Spiritual Research on the Spiritual Life of Bill Gates

In an age where the super rich invest their wealth in various interests such as football teams, vintage aircraft etc., Bill Gates stands apart. He has not only pledged a large percentage of his wealth to charity, but has also stated that after July 2008, he will be devoting all his time to charity work.

There are very few people who are able to walk away from their wealth and also devote their time to help society. It is for this reason the Spiritual Science Research Foundation proceeded to find out through spiritual research, the contributing factors behind this noble act and to find out the spiritual factors that contributed to Bill Gates taking this life path.

Information about some relevant past lives of Bill Gates
Bill Gates has had a rich spiritual background in his past lives. He is a seeker of God following the Spiritual 'Path of Action' (Karmayoga) which is inherently about practicing Spirituality according to the principle 'As one sows, so shall one reap'. The knowledge received also revealed that his faith and his efforts undertaken on this path to God, has made him a philosopher with thought-leadership on the Path of Action.
Through spiritual practice he has acquired a place in the subtle highly evolved plane of existence, the Mahaloka (a region which is more subtle and spiritually progressive than Heaven).
He has done spiritual practice for 20,000 years in the subtle plane of existence called Heaven and for 3000 years in the subtle plane of existence called Mahaloka. This amounts to a total of over 180 million years of effective spiritual practice in Earth years before being born as Bill Gates in this lifetime.

What is the purpose of Bill Gates' birth on Earth?

Bill Gates due to his ample spiritual practice in previous births has already transcended (gone beyond) the attachment to happiness one enjoys in Heaven and has attained Mahaloka, and has taken birth on Earth to ascend (progress) from actual actions of sacrifice to complete renunciation.
By virtue of his merits and spiritual level from previous lives, Bill Gates is destined to lead a life of fame and fortune and hence he has been able to earn so much wealth. As a seeker his spiritual practice is that of offering his wealth for the benefit of others in order to experience renunciation.
As Bill Gates does not have any craving or attachment to wealth, he now has the privilege to experience first hand, the Bliss http://www.spiritualresearchfoundation.org/spiritualresearch/happiness/benefitsofspiritualpractice/experiencingbliss_h.php of giving away wealth and of the resultant renunciation.

Future of Bill Gates' spiritual practice

The wealth acquired by Bill Gates is a result of his pure thoughts and unshakeable faith in the Path of Action.
Giving away his accumulated wealth helps do away the sense of achievement associated with it. Thus he will ascend from the level of sacrifice (giving away), where there is a sense of achievement of wealth, to that of renunciation where even this sense of achievement is overcome. This is his goal. Thus he is close to achieving his objective and is now moving towards renunciation.

Summary:

We often look at our lives from a very myopic viewpoint i.e. we are born, we live and then we die and there is nothing before or after that. However, according to Spiritual science, our life is but a part of a continuum of many lives from our first birth till we finally realise God or until our dissolution. In other words, we all come from God and finally have to go back to God. Every time we are born on Earth, it is an opportunity to make spiritual progress so as to move closer to our final goal i.e. becoming one with God. From the standpoint of spiritual growth, the opportunity to be born on Earth, if used well, can result in our rapid spiritual growth.

By donating the acquired wealth, one is liberated even from the thoughts of achievement and one makes progress faster. Bill Gates is an excellent example of this. He is an example of a great evolving soul.

For more details about this research, please visit: http://www.spiritualresearchfoundation.org/spiritualresearch/spiritualscience/Bill_Gates/

This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

Philanthrophy - Bill Gates

Some people regard Bill Gates with a lot of venom and he can easily pass as the most hated man in the USA. I would not be surprised if you are one of those who hate him.

Rest assured that you need not hate the guy. He is simply one of the most magnanimous souls that still exist in this world. His foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is responsible for funding charities all over the world upwards of 1.5 billion dollars annually. Just think of that!

The most amazing thing is that Bill Gates recently left his office at the Microsoft and resigned himself to serving the less fortunate members of the society. Can you see the kind of person some people speak of with vitriol? May be it is jealousy and envy perhaps.

Could be you think Microsoft cannot remain untainted. Well, think of the likelihood that there could be even worse corporate in America.

Microsoft and even Bill Gates are quite honorable in the whole world, and that is why people want to be associated with their success story and social responsibilities. Bill Gates himself has become a celebrated name in the world of high achievers who started from zero.

Some think they are humble and modest, with nothing to flaunt to the world. They are satisfied to remain small.

