Arjuna And The Power Of Focus
April 25th, 2006, 8:04 am by Priya Florence Shah
Filed under Personal Growth, Self-Awareness, Attitude, Self-Improvement, Spirituality, India, Thoughts
Arjuna was one of the heros of the ancient Sanskrit epic, Mahabharata.
His superior archery skills were the stuff of legend. One story in particular tells the reason for his success.
One day, Arjuna’s guru, Dronacharya, decided to test his students.
He hung a wooden bird from the branch of a tree and asked them to aim for the eye of the wooden bird. When they were ready, he asks the students to describe all that they saw.
The students described the garden, the tree, flowers, the branch from which the bird was suspended and the bird itself. Guru Dronacharya then asked them to step aside, saying that they were not fit to shoot.
When it was Arjuna’s turn to reply, he said, “I see the eye of the wooden bird”. “What else do you see, Arjuna?”, asked Dronacharya. “Nothing”, said Arjuna.
“Come now, Arjuna, describe all that you see”, repeated his guru. “I only see the black eye of a wooden bird”, insisted Arjuna. Arjun then took aim and hit the target exactly.
Arjuna understood the power of focus. He knew that to hit your target, you have to eliminate distraction and be completely focused on your task.
Without focus, you get pulled in a thousand different directions by the responsibilities of every day life. The key to achieving success is to focus on the task at hand and give it 100% of your attention.
Learn more about the Power of Positive Focus.
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Kumar Rahul said,
April 23rd, 2007, 9:28 am
Yes, we all know this story and take inspirations from it. But it is nice to see it again. Thanks.