shri A.M.
Divakarji, Shri Rahul Guptaji, Shri Kanubhai Patel,
Ketan Rajyaguru, Nimesh Christian, Raghuvir Patel,
Prakash Mengar, Randhir Singh & Dhirubhai without
them this work was impossible. I also want to thank
all of them who are contributed in a small or big way
into writing this book and shaping my career if I have
forgotten their mention.
Finally, Id like to thank you, the reader. I have written
this book for you. I hope my effort of putting this idea
into words in the form of "A Prayer of Life" can be a
source of knowledge and inspiration as you continue
your journey of this beautiful life.
My heart and soul went into writing it. . .
Dhvani Sharma

INTRODUCTION

ast year I had a

meeting with
Himalayas.

Roaming in the valleys of

Himalayas and visiting the chardhams was the turning point of
my life. The sheer vastness in
the majesty of mountains
confirms this thought in my
mind that the oldest and the
most unique civilization of the
world must have started in the
valley of Himalayas. I felt
privileged to be an ancestral

part of it. I had been to a family vacations with my

parents, bhaiya-bhabhi, family friends and my
nephew Arya who is full of lifes energy. From my
family virtues and my mothers upbringing we
always believed that there is always gods hand in
purpose of our being. One early morning sight from
the open window was unique in all respects and it
was one of the most beautiful movements in my life.
I had seen my 2 year old nephew sitting in the park
cross legged and eyes closed, when I called him he
told me "Bhua abhi to mei dhyan kar raha hun".
I called my family, we all saw him, had a laugh riot
and then started playing with him. Later in the day
that scene kept coming back to me again and again. It
asked me a few questions. What would the god say

when he will listen to an innocent and selfless prayer

of a two year old? What will the two year old child
without worldly reasoning ask from the god?
Definitely he will not ask for favors, rescue, selfish
worldly desires or false achievements. He would ask
him for something genuine, noble and pure. When
we went to char dhams and worshiped, I asked my
self what my prayer of life should be?
This book is my search of answers for this question. I
think that it can become our journey through the
simple things in life that can take us to finding out
our own self.
Dhvani Sharma

CONTENTs
Gift of prayer

03

Gift of belief

17

Gift of wisdom

29

Gift of discipline

39

Gift of truth

51

Gift of innocence

59

Gift of love

69

Gift of family

77

Gift of strength

87

Gift of motherland

99

1.
GIFT OF PRAYER

1.
GIFT OF PRAYER

s a school girl for

twelve years we
were made to

recite every morning a few musical

words in the form of morning
prayers. Five hundred students with
their eyes closed and hands clasped
collectively asked from the

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almighty. It was called Dayakar dhan vidya ka hame

parmatama dena, daya karna hamari aatma me
shudhta dena. We asked for true knowledge which
gives us freedom from ignorance and purity of the
soul.
I believe that prayer is normal for human beings. Just
as we need to drink, eat and breath to stay alive so I
think we also need to pray to be fully alive.
We are not just the physical beings for whom survival
and procreation is the only purpose. We are spiritual
beings as well, with the capacity of developing deeper
relationships with the world and with a destiny that
stretches beyond our materialistic things.

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Some people will say no one and nothing hears or

listens to our prayers. They contend that we are just
giving expressions to our deepest thoughts and
concerns. We are deluded if we think our prayers are
going to make any difference to the world, while
others believe that any thing is possible through
power of prayers. Even miracles and extraordinary
wonders.
Why then the worship? Because we presume that
this God who is so different from us, is a false notion.
We can concieve or understand that he also lies in
the very depth of our being. He is closer to us then
we are to ourselves. Worshiping is not at all uttering
the words of flattery. It is an attempt to
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communicate with the God. It is a kind of subliming

of self that exposes the divinity within us.
True worship is your communication with God. You
must remember you speech and words should come
from your heart, while his voice will come in a divine
way.
There is so much noise in the modern world that is it
hard to listen. You are bombarded with day to day
disturbances of competitive careers, news, media,
glamour. Amidst such cacophony being silent has
become strange. You have to first find some silence
because silence comfort you and unravels you to
your inner self.

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If I am praying I have to start with worshiping. When I

see Almighty Himalayas, ever flowing Ganges and
the cascading Indian Ocean, I feel the Almighty is all
around and omnipresent. Words fails you in the face
of such supreme power and beauty, you feel
overwhelmed and only bow down with the deepest
reverence to that superior power and feel most
grateful that he has bestowed this glorified human
form to all of us .
Worship is not an isolated event but a continuous
process. Once you hear him speaking to you, you will
go on and on because it is an eternal communication.
You want to go on listening to him because he takes

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you to his divine world. You will want to set aside

special hours taken out from you daily chores
because you know that these moments are blissful.
We are not monks, we have our own domestic
responsibilities, but the way forward is to have short
regular sessions rather than lengthy occasional and
irregular periods of prayer.

