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The essence of the text centers on Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s unique integration of Advaita and bhakti elements in his teachings, despite being from a traditionally dualistic Madhva lineage. Caitanya’s reverence for Sridhara Svami, an Advaitin scholar, underscores his inclusive approach to various philosophical traditions. By adopting Advaita sannyasa, Caitanya strategically positioned himself to spread Krishna-bhakti more effectively. His teachings highlight a deep commitment to devotional service, transcending conventional sectarian boundaries. This synthesis aims not just at philosophical understanding but at promoting universal devotion to Krishna, making bhakti accessible and appealing across different spiritual and philosophical spectrums.
Over 4,000 bombs were dropped in just 23 minutes, totaling 3,900 tons, with 1,259 planes involved (722 from […]
In the profound text of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, the verse Adi 3.14 shines a light on the divine rarity of pure transcendental love, a treasure not easily bestowed by the Lord. This sacred scripture emphasizes that the essence of spiritual realization lies not in the pursuit of material gains or in the depths of philosophical speculation, but in the cultivation of an unadulterated, selfless love for the divine. It is this pure devotion that forms the cornerstone of spiritual growth and enlightenment within the rich tapestry of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
Did you know that if we divide the distance between Earth and the Sun by the diameter of […]
When it comes to weight loss, many people focus on the number on the scale rather than the composition of their body. But what really matters is the amount of fat in our bodies, not just the overall weight. The goal should be to lower the number of fat cells or to have less fat in each cell, not just to see a lower number on the scale.
Nestled deep in the majestic Himalayas lies a valley, a place so ethereal and idyllic, that it can only be compared to the fabled utopia of Shangri-La, depicted in James Hilton’s renowned 1933 novel ‘Lost Horizon’. The Hunza Valley, shrouded in mystery, is a place where reality and fiction converge, where one can truly discover a land that has been whispered about in the annals of myth and legend. A place where time stands still and the inhabitants live in harmony with nature, free from the ravages of age and disease. Welcome to the land of eternal youth and serenity, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams are made reality – Welcome to Hunza Valley, the real Shangri-La.
In the paper I will explore the topic of suffering based on the first Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam and guided by bull Dharma’s answers to Maharaja Pariksit and the Teachings of Bhismadeva.
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Here is something to think about: the person who can formulate and communicate the best argument almost always […]
The German poet Rainer Maria Rilke said it so nicely, “Try to love the questions themselves. They are […]
Phrases from the Bhagavad-gita pop up in management tomes and on the Web sites of consultants. Top business schools teach “self-mastery” classes that use Indian methods to help boost managerial and leadership skills while also finding inner peace in a life dominated by work. Twenty years after “Wall Street” we can ask: “Can the Bhagavad-gita compete with “The Art of War” as the new ancient Eastern management text?”
In the 1800s, Karl Marx described money as the “universal agent of separation” – an enchanting elixir, which […]
The expression “Spare the rod and spoil the child” derives from the Bible, Proverbs, 13:24, corporal punishment Alice […]
“Matthew effect of cumulate advantage, Matthew principle, or Matthew effect – poor stay poor and the rich get […]
93 years (41 in the Spandau prison) 04/1941 – he flu to Schotland and imprisoned since then! Wanted […]
It should be simple. Influence – Amaze – Articulate – Plan – Question – and Listen (an extra […]
Winston Churchill’s personal views on empire and race have been attacked by some critics as racist. View on […]
There are four types of constructive feedback (how smart we are figuring this out!): Negative feedback corrective comments […]
It thus comes as no surprise that Gaudiya Vaishnavism has much to say on the topic of gratitude. Srila Rupa Goswami explains that a grateful person never forgets the benefits received from others. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur defines gratitude as a debt that can never be repaid, a debt that arises from the privilege of serving Krishna.
After the temple lecture is finished, is it better to ask a question or give a comment? Asking […]
There is one quite instructive but not-so-know story from Srila Prabhupada’s life re-told separately by Acyutananda, Gurudas, and […]
A significant portion of life humans spent at work. The numbers are ruthless: we spend more than 80,000 […]
Dealing with entrepreneurship volatility is one of the hardest parts of being a new entrepreneur. There are four challenges a new entrepreneur should confront to succeed: Dealing with the unknown; Cash flow management; Good to start, bad to run a business; Decision-making.
One of the principal leadership laws is that we can lead, follow or observe. What we chose is what you are. This is the leadership essential principle not spoken too often.
Can any long-term positive effects arise from these exceedingly constraining conditions? To what extent can this crisis positively impact how individuals and communities function?
[pullquote]WHEN MARISSA MAYER WAS NAMED CEO OF YAHOO, IN JULY 2012, THE MEDIA COULDN’T GET ENOUGH OF HER […]
The definition of business strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal or set of goals or objectives.