Bill Gates knew there was no virtue in remaining poor and small, so he did everything possible to become a blessing to the world. Ask yourself what you are doing to impact the society in general.

Bill Gates decided to play a vital role to help the whole world and is why his activities are in the area of AIDS research and even funding projects to reduce hunger from the face of the earth. That is why he is world renowned.

Stop seeing the super rich as the evil, selfish and greedy. Try to understand that before you can start helping other people, you must help yourself first. Learn to take before you can begin to give; and that if your attitude is to remain small in order to be seen by the society as a good person, you are really mistaken.

Accurate and convenient computer remote control is easy to use and great to have in every home, and so is the special quality best gaming computer.

This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

Bill Gates - Being a Giver

It would look like Bill Gates is the most loathed man in the USA, and may be you too share the same feelings.

You have no reason to. This man is among the most philanthropic men to be found on the face of the planet today. With his foundation called the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, he donates more than 1.5 billion dollars each year to the charity. Just pause for a moment and think of this figure, wow!

Remember Bill Gates just tendered his resignation to Microsoft to spend all his time with the Foundation and to give his whole life to the charitable work. This is the kind of guy most would still talk about as an asshole. It must be a case of sour grapes; the unsuccessful people having a negative attitude about Bill Gates.

Now you must be wondering if Microsoft is totally unblemished. May be not, but there are likely to be more evil corporate in America.

Generally, Microsoft is respectable and Bill Gates too, and that is why we celebrate his success, achievements and social activities. He has become a role model to many of how one can climb to great wealth from the scratch.

The bottom line is that one must be a taker before he can become a giver or else there would be nothing to give out. There is no virtue in trying to remain small in order to appear humble.

Maybe Bill Gates had an idea about this and so he tried hard to turn himself into a person who had the capacity to make an impact in the world. If you are just sitting there wondering what your meager savings can do, what about asking yourself what you are doing to make your society better?

What Bill Gates is doing to help the world is huge, ranging from the AIDS research funding, alleviating hunger in the world, and just trying his best to be an excellent person internationally.

There is a wrong attitude in some who tend to think that those who are successful and wealthy are very evil, greedy and selfish people. Such an attitude should be purged from our midst because how will anyone ever aspire to become wealthy if he thinks all the rich people are just evil? It means in his mind he is the good person and so he should just remain poor.

Comfortable Hugo Boss cologne makes a perfect gift for you or someone else, plus, we offer and excellent price on a durable and easy to use Issey Miyake cologne.

This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

Whoops! Another New Year Resolution Broken - I Contact Warren Buffett and Bill Gates

I only made one New Year resolution for 2007. Here it is: I will not leave dirty dishes in the sink, pans on the stove, flour on the kitchen counter top, or any other such mess. I decided if I made only one resolution I might be able to keep it.

When I was about to retire I got this message from my wife: When you retire, I'm retiring from cooking. You will be the cook.

She wasn't kidding!

Actually, my wife is a vegetarian except for cheese which she eats whenever the possibility arises. She mainly lives on fruit and cereal. So I usually, but not always, cook for myself.

My diet is Omaha Steaks® and other good things the good folks in Omaha send me. A sweet lady calls me, tells me about the special, and I always order. I'll bet Warren Buffett is an Omaha Steak® man. Why wouldn't he be? He is richer than every one but you know who.

You can glean the following information as I did by going to: http://www.reference.com/search?q=Warren%20Buffett

Warren Edward Buffett was born in 1830 so he is 2-years older than me. With the business secret he gave me, I hope to catch up with him financially within two years. Of course, then he will be still richer and I'll have to keep working.

Buffett studied at the Wharton School of Finance (1947-49). That is why he is smarter than you and me about money.

He worked as an investment salesman and securities analyst and he was partner (1956-69) in the investment firm Buffett Partnership, Ltd. In 1965, he acquired the textile manufacturer Berkshire Hathaway and became (1970) chairman and CEO. So now you know how his company got its name. Not original like Make More Dough Than Anybody Else, Inc.

Through judicious investments and acquisitions of insurance companies and manufacturing and service firms, Buffett has transformed Berkshire Hathaway into a large conglomerate; in 1999, its assets were $124 billion. They're higher today. Look it up!

His investments have also made him one of the wealthiest people in the world. In 2006 he announced that he would donate the vast majority of his wealth to charity, with some $30 billion, the largest gift, ultimately going to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation--who already have zillions!