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Prayer is like getting a nectar of 1000 books together

but it still does not leave you exhausted or heavy. To
start with, aim for short but regular sessions of prayers.
Create rituals to express the specialness of the session
and spend some time with your own silence.
I would emphasize that one should set aside a period
of prayers every day. Setting aside because prayer is
not an emergency communication. The prayer
period is like a meal for the spirit, its essential for our
well being and our creativity. Think of prayer as a
celebration of God. These twenty minutes per day
should be the time when you dont get exhausted or
get over whelmed by the thought of things which
you are going to do later in the day.
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Choose an appropriate place where

you dont spend your most of day
time, which is quite and away from
the distractions to make a call to
God and listen to his words. Put
yourself to divine disposal and forget
yourself in several minutes of solemn
silence.
When you finish, dont suddenly
rush away from the thought of
prayer, bid a farewell, offer a thanks
for the meeting and put in a request
for the next. Think of someone you

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want to help, ask for the strength that your prayer

and deeds can help somebody who is in need. Ask
him to open the door, make ways and lift up the
people who are in need.
Open your eyes with the freshness of prayer. You will
see the world which is calm and stable, full of mercy
and compassion. You will see the blessings of god in
the light of the day, in the rising of the sun and sound
of flowing wind.
You will realize that you know yourself a bit better. As
you will pray you will come to know that god is full of
surprises, god knows you beyond your abilities, he
knows what your capabilities are. He wants you to

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stretch yourself and reach to your potentials. You will

realize the play of his inspiration, planning and the
majestic world of his creations.
My first prayer to God is to allow me to worship him
so that I and him be one and his strength flows
through my words, deeds and ultimately my being.

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2.
GIFT OF Belief

2.
GIFT OF Belief

he second gift
is derived out
from the first

gift, when a prayer becomes

stronger it becomes your belief.
Your whole life is your thinking and
the result of your thoughts. Your
flesh, bone and muscles can create
magic when your mind guides them

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in the right direction. The secret of success lies

within the thought of the mind. Thought is the
source of all material success, great discoveries and
inventions. Your thoughts determine your character,
your career and everything in life. Since the
beginning of the human race the molding of man has
been done by those who knew some thing of the
power of thought. All the strong and influential
people knew that their thoughts are strong enough to
influence and drive the thinking of people and
generations by appealing to their minds.
When the thought becomes continuous, committed
coordinated and strong enough it acquire latent
force of belief. The self belief is the sheath anchor on
which the burning desire to achieve grows. It sets

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inner forces in motion and in turn help you to reach

your goal.
Most of the people have a desire of becoming
successful but the desire alone in not sufficient.
Desire without an ultimate goal, and the will to
achieve that goal and the self belief of accomplishing
it is like a rudderless ship tossing wildly in a tempest.
A Chinese proverb says "If you dont know where to
go, no map is useful."
We hear various stages of thoughts, intensity of
faith and degree of power, but a creative force
comes only when there is a clearer outline. It
should be a clear picture which our imagination can
visualize, define and follow to the desired
fulfillment of our ambition.

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"I believe in my self" is the essence of life and is the

basic edifice of any life achievement. Path breaking
inventions, discoveries, greatest musical
compositions, poetry, literature and all other land
mark ideas originate in our consciousness. When we
start to operate with a heart of these power the
roadmap automatically falls into place as if a magical
hand has touched them. When intuition is true the
whole universe conspires to make it happen. The
only requirement is to keep your faith, just like a
burning lamp amidst a cyclone.
Our mind is a source of our thought while the sub
conscious mind is the seat of power. Conscious mind
is the mind which gives the sense of awareness in
normal life, recalls the events of past life and

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comprehends our emotions. It gives us a rational

under standing by its power of reason, logic and
judgment. On the other hand subconscious mind is
the greatest reality of human life. It is deeply rooted,
knows the elemental desire of an individual and
keeps pressing him for his continuous existence. It is
a power house of energy which is placed at a disposal
of conscious mind. It doesnt rely on space or time
but through intuition it can do unimaginable,
unexplained and unprecedented jobs. This is some
thing which can spring in immediate action and can
take supreme command at the time of dire necessity.
It works without question, hesitation or reservation.
It is only the Gods gift that your subconscious mind
comes to your rescue at right time and guides you to
your final fulfillment.
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It easy to say that you do it but there is some inner

force which tells you "Come on. You can do it !". You
may be tossed in a water near a rocky shore where
water is deep and chilling cold, you have sinking
feeling. Suddenly your intuition tells you that you can
save yourself that and your belief becomes your
power. This power brings you out safely.
All over the world though the people have same
emotions, same vibrations and same capacities but
there is something which makes a nation great, one
community achieves what other has not, this is
because of self belief. The people individually and
collectively are inspired and motivated with a force
of belief. Ultimately an individual, a city, a state and a
nation become as they believe.

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It is very important to start with the right kind of

thought. If you sow the right kind of seed and
cultivate it with a strong thought it grows into a
mighty force and finds way to overcome the
obstacles. One must start with the right kind of
desire and keep in mind that with the magic of belief
you can obtain what you have dreamt. One has to
focus sharply, through the subconscious mind,
screen itself and keep away all distracting thoughts
and negative ideas which penetrate in subconscious
mind.
During the conception stage of a great work you have
no ideas of how things will happen. You need not
worry, leave it to your subconscious mind. It has its
own ways, it will make contacts, open doors, and

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make roads. You receive assistance from unexpected

sources that you have never thought of.
Always remember, subconscious is age less, timeless
and immensely powerful. It never grows old or tired,
the only thing you need is a power of self belief. The
belief should be sincere, strong and complete. Once
your subconscious mind receives the message
clearly, understands your desired goal, you can rest
assured. Achievement of your ambition is just a
matter of time. I pray to almighty to provide me with
an understanding to know myself and believing in my
genuine creative powers because belief with a clear
resolute will makes you unconquerable.

