I am continuing this attitude at work, where my competitive nature becomes very evident as I want to be at the top. Weirdly, I find myself primarily competitive with others only at work and not for things in life. I constantly compare the careers of others like me to make myself feel worthy/ unworthy, which is clearly wrong.
For someone who is trying to walk the path – currently this has become a blocker to progress, though it helped me to accomplish materialistically.
1. I would like to understand what this competitive nature is a distortion of? How can one transform it proactively?
2. How to get past my bad tendency of comparing and what should I remind myself ?
3. I struggle, as on the one hand I want to be an instrument of the divine, wanting to accomplish the Divine will. On the other hand I compete at work on silly things which I feel is like a reflex response and do not know how to get rid of it from me.
Please provide guidance, Alok Da.
Replace ambition with the will for excellence and perfection in you; above all, the urge for constant progress towards perfection.
Turn work into worship of the Divine Mother through an inner dedication and consecration.
Give up the fruits of the Work and do them for the joy of it.
Remember the Divine Mother as often as you can, but especially at the start and end of the Work.
Make the Gita your personal guide and move towards a beautiful future with courage and faith.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
