10 Most Important Life Lessons From Ganesha

6. Overcoming obstacles

Lord Ganesha is also known as Vigneshwara, one who removes obstacles. It is for this reason that he is invoked in times of crisis by believers and this is also why business ventures are started with a puja in his name. Removing obstacles is his religion.

To take this a step further, one must believe that every obstacle can be overcome. One must also make removing obstacles a dharma in one's own life. Whether in your professional or personal life, with the right attitude and a never-say-die attitude, even what seems like the most impossible can be handled without your world falling to pieces. All you need is faith in yourself.

7. Forgiveness is a virtue

When the moon made fun of Lord Ganesha, Lord Ganesha felt humiliated. He cursed the moon saying that no human would ever look at it again.

The moon frantically asked for forgiveness and Lord Ganesha realized that the punishment was perhaps too harsh forgave the moon despite being insulted by it.