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3.
GIFT OF Wisdom

3.
GIFT OF Wisdom

rue belief makes

you achieve
wisdom in life.

What is this wisdom? In Sanskrit it is

called Viveka. Its a sense of
discrimination which enables one to
know what is right and what is
wrong, what should be done and
what should be avoided, what

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should be acquired and what should be given up,

what should be seen and what should not be seen.
The gift of wisdom does not come from the pile of
books or accumulation of information. You need to
be honest with yourself, drop all pretense and vanity
so that you can explore your inner self .
When you are contended with difficult problem or
situations your effort must be to try and understand
problem and making a honest effort to find a
solution. Never deceive yourself about the sense of
purpose or action. Do the things only and only when
you are absolutely convinced about your actions. Try
to improve upon your previous efforts and your
accumulated previous experiences of facing and
handling situations. This will give you that wisdom

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and insight to solve any emerging problems. This

process of learning from the mistakes, learning and
unlearning from the experiences of others, getting
timely advise and tips from teachers, elders and
seniors always spares us from reinventing the wheel
and going through the grill.
Wisdom is what liberates you from poverty, disease
and ignorance. With the dawn of wisdom you
develop an empathy for the fellow beings. You are
able to understand their worries, trials and
tribulations. You are able to give them required help
and solace.
Finding faults with the world at large and with the
colleagues in particular is a sure sign of weakness
and ignorance. Wisdom never finds fault, it finds, but
solutions and moves forward.
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The next stage of the wisdom is to self prepare

oneself, to take on the challenges of life and
adversities. Wisdom makes the mind ready to
undergo the turmoil without turbulence, just like a
jet liner cruises through the monsoon clouds. Once
the self confidence in one self is instilled, you are
ready intellectually, mentally, physically to take on
any challenge and succeed.
In the initial stage of acquirement of wisdom there is
a state of awareness. You learn, think and acquire
knowledge in trying to pursue wisdom. But you
should know it is the knowledge, and not the
information which should be your aim.
In the second stage, your challenge is to sustain the
efforts against the odds and adversities. Problems

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will come but the enthusiasm should not die,

difficulties will come but endurance should not fail.
In this second stage of improvement one should
achieve equanimity. Don't waiver with success or
failure but continue to do your duty. Once you have
the recipe just go on and on.
You will now attain a stage when you extend help,
inspire the soul and illuminate lives. The next stage
of wisdom takes you to the discovery of treasures of
humanity. Youre thought and you become a guiding
spirit. It is the stage of selfless existence where the
principle of "main nahi tu hi" as per Shree Guruji said
becomes the way of life. This stage of total
emancipation of self and subliming the individuality
in collectivity and being one with everyone, the

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world at large and ultimately universe is the pinnacle

of wisdom. My only prayer to the lord is to elevate
me to that level of supreme or divine consciousness.

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May the eternal wisdom enlighten us, so as to wade

through the dark and selfish allies of mortal life with
devotion and detachment.

4.
GIFT OF Discipline

4.
GIFT OF Discipline

iscipline is the set

of guiding rules
which shape your

life and decide your destiny. Its very

important to make simple rules and
strictly follow them rather than
making complicated rules and not
following them. I think most
important time in the persons life is

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the way you begin your day. The first half- an hour
after getting up can have profound influence on the
whole day. You can ensure that a wisely spent thirty
minutes can make your day marvelous. Leave your
bed and go to a place where you can reconnect to
your life, your vision and can renew yourself to
refocus on the things that matter you the most.
These early mornings are enlightening to the mind,
you can always give a long distance call to your
almighty in this golden hour but an another
important thing is to take care of your temple, which
is your body. In a sound body rests a sound mind. To
achieve your purpose in life you will need 100% cooperation from your body in form of disease free
body. Regular exercise not only improves your

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health, it helps you think more clearly, improves your

creativity and manages your stress that dominates
your mind. It not only adds years to your life but also
life to your years. For doing both these things
simultaneously in the golden hour you have to get up
with the sun. It is a special time when deep sense of
peace prevails in the air. If you make complete use of
this hour you have a survival advantage on earth, you
are already half way through your work when whole
world is still fighting its battle with the pillow.
It is very important to have a daily code of conduct.
These are the things which tell "Some priorities in life
are more important than the life itself." Only the
fools without a proper planning or discipline in life
keep running behind the time and can never catch

