You Are Destined for Perfection - Sounds strange, doesn’t it? When we hear that we are destined for perfection.

We are usually told that perfection is a mirage that we should not be chasing after. And yet somehow, we all seem to experience that the desire to be perfect seems to be in our very nature. We want to be successful in our every endeavor. We constantly strive to be smarter, richer, healthier, better looking, have better careers and better relationships. Where does this universal desire to grow come from?

This continuous need to progress also indicates a continuous dissatisfaction with where we are. We are constantly setting our sights on shiny new targets, and when we attain them, we learn that they are not so shiny after all. Why is it that no matter how much we accomplish, something always seems to be missing?

It is important to understand both things - why we all wish to grow, and more importantly what sort of growth will truly satisfy us. This will help us to channel the desire for growth in a truly meaningful and fulfilling way. Each of us has unique characteristics and qualities that can be used in selfless service to God and others. Through such selfless service we will slowly start exercising our God-given potential and become better every day.

In this video, Swamiji explains that it is natural for us to wish to grow. The perfect God Himself desires us to grow to perfection through the process of being the best that we can be. So why should we doubt that we are destined for perfection? Watch the video to realize your true potential and start working towards fulfilling it from today!

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Video Transcript - Make Yourself a Better Person

Do you wish to become a better person? Yes? So do I, and so does everybody else on this planet Earth. From where does this innate yearning to improve arise? Today on day thirteen of our happiness challenge, I wish to explain to you that if we strive to be the best person we can be, we will naturally find happiness. Yesterday we discussed that all of our souls are tiny parts of the supreme soul, which is God. Now a name for God in the Vedic scriptures is Brahman.
 

Brahman means infinite. Vrihatvat Brahman. God is infinite in extent. So vast is this creation of His, and all of it, He is holding within himself. So imagine the extent of God. But this word Brahman has another meaning to it. Vringhanatvat Brahman. God is He, who makes others infinite. In other words, he is not miserly. He wishes to bestow upon His little children all His divine treasures and that is why, as tiny parts of the infinite Brahman, we naturally have the yearning to grow and become infinitely great as He is. That is why you see this growth taking place in every aspect of human endeavor.
 

This desire to improve is innate to our personality. The story of Edmund Hillary is very inspiring. We all know that in 1953 he scaled Mount Everest, the first human being to do so along with Sherpa Tenzing. However, most people don’t know that he made an attempt in 1952 as well and failed. When the British Mountaineering Association came to know of his attempt, they arranged a program in his honor. He was invited to the stage to speak to them. On the podium was a picture of Mount Everest. Before going to the mike, Edmund Hillary went in front of Mount Everest’s
picture and waved his fist at it. He said, “Dear Everest, you defeated me last year. But next time, I am going to defeat you. Because, you have stopped growing but I am constantly growing.” So this yearning to grow is innate to our soul personality and it will not be satiated until we become perfect, like God himself. That is why Swami Vivekananda said, “These prophets were not unique, they were humans as you and I. And they had attained to super-consciousness and you and I can do the same. The very fact that one person attains that state indicates that all people can do so, and that ultimately is religion.” The purpose of religion is to help us become perfect like God himself. Hence the Bible says, “Be ye perfect like your father in heaven is prefect,” and the Vedas has told us, Vringhanatvat Brahman. God himself is perfect and he wishes that perfection for all His little parts. So the purpose of this human endeavor is to keep growing to the maximum of our potential. When we apply ourselves to that task of trying to become better, we will automatically feel better. Let us today ignite within ourselves the aspiration to be the best that we can be. Tomorrow, I’m going to explain to you that even this will not suffice. In order to feel happy we also need to do the best that we can do.

Thank you.