His father, Howard Homan Buffett, 1903-64, an investment banker, was a U.S. congressman from Nebraska (1943-49, 1951-53), so Warren had a good start on the rest of us.

And he and Bill Gates are buddies. They travel around the world together.

Boy, would I like to be part of that crowd!

Anyway, to make sure I have great New Year Resolutions for 2008, I decided to get some ideas from Warren Buffett. I called Omaha and they put me through to a McDonald's® Restaurant.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia gives the following report on McDonald's®, Inc.

"McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest fast food chain, selling primarily hamburgers, chicken, french fries and carbonated drinks, and more recently salads, fruit and carrot sticks. The business was founded in 1940 with a restaurant opened by siblings Dick and Mac McDonald. It was their introduction of the "Speedee Service System" in 1948 that established the principles of the fast-food restaurant. However, the company today dates its "founding" to the opening of CEO Ray Kroc's first franchised restaurant, the company's ninth, in 1955. He opened his first McDonald's in Des Plaines, Illinois in April 1955."

Making money in the Midwest must be catching.

A young female voice came on the line and I said, "Is Mr. Buffett there? I would like to talk to him.

She said, "Yeh! He's over there munching a Big Mac®. He's with Bill Gates who's chawing on a carrot stick. I'll call him: WARREN!

An older voice came on and said, "Ill buy it!"

I said, "Mr. Buffett?"

He said, "Yes. Who are you? I though you were from Amalgamated Big Butt Conglomerated, Corporation."

I said, "No. I'm just a hack writer trying to get a story. I was hoping you would give me a suggestion for a 2008 New Year's resolution. I was hoping to get one from Bill Gates too."

He said, "Okay. Here's one: Keep your nose out of other people's business unless you intend to buy it."

He laughed.

I said, "That was very good. How about Bill Gates?"

He said, "Well, you don't have enough dough to buy Bill's business."

He laughed again and hung up the telephone.

So there you are. The secret for getting rich is yours. Just stick your nose into other people's business and if it looks profitable, buy it.

It's so simple.

Wait, the telephone is ringing.

I'm back!

That sweet thing from Omaha Steaks® just sold me the latest special. I asked her if she was moonlighting at McDonalds® because that voice sounded very familiar when I called McDonalds®.

She said she was but just to glean secrets from Warren Buffett. She asked me if I wanted to sell TJ Books.

I've got to go clean out the freezer in the garage.

Those steaks will be here before I know it!

THE END

John T. Jones, Ph.D. (tjbooks@hotmail.com), a retired college professor and business executive, Former editor of an international engineering magazine. To learn more about Wealthy Affiliate University go to his info site. If you desire a flagpole to Fly Old Glory, go to the business site.

More info: http://www.InternetBusinessToolCenter.com

Business web site: http://www.AAAFlagpoles.com

This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

Bill Gates' Vision of Future Computing - Natural User Interfaces

After 33 years of fast paced career Microsoft Chairman and Founder Bill Gates has finally retired from his position at Microsoft to devote his time into social activities and promoting other technologies which can help human-beings in future generations. At his farewell speech Gates reflected his long time passion; the human touch interfaces which he believes will change the way we use computers today. According to him, anything from tablet PCs to handwriting recognition to touch screen table computers will recognize and analyze human touch and process the data accordingly.

Microsoft is betting highly on this natural user interfaces. This is something Microsoft and Bill Gates will invest in future years after his retirement besides working for Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Gates had a well planned departure from the most exciting post ever in this industry. He gave up his post as CEO to Stave Ballmer in 2000 and three years ago decided to step back from the post of Chairman too.

Gates is not planning for an overall departure from MSFT but will focus only on few aspects of companies business which involves natural user interfaces and related activities. The 30-inch large Surface tabletop computer used in Gates office is now probably going to shift in Ballmer's office which shows where the computers are going. This high - tech interactive touch screen tables are generally used to display maps and order food are used only in AT&T phone stores and Harrah's Rio hotel in Las Vegas

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has expected surface computing as multi billion dollar business as they have invested heavily in its Research and development process to bring in high quality and effective devices that will recognize any human touch and respond accordingly. With aggressive competition from companies like Apple and Google, Microsoft has geared its belt tight against the innovative products from this company in the post Gates era which was completely over showed by the companies like Apple and Google.