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hold of it. A person who has mastered his mind, time

becomes a servant. You are what your habits are.
They are inclinations to a particular action insisted by
repetition. Habits are tenacious. Once you perform
an action, it leaves an effect or impression on the
consciousness. As a result of this influence, you are
likely to repeat that action. After several repetitions,
this inclination is so strong that the action becomes a
habit. The mind tells you that you cannot free
yourself from a particular habit; but habits are
nothing but repetitions of your own wrong
temptations, and these you have a capacity to
change. The nature of habit can be understood by
this analogy: Clay can be molded into a vase; and
while the clay is still soft it is easy to change the form
of that vase again and again. But once it is fired in an

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oven, its shape becomes firmly set. So is with your

consciousness. Your thoughts are molding your
actions, and your mental convictions from the
repetition of those actions. It is the fire that hardens
the thoughts into an unyielding habit pattern. We
are what we think we are. The habitual inclination of
our thoughts determines our character, and our
personality. You can instill any trend in your
consciousness right now, provided you inject a
strong thought in your mind, and then your actions
and whole being will obey that thought. Do not settle
for a one-track mentality. You should be able to
succeed in any profession or do anything you put
your mind to. Never kill time. It is too valuable to
waste on useless things.

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Habits are like parrot it doesnt know good or bad

whatever you initiate you will get it in a magnified
form. Childhood is a time when the mind is pliable
and it easier to inculcate good habits. Parents should
take the responsibility of guiding their children with
seriousness and responsibility. Dont teach them to
run for wealth but for knowledge. In your personal
life also, your bad habits are like viruses. They slowly

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damage your internal system and even your

resistance power to the adversities. They slowly
destroy health, happiness and peace of mind. It is
mandatory to weed them out. Dont fall for the
things that you like or dislike but go for what is right
or wrong. Many times things which are not good for
you are more tempting, but that is the test of
yourself. Learn to say no and keep your words to
yourself. It is easy for weak minded people to fall for
bad habits. Aspire for strength by believing in
yourself. Develop a habit of talking to god, bad habits
will not come close to you. Discipline is not from with
out but from within. Discipline is not imposition from
any body to one self but it is an evolution of that fine
co-ordination between mind and body which
regulates ones life. From day to day, week to week.

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year after year and till the end. This disciplines of

mind and body not only transforms individuals to
optimize performance but also shapes communities
and nations to glorified existance. I pray to god to
hold my hand so that I am not touched by evil
temptations, help me to throw away my bad habits
and get into a disciplined life.

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5.
GIFT OF Truth

5.
GIFT OF Truth

ruth is a concept
which is very
difficult to

define. What is true? It is something

which gives us permanent happiness. Every body whenever he or
she does some act or takes a stand
always convinces his subconscious
mind either truly or falsely. Deep

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within everyone knows what truth is? I believe if

some things gives you a temporary thrill is not truth.
Whether it is relative or absolute? I believe the truth
is absolute. Whenever in doubt, turn your
conscience and pray to God, you will see the light.
Keep the case in front of him, he will tell you what is
true and what is false.
In easy language we arrive at truth by sense of
perception and inference. In order to appreciate the
truth of anything we depend on our sight, hearing,
smell, taste or touch. But these senses can both be
magnified or suppressed so that the perception of
truth might change. By the totality of the situation
and as the emotions involve the objectivity is lost.
When you loose objectivity it automatically evades

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the truth and wrong perception is perceived as truth,

which is ab initio false.
How do you find truth then? Because if you believe
your mind, it will give you judgement only about the
things it knows. So if you want to know real truth, you
need to develop power of intuition. It is the direct
perception and comprehension of your soul. In your
relationship with others, in your business, in your
married life and in every part of your life your
intuition never lets you down. As you develop
intuition you start knowing purpose of your
existence. If you follow your intuition, it gives you
ever lasting happiness. Your day to day tasks
becomes easy, you dont feel betrayed or deceived.
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"meditation". You have to sit silently, be yourself, ask

for god deep with in you for guidance.
If you spend your life searching for constant
excitement, you never know true happiness. Life
gives you gifts in simple ways. Happiness lies in giving
yourself time to think and to introspect. Be alone
once in a while, and remain more in silence. If the
noise is going on all the time, or other stimuli are
constantly bombarding the senses, it affects the
nerves and can create confusion.
I will tell you another advantage of being true. Once
you are truthful and speaks truth you can boldly
stand with it, you will never need to cover up. But if
you live in falsehood soon you will forget that with
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falsehood will expose you. Listen to your inner voice

and bravely believe in it.
Swami Vivekanand said "When there is a clash
between head and heart then follow the heart." That
means, dont follow the artificial intellect, listen to
the voice of truth emanating from the heart.
You need to have the courage and conviction to
stand up for the truth through the thick and thin of
life. I pray to god, give me the power of intuition so
that I can acquire the strength to stand with that
truth even in the alluring word of falsehood. This
power will make my mind focused with a clarity of
purpose.

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6.
GIFT OF Innocence

6.
GIFT OF Innocence

nnocence is
nothing but
another form of

God. When we see something

innocent we think God is close. It may
be the innocence of a child, an old
guy, a villager or an eminent scientist.
Wherever innocence sparkles
divinity prevails.

