The Bhagavad Gita draws attention to three different kinds of life: a life of inertia and dullness with no goals and achievement; a life full of action, busyness, and desire; and a life of goodness, which is not just about ourselves but about others. “ ‘Through selfless service, you will always be fruitful and find the fulfillment of your desires’: this is the promise of the Creator,” according to the Gita. The second life—which is how we have been defining success—is obviously a big improvement on the first, but by itself it becomes driven by a hunger for “more” that’s never satisfied, and we
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