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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]hi, lifelong hindu here. Lately, I'm having issues with what I focus on in my daily life (prayer, shlokas, puja, taking kids to bal vihar, telling them stories about Mahabharath/Ramayan) and actually applying the central tenants of Vedanta in my daily life in order to achieve contentment. Specifically, there are certain duties in my life that are definitely MY duties - and yet, they cause me grief/stress/anger/frustration - because the people who I am "serving" are ungrateful/unappreciative. But here is the thing - if I really did things the way I SHOULD do them as per Vedanta - working hard but having a level of detachment to the result of my work - I would not get upset/frustrated with other peoples' responses.  I would just do things as my duty and be done with it. Not as an obligation, not as a martyr, not as a victim. But just as a regular person doing my regular job, without anger/malice - striving to do this 'job' to the best of my ability.

Anyone else struggle with this, and if you do, what helps?

Thanks much in advance. [/quote]

Meditation helps me.  It helps me to focus on "why" I do things.  By focusing on the light within, I realize I do things not because of appreciation from others or to glorify myself, but because my conscience/soul/inner truth/"whatever you want to call it" tells me that it is the right thing to do.  The more I meditate, the more I can clearly hear my conscience tell me what is right.  Then, whether I am appreciated or not does not matter, for the happiness of completing the task lies within.[/quote]

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