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Being sincere doesnt make you weak, it rather takes

you to next level of strength. You are above the
mediocrity. Nowadays it is a common trend that
some body who is smart, clever, has capacity to lie
and fool the system, is able to break laws and still not
get caught is considered a go-getter. A person who
comes to work in time, work sincerely, finishes his
work before going home, does not break rules and
fears god is considered dull and stupid. Let me tell
you, this is just a shorter version of the story. I firmly
believe its gods strength which is always with the
innocent. I want to give this message to every
sincere, hardworking and innocent soul that you are
closer to God and that life cannot defeat you.
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possible by the power of self control, right behavior

and belief in eternal good.
Getting along with people doesnt mean agreeing
with every body and sacrificing your ideals. If one
person you have to please in this world it is God and
he will tell you to live up to your idea, never
compromise and never gets satisfied for an inferior
motive.
We need to be true to our self and true to God.
Getting along doesnt mean short cut, its always said
and truly so that shortcut always cuts you short.
Extending help and kindness is the noblest human
expression of Gods desire to show his love to
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selfishness and arrogance and purifies your soul.

Forgiving someone is one of the greatest act of spirit
and courage. It is one of the supreme qualities of life.
Letting go hatred, you allow yourself to relax and
come back to your life.
True innocence brings you happiness because it
comes when you become content from what you
have. Look at a new born, once he starts smiling he
smiles for five hundred times in a day but for an adult
even five smiles a day is considered too much.
What makes him the baby smile?? A child does not
have expectations. He is happy because he is pleased
what he is getting. One can be like a child. If you have
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happiness. Being happy is for me is being satisfied

and content.
My mother taught me about a fruit bearing tree,
which is full of fruits, tend to bend to the ground. You
will see in real life that the people who know the
most and achieve the most are humble and close to
the ground.
While practicing innocence stop being hard to
yourself. As a human being it is natural to commit
mistakes but as it is said to err is human, to forgive is
divine. Accept your mistakes and move on, because
they are essential for your growth and liberation.
Face the lifes trials and tribulations humbly and
gracefully but with grit and determination.

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I pray to God to bless me with innocence. Keep me

innocent like a child so that I can feel and enjoy the
simple but special happiness of world, so that I can
be thankful to him for his innumerable gifts coming
to me in life every moment.

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7.
GIFT OF Love

7.
GIFT OF Love

ove is the most

special gift of god
because when in

love you feel like god. To love and

being loved is gods blessings. It is
the strongest power of universe.
Love transients color, caste, creed,
language and religion. It is
invaluable and immeasurable.

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The return of love is only love. Its something which

we can feel, which can bring which can fill you with
joy, can bring passion in your life, sparkle in your eyes
and can make you achieve perfection in your job.
Some people say love is blind but I think it has divine
eyes. It does not see the things in the logical way. It
only understand and reciprocates the love in others
eyes.
Do not limit your love for one being, place or thing.
Extend love because love is a feeling which multiplies
and grows, the more you spread the more it gets
backs to you. You love your parents, friends and your
possessions, but you must love God because when
you lose all these you will be in grief but true love will
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and if persuaded it will take you to greater

dimensions and manifestations.
Gods love is supreme love, there is no love greater
than that. It is God who loves us through our loved
ones, be grateful to God who has given you a good
father, mother, spouse, children and good friends.
The love of mother is close to the Gods love because
she loves you when no body else does and she
forgives you even when you are in error. True love is
not pleasing, true love does not desire, true love is
sincere and free.
If you truly love somebody no matter how
unpleasant it is to tell to your friend that he is wrong,
you will say it and will stand firm on it. You will not
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I want you to become truly loving souls because

nothing is more satisfying. When you spread love
you will be never be alone because love begets all
round love. True love is not compulsive or puts
limitations on you. May It allows supports,
encourages and participates with your happiness.
You may sing, dance, share a joke, be in mad frolic or
do a serious research. It shares grief, accolade your
achievements, feels proud and enjoys the
articulation of your talent.
Love has a great healing touch. It can heal all the
sorrows and the pains, worst of the diseases, shocks
and traumas of cruel life. Its a pure emotion which is
superior to intellect, power and strength. Love
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gets a soul mate. It is a greatest fortune for every

living being to be loved. My prayer of life is that the
bliss of love be bestowed on all of us.
I pray to god to make me realize what true love is, for
making me a lovable soul, so that I can spread the
love of God into the mankind. So that I can receive
the love from the God which I can spread in the world
in the form of humanity and compassion. So that I
can stand stable with my virtue and self worth and
with my sincere kind love and understanding trying
to be an angel, no matter how others behave. Even if
somebody does not respond to my goodness at least
I leave him with a beautiful gesture of my love.

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8.
GIFT OF Family

8.
GIFT OF Family

amily is a true gift

of God, family
has been the

backbone of our civilizations. Family

comprises of closely knitted
individual bonded with blood
relations, love and affection. Each
member in the family is
indispensable.
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always a source of inspiration. He is the captain of

the ship. He imparts courage and wisdom, security
and protection to the children and accords them an
identity.
Mother is a immense source of love. She is your
originality, she is into your every smile and every
teardrop. She is there with every step you take and
every breath you breathe. She's the place you have
come from, your first home. She's is the map of your
life. She's your first love, and nothing on earth can
separate you. Not time, not space... not even death.
Mothers lap is your first university. To your parents
you owe your life.
Your grandparents are the torch bearers to a family
who connects generation together and bring the
years of wisdom and love to you.

