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‘If we know the answer to two questions, a) Why our liberation war was successful, and b) Why we could not reap its benefits; we will understand all we need to about how to use monchobis (mental images)for success, Guruji Shahid El Bukhari Mahajatak said at the beginning of the workshop on Monchobi for Success  on December 14.

‘Our liberation war is a great example of a monchobi’, he said. It was successful because the three most important preconditions of a successful monchobi were met:

1. Belief in the goal: the belief that we could achieve freedom made us run after a tank with just an air gun;
2. Unity: People who were strangers ten minutes ago worked as a team under their leader;
3. All out Efforts: Everyone except a microscopic minority did everything they could: be it fighting directly or simply providing food, shelter or information; without stopping to think when and how the goal would be achieved.

Because we had a monchobi- a definite vision- our nation reached a pinnacle of unity and compassion during the liberation war. We achieved success amazingly quickly. Yet immediately after the war was over, the picture was starkly different. We became confused, greedy, and hostile towards each other. Why?

The reason is that we did not have a new monchobi to replace the old one. All too often, in personal and national lives, we become complacent after achieving a small success. We set a goal, achieve it, and think we will live ‘happily every after.’ like in fairy tales.
For example, the student who had brilliant results in school, college and university fails to make any significant contributions in life because of the lack of a monchobi in their careers.

But those who are truly successful never stop. The secret to using monchobi for success is treating each success as ground zero. Treating the past and past and setting a new goal for the future. This is the secret of success for the multinationals ruling the world. Every successful MNC, from Gillette to Microsoft, already have the next product in the pipeline when they launch one.

Striving towards one goal after another does not mean we should have no gratitude. ‘Being grateful or content is not the same as being complacent and stop making efforts’, Guruji said. Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), the prophet of Islam, could have stopped after he won Mecca. But he didn’t. He sent his emissaries to distant lands.’

Nearly a thousand Quantum Graduates enjoyed the workshop which also included special meditations and a Q & A session.

‘We were doing pretty well as graduates, then why did we need another one?’ Guruji Shahid El Bukhari asked at the beginning of the Master’s Compact Repeat Course, held on November 30 and December 1. ‘It is because even though we fulfilled all our material needs, we still felt something was missing.’ We introduced the Master’s course to fill this void.

Human beings are essentially incomplete entities, he said, and they try to be complete by surrendering to someone or something. Many pursue money, fame, or power to make them complete and secure, but those who are wise pursue truth, and surrender to God.

Guruji said those who have sought truth have all come upon one universal truth. It is the quintessential message of every religion, Do unto others what you want them to do unto you. “The rest is commentary”, he said, quoting a famous Rabbi.

Treating others the way we want to be treated is only possible if we develop universal love and compassion. ‘It is our hearts, and not our brains, that make us truly human’ Guruji said. The purpose of a Quantum Master is to develop his heart and serve as much as possible. “A master is really a servant’, Guruji, said, “The more you can serve, the bigger Master you are’, he concluded.

Almost 700 Quantum Pro-masters gathered for the first ever Master’s Compact Repeat Course which included special meditations and discussions by Guruji and Moulana Sayeedul Haq.