#### [[notes_What is achievement]] **Creator**:: [[Dr. K]] **Source**:: [[course_Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health]] **Videos**:: [Karma Fal](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/karma-fal), [origin-of-motivation](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/origin-of-motivation) #### Terms - [[Karma Fal]] - [[Bhagavad Gita]] ## The core problem is a misunderstanding of motivation - We aren't taught what motivation is or where it comes from - [[desire]] and [[motivation]] are very different things - Despite desire people don't act in their own self interest - motivation helps you overcome your habits - habit is automatic thought, and motivation is intentional thought - [[Yogi|Yogis]] realized motivation is just keeping one thought in mind over a long period of time - other people will perceive this as motivation - [[Meditation is a practice to gain control over your thoughts]] - [[Meditation increases our ability to influence the world]] - [[The most reliable path to success is repeatedly trying to succeed]] - [[Dharana]] is training to keep your mind focused on one point - our [[mind]] doesn't know how to focus - our mind is a lightbulb but we need to make it a laser beam - Our actions are cultivated out of our thoughts - The most [[success|successful]] people keep their mind focused on one thought ## [[Karma Fal]] is a mindset to reframe the process of achievement - Side note on [[history]] - [[Bhagavad Gita]] some consider it to be the bible of [[Hinduism]] but it is a central text - [[Krishna]] talking to [[Arjuna]] on the brink of great battle - [[Krishna]] is believed to be an incarnation of [[God]] ### [[You can't control what happens]] - [[Karma Fal]] - [[karma]] = action + Fal = fruit - You don't deserve any fruit from your actions you only deserve the action itself - this isn't a natural way of thinking but being outcome oriented leads to a lot of [[suffering]] - You need to commit your self to action - if you commit yourself to the outcome then you are invested in your failure/success - [[Buddhism is the study of happiness through detachment]] - devoting yourself to action leads to [[success]] brings peace - [[The most reliable path to success is repeatedly trying to succeed]] - ex: getting in shape is not an action you can take - ex: you can't save a life but you can try next:: [[notes_How to achieve]]