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One of the greatest family traditions my mother

taught us is to have family meal every day together.
No matter what our activities are my father, my
brother and I are duty-bound to come home for a
dinner together, where we can connect and share
our stories about the day. The special tradition of the
daily family meal has brought our family closer and
filled us with many happy memories. The important
thing is that you must find some time every day to
"break bread" with those you love the most and
consistently work at building a richer, more
meaningful family life.
Children are the most beautiful creation of god, they
are the purest form of human beings. They are
innocent and yet clever, they are small but yet full of
life. They are simple but still highly evolved, they
bring back the action in life. They fill your life with

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colors and take away all your sorrows and pain.

"Children come to us more highly evolved than
adults to teach us the lessons we need to learn." we
spend too much time focusing on the "curse of life"
rather than on all the good things that flow in and out
of our days. We focus on our challenges at work, the
bills we have to pay and the lack of time to do all
those things we need to do.
Take the time to study the positive qualities of
children. Model their ability to stay energized,
imaginative and be completely in that moment no
matter what might be going on around them. It is
pertinent as a parent to take out sometime. Most of
us never really grow up or mature, we simply grow
older and taller. We laugh less, play less and wear
uncomfortable disguises like adults, but deep
beneath the costume is the child we always were,

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our needs are simple, and our daily life is still best
described by a story.
Children grow quickly like flowers. It is easy to
promise yourself that you will spend more time with
your kids "when things slow down at work." But if
you don't act, life has a habit of acting on you. The
time will slip away from your hands like sand. The
greatest gift you can give to your children is the gift of
your time. And one of the greatest gifts you will ever
give yourself is that time spent with your kids and see
them grow. For what they truly are: the small
miracles of life. God gave you a family so that you
may learn how to love others, and then give that kind
of love to all.
I pray to god that I keep my family together, carry my
family, virtues given by my ancestors and give them a
respect that they deserve. I fulfill the dreams of my

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parents and try becoming a good human being. I can

give love and affection while keeping the child in me
always alive and bubbling. The benevolence, the love
and all affection showered on me by my parents, and
my family members, I know cannot be repaid but can
only be reciprocated.
In a village, in a school, in a work place and
everywhere else you have discrimination. Inferiorsuperior, rich-poor, intelligent-not intelligent,
forward-backward, pure-impure, bright-dull, darkfair but in a family, at your home there are no straits
or inequalities. It is only love, bliss of a home all the
way through....!

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9.
GIFT OF strength

9.
GIFT OF strength

trength and only

strength is what is
the difference

between everything and nothing. If

you are strong the whole world is
yours. Whatever you think so you
become, if you think weak you
become weak, if you think of
strength you become strong.

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Swami Vivekananda said "Make your nerves strong,

what we want is muscle of iron and nerve of steel,
build up your physique, then only you can control
your mind". It is the heroes only who enjoy this world
and you have to show heroism. Otherwise
competitive life will kick you to the corner and you
will live life of weakness and misery. Dont passively
submit yourself to what is wrong, because it is sin,
pay back in their own coin, that is manliness.
Teach your children that you are a children of God,
you are born to be heroes. Stand up and show your
strength. You are not putting up a fight, only to play,
or just to participate and come back to with a
consolation. You are playing to win. If you stumble, if
you lose it is not a sin, but dont forget the taste of

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your defeat otherwise tomorrow you will never win.

Believe that you are a strong race. Last thousand
years, people have tried to weaken you and
overpower, but you still have loads and loads of
strength. Enough to invigorate the whole world and
to show them what you really are.
A source of strength is a "soul". you must know what
your real nature is. Think of you that you are
powerful soul, see what strength comes out.
Upanishads say I am a soul, me sword cannot cut,
nor weapon pierce; me the fire cannot burn; me the
air cannot dry; I am the omnipresent; I am the
omniscient. Repeat these words of strength and be
strong. Repeat it day and night that you are birth less,

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deathless, blissful, omnipotent soul. Think of it till it

becomes a part of you. These thought should be a
part of your everyday life. This will make you a better
student, better doctor and better lawyer. Tell
yourself that you are divine, strong and you are in
control.
Take the responsibility of your own decisions because
you are the creator of your own destiny. Life comes to
you with options at every crossroads and eventually
where ever you reach in life is a sum of result of your
multiple decisions made at those cross roads. Dont
blame luck, circumstances or compulsions because
you are what you wanted to be.
You will always find people who will push you a side
or create obstacles in your path. But it is hard to find