To break into the market of internet enabled devices and gadgets, Microsoft have decided to achieve its past success by bringing in more innovative products and designer apps which can give Apple and Google a run for their money.

Though Microsoft has seen the future of Keyboard and mouse as alternate input device for the computer system but they have expressed their interest in human voice and hand touch as major input methods in future generation computers which can seamlessly be integrated with many other devices like mobile phones, X-box, PDAs and many other hand-held devices.

The Author is webmaster of a Technology blog about MultiTouch and associated products.
HomePage: http://www.surfacerama.com

This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

Ten Things You Can Learn From Bill Gates' Graduation Speech

You may be asked to deliver a graduation speech this spring. One great example of a graduation speech that you should read is Bill Gates' graduation speech at Harvard. The full speech can be viewed on You-tube if you're interested.

There are ten things that any public speaker can learn from Bill Gates graduation speech that I will highlight.

A graduation speech is a formal affair. Subsequently you should use a formal introduction like Bill Gates. He introduced the President and other important people in a way that sounds almost old-English.
Bill Gates opened the speech with a bang. He made the audience laugh even though the rest of the speech was actually serious. He made fun of himself which is an effective tool because there may be some people envious of him in the audience. Thus, he brought himself down to earth by making fun of himself.
The speech had a consistent core message. The speech is largely about the gap between the rich and the poor. The disease and poverty that afflicts much of the world and what young people can do to stop it is the main message of the speech. Bill Gates does not stray from the core which creates clarity.
Bill Gates uses a conversational matter of fact style.
The speech is personal. Bill Gates talks about his life experiences, not the experiences of a faceless corporation like Microsoft. He makes himself more humane by adding so many personal vignettes.
He uses enthusiasm to inspire the audience. "Think of the thrill of saving just one person's life - then multiply that by millions...." Enthusiasm is perhaps the most important tool of a good public speaker.
He talks about his personal experiences with his foundation that is trying to rid the world of certain diseases in Africa.
The speech is not just feel good catch phrases. He uses facts to convince the audience of the problem.
The speech is forceful but not "preachy." In fact, he talks about some of his own failings.
The speech has a memorable closer with a specific call to action. The audience may be asking themselves - "so what can I do to solve inequity in the world?" He gives the audience a road map for solving the problem.

These are ten things that you can learn and use in your next graduation speech.

Alexander Thornton is a professional speechwriter. If you're looking for the full text of Bill Gates graduation speech you can find it here. Browse our speech templates and presentation tips at http://www.speeches-toasts.com

This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.

Why is Bill Gates the Richest Person in the World?

I'm so excited today as I'm going to share with you one of the top success secrets that is going to change your life forever.

Yes, I mean it. This secret is going to change your life on condition that you put it in action.

First, let me ask you this question:

In your opinion, why is Bill Gates the richest person in the world?

Think a little bit.

"He is intelligent"

"He has a product that runs the world!"

"He is genius"

"He is lucky!!!"

"He is the owner of Microsoft!"

If your answer is like those stated above then allow me to tell you...

NO

NO

NO

Absolutely NOT.

I'm not too harsh.

I just want to direct your focus on an extremely important concept that will guarantee your success in any endeavor.

Listen...

Simply put, Bill Gates is the richest person in the world because...

***... Bill Gates is the most valuable person in the world!

He is extremely valuable. He is serving the whole world. I can claim that he is everywhere all over the planet.

He is adding an irreplaceable value to the world.

Bill Gates is serving the world like no other one is doing. And that is why he is the richest person in the world.

The ultimate secret of everlasting success and wealth is the power of ... SERVICE.

*** Success is about service

The more you serve the more you succeed.

The more value you add to yourself and to the world the more you become wealthy and successful.

Focus on the activities that will increase your value.

Ask yourself: "what is the most valuable usage of my time right now?"

How valuable are you right now?

What actions should you take to increase your value just 1%?

Your little efforts to increase your value compounded over time will yield a great harvest.

Focus on adding more value to yourself and others. This will give you a great head start on leading a highly successful, wealthy life.

My friend, you can make a difference.

I believe in you.

Mohamed Tohami is a best-selling author and motivational speaker. He has interviewed top success and business gurus including Jim Cathcart, Tony Alessandra, Michael Gerber, Mark Sanborn, Ken Foster, Rick Frishman, Larry Crane and many others. Claim your free sensational report, "The Lost Emotion", showing how to transform your life from making a living to making a difference at: http://www.Tohami.com

This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.