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selfless help. On the other hand this help makes you

weak, you ask for more help, you become dependent
on help and this transforms you into worthlessness.
Dont ask for help, it was never was there. It will be
never will be, lift yourself from the dust, girdle
yourself and with firm resolute start running again.
Those who blame others are miserable and helpless,
they try to cover-up their own mistakes and blame
others. If you take responsibility in work, you will not
leave anything to chance, you will rise to the
occasion and will deliver the impossible.
It always said bad leader complains, good leader
leads and great leader inspires. When we are weak
we are naturally bad in our performance and our
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When I mean weakness its not physical, alone it is

the mind. In a war it is not gun that fights, its a man
who fights, it is not a man who fights it is the heart
that fights, it is a not the heart that fights but the
courage of that heart which fights. It is the strength
of courage, strength always comes from positive self
suggestion.
Every movement if you panic that you are weak, than
you will vanquish but at same time if you repeat I am
strong, capable and self confident, I can do this
achieve this and conquer this, then one can do it.
Strength of purpose, is the rocking force behind the
achievement. It is said Dhairya sarvatra sadhanam
that means, strength of valor makes everything
possible, one should act from the position of

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strength. If USA is speaking, China is acting, Russia is

intervening, Japan is enterprising, Europe is
modernizing it is because of their strength. The
whole world is spinning around the dollar and Euros
as global currency. Their image of developed country
is their strength but Unfortunately, our weakness is
portrayed as our image.
We have to understand the terminology of strength
in a real sense, our one billion human resources, our
eminent knowledge resources, our vast and
diversified natural resources, our rivers, our
mountains, our vast landscape, gangetic plains,
deserts, our varied culture and climate, language
and variety, our flora and fauna, the emerging peaks
of Himalaya, the gushing bushing, Ganga, Yamuna,

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Sindhu, Narmada, Krishna and Kaveri is our strength.

Our Vedas, Upanishad, Bhagwad Gita, Ramayana,
Mahabharata, our contribution from zero to pie, to
nuclear technology, from Varahahamihira to Kalam,
our poetry, literature, culture, sculpture, art,
kanayakumari to Kashmir, Kutch to Kohima we are
one Nation, one culture and one people and that is
our strength.
A colossus Global strength! The light house of
knowledge, the cradle of the most ancient culture
and civilization, the crucible of multistate, multi
languages, multi lifestyles, and the power house of
vibrant democracy is our strength.
My friends shake yourself from indolence, from
lethargy, from weakness and from inferiority

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complex. We need not be arrogant or over confident

but as patriotic citizens of India and a nation we can
be confident, supremely confident, about our self
and Indias vibrant destiny.
I ask from my almighty to give me his gift of strength
which gives me the power to take the responsibility
to stand in adversities firmly. To make right choices,
to give befitting reply and show to the world that we
are second to none and that once we enter the scene
it is only victory that we achieve.

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10.
GIFT OF Motherland

10.
GIFT OF Motherland

was taught in my
first school of my
life my home and

by my first teacher my mother

that there is nothing more sacred in
life than living for your motherland
and sacrificing your life for the cause
of the same.

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My motherland "My Bharat" has given me

everything in my life my identity, self confidence,
opportunity, freedom and above all a sense of pride.
There is nothing as diverse and vast, as unique, as
old, as innovative and immense and yet humble and
spiritual.
One life time is short to understand what India is
made up of. So many people practicing different
religions, speaking different languages, and wearing
different costumes, having different food habits
comes under one common umbrella called "Bharat".
Wherever there have been foreign attacks or
invasions, our nation has risen as one. We have
shown our unity, solidarity and strength. Now we
have to recognize that our true enemy is within us.

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Inequality, hunger, poverty and discrimination is

what we have to fight. We need to have core
strength, self confidence and pride of being Indian
and called "Indian".
We are growing fast but we have to grow together.
Some of our brothers and sisters should not lag
behind when our country is knocking the door to
enter the league of strongest nations of the world.
Every hand should have work, every child should
have education and every family should have food,
shelter, water and means of honorable living.
We should promote education, science, technology,
literature, art and music. There should be freedom to
choose and atmosphere to excel. Our fellow
countrymen should be helped and trained so that

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they can beat the best in the world.

Our health system should be accessible to all and
nobody should die of disease or disability, just
because he does not have access or affordability.
Every Indian should rest assure that his health will be
taken care of when he is in need.
Our security forces are second to none. The only
thing needed is to provide them with all the
resources and pat them on their shoulders. They
have never let us down in the time of crises and we
know they will always make us feel proud.
People indulging in corrupt practices are the weeds
of modern India. They are like cancer in the human
body. There should be multi pronged attack to curb

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this menace. The people who are already corrupt

should be given so rigorous punishment that people
who are not corrupt never dare to become one. Our
farmers, industrialists and entrepreneurs should be
infused with the spirit of confidence and self
reliance. They have shown in past, that they can give
the best performance if you encourage them.
India has been the inspirer of human mind and
human soul. It has greatest and richest legacy to
mankind by the scientific discoveries and spiritual
values and culture. We have the beauty of nature
and the wisdom of God.
India is the source of love and respect and is ready to
help anybody in the time of their grief.

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The greatest advantage of our country is its youth,

the blood running in todays India is bubbling, it is
roaring to perform and ready to beat. It is full of
limitless strength and tremendous creativity. Indias
youth is unique. It is sharp and yet humble, it is
modern and yet spiritual, it is strong and yet noble.
We the fellow countryman should realize that if we
channelize this young energy in right direction we
can be the world beaters.
I thank God and thank my mother for giving me birth
in such a wonderful country and make me realize
what motherland means and feels. I realize now
when I work in the poorest of poor villages, share
their concerns and when I discuss with the top
industrialist of the country and discuss their issues

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there is one thing is common. It is the Indian heart

which beats everywhere. Whether it is an armymen
at Siachin or a fisherman of Kanya Kumari, a cricketer
of Maharashtra or a farmer in Uttar Pradesh, a
businessman in Gujarat or a teacher in Calcutta. I feel
the inner feeling of Indianness in their action, I see
one common thing in all of them, against all odds
they are working immensely hard. Deep within the
heart they believe that they will turn the wheel of
fortune. I feel assured that we are destined to
become the strongest world leader in the times to
come.
Today my Motherland India is an emerging nation. In
all the frontier technologies like information
technology, aerospace technology, nuclear

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technology, and biotechnology we are among the

global leaders.
India has a new constituency - the middle class,
cutting across rural and urban areas. This is as big as
the population of Europe, or US with its purchasing
power.
The Indian workforce of IT professionals, super
specialist surgeons, and medicos and the nursing
staff is the one of the best in the world. Our scientists
and researchers adorn the top notch position from
NASA to MIT, from Oxford, Cambridge to Howard.
India is the largest and most vibrant democracy of
the world. It has shown that peace, progress,
harmony, universal tolerance, unity in diversity and

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democratic sprit are not only cardinal principles of

our constitution but a matter of faith to the entire
nation and a way of life to the entire civilization.
Womans participation at all levels of democracy
from panchayat to prime-ministership, speaker to
the presidentship, from home science to the
satellite, from kitchen to war front is a trend setter to
the whole world.
I am very proud Indian and a very proud Gujarati. It is
a matter of great pride that our national anthem
reverberates with the name of my beloved home
state Gujarat as "Punjab Sindh Gujarat Maratha".
Every time our national flag aloft, our National
anthem and our national song Vande Mataram is
sung my heart is filled with the patriotic fervor.

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My state Gujarat has been in the forefront of

national development and reforms under the most
stable steward ship of our honorable Chief Minister
Shri Narendrabhai Modi. The State of Gujarat under
his visionary and dynamic leadership has a created a
role model status for itself in every aspect of national
life.
From networks of roads, twenty four hour power,
irrigation, drinking water, health, sanitation,
education, agriculture, rural development, poverty
alleviation, inclusive growth, woman health and
upliftment, girl youth participation, tribal welfare,
infrastructure, industry, business, commerce, real
state development and research. In all these spheres
my Gujarat has become an ultimate destination of

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modern and emerging India.

My vision is to build a strong and prosperous India
and this can be achieved only by building strong and
prosperous states. I am proud my Gujarat is the icon
and it is the way forward. Todays Swarnim Gujarat is
tomorrows Swarnim Bharat.
To build a resurgent India you require the vision of
our former Scientist turned President APJ Abdul
Kalam for 2020, with wings of fire. We require the
mission statement of our former statesman Prime
Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji, "Vikas ! Teji se
Vikas! Santulit Vikas! Sab ke liye Vikas", in nutshell
we want to rebuild India as the world leader and
worlds teacher.

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The 19th century was described as Great Britain's

century, 20th century became the century of power
play and cold war of US and Russia, in this 21st
century India and China have the potential. My
clarion call to all of you is "My brother and sisters
Arise! Awake! And don't stop till we make 21st
century Bharats century.
I thank God and my fellow countryman for giving me
an opportunity to work for my Bharat Mata and I
promise you that I will work with all my abilities to
make all our dreams comes true.
JAI HIND

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VISION & MISSION

Visionary monk Swami Vivekananda exhorted the youth of
India in the last century to embark on nation making. His
message was BE AND MAKE.
Perfect10 vision and mission is to strive and implement this
message of Swami Vivekananda in real terms of unlocking
the innate potential of the youth through personality
development. The rural, semi urban and urban youth - every
one requires this value of self confidence, perseverance and
creative articulation to be added to their personalities
through finishing courses. Perfect10 dedicates itself to the
national reconstruction by harnessing human resources.

Birth
Perfect10 has started this humble initiative in the hinter land
of central Gujarat in a small, town Anand. Anand is a hub of
education, entrepreneurship and role model example of cooperative movement AMUL.
Perfect10 has expanded itself to various districts of Gujarat
and has already trained more than 5000 youth belonging to
15 - 35 age group from high schools to universities including
cadets from N.C.C.

scope
The scope of this personality development mission in India is
unlimited. Unfortunately no curricula imparts this vital
education of all round personality development.
Perfect10 believes that every youth in India should avail
the benefit of this valuable course. More so in villages, semi
urban areas, government school and colleges so as to fulfill
this crucial deficit in our education system.

SPECIAL INITIATIVE
Perfect10 also dwells in the issues of youth empowerment,
personality development, creativity and issues related to
children like...
"Perfect10" is working on Tribal children of Dang forestAhawa
Swarnim "Perfect10" Rural Orientation Program for all
the 26 districts of Gujarat
Delhi University - Sri Ram College workshop at SRCC
auditorium.
"Archana Charitable Trust" a NGO which works for child
nutrition, health, education and development.