There are three popular explanations for the clear under-representation of women in management, namely: (1) they are not […]
It’s happened to all of us. You have a “come to Jesus” moment and decide you need to […]
In his book, Urban Monk: Exploring Karma, Consciousness, and the Divine, Pandit writes about how he learned to deal with and overcome the loss of his family’s multi-million dollar fortunes that left him and his family with next to nothing.
Emotional Intelligence – EQ – is a relatively recent behavioural model, rising to prominence with Daniel Goleman’s 1995 […]
The problem with this approach is that a decade of research — conducted by us and our colleagues — demonstrates that our intuitions about how to turn money into happiness are misguided at best and dead-wrong at worst. Those televisions, cars, and houses? They have almost no impact on our happiness. The good news is that we now know what kind of spending does enhance our happiness — insight that’s valuable to consumers and companies alike.
And so he got the idea to host a conference where the technology and contemplative communities could hash out the best ways to incorporate these tools into our lives—and keep them from taking over. The event, billed as Wisdom 2.0, was held in April 2010 and drew a couple hundred people.
Ken Blanchard probably did more in his book ‘The One Minute Manager’ then anyone to bring forth the concept of “catch people doing things right”. For some reason many leaders have the mentality that it is their role and duty to catch people doing things wrong. Once this kind of mentality permeates the culture of an organization, the employees become fearful. A swordwieling leader will never get the best from his employees. People may respond short term to this approach, but in the long term they will move on to another job. I ‘m amazed at how many leaders still think they have to be Attila the Hun. It is interesting to note, however, that those individuals who manage by fear are usually the most insecure.
In order to be successful, we need two things: intelligence and sincerity. Intelligence is needed to understand what […]
“To achieve any worthy goal, you must take risks,” says writer and speaker John C. Maxwell. In his book Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success, he points to the example of legendary aviator Amelia Earhart, who set several records and achieved many firsts in her lifetime, including being the first female pilot to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean. Although her final flight proved fateful, Maxwell believes she knew the risk—and that the potential reward was worth it. “[Earhart’s] advice when it came to risk was simple and direct: ‘Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.’ ”
However, unloving uncaring methods, which tend to predominate in organisations and to be passed on through successive leadership generations, are not the entire and only way to run a business or organisation.
Such is the case with Thomas Edison, whose most memorable invention was the light bulb, which purportedly took him 1,000 tries before he developed a successful prototype. “How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?” a reporter asked. “I didn’t fail 1,000 times,” Edison responded. “The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps.”
Humility is one of those leadership traits you do not see as frequently as you should. Humility is […]
Punk Economics video takes some altitude and looks at the global food economy: where it is now, how we got here – and what we might see in the future. This is vital stuff for all of us – take a look and let me know what you think!
Understanding the long term trends impacting an organisation is one of the keys to reducing uncertainty and helping create robust strategies and resilient organisations. Strategic foresight helps organisations improve the quality of strategic thinking and brings new insights into the planning and budgeting process. Strategic foresight also helps organisations maintain awareness of the trends that have longer term impacts, monitor indicators of the directions of these trends, and focus initiatives on the long range opportunities.
So there is clearly a need for global leadership. But when the public look at what is on offer, they are not impressed. Many of the bankers and politicians caught dozing by the financial crisis were regulars at Davos. Ordinary folk trust Davos Man no more than they would a lobbyist for the Worldwide Federation of Weasels. A survey by Edelman, a public-relations firm, finds that only 18% of people trust business leaders to tell the truth. For political leaders, the figure is 13%.
A man in the mode of goodness is not so much affected by material calamities, and he has a sense of advancement in knowledge.
It’s a natural law that goodness brings greater knowledge and a greater sense of happiness.
The problem is that when a man is situated in the mode of goodness he starts to think that he is advanced in knowledge and is better than others.
3. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions.
4. The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.
5. I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.
This really made me think… I let my mind wander free, just waiting for something to come. Suddenly I saw myself as an explorer of ancient pyramids, and that made a lot of sense to me.
‘Why a pyramid explorer?’ they asked.
‘Because when you know where to look, you can find treasures inside places where
nobody has been before. I see people like temples, with hidden treasures just waiting to be brought out!’
Most people wait for something extremely bad to happen in order to do something to get out of a rut. Successful people are proactive and act in advance – to prevent problems and create results.
Trust is the glue in relationships. Here are some behaviors that build trust:
Seeking first to understand
Making and keeping promises
Honesty and integrity
We can enhance our feelings by feeling our spiritual nature and develop a giver heart.
“When corporate leaders make a sincere effort to give managers both challenge and choice, most managers can learn to direct their energy and improve their focus – and ultimately find their way to the sea.”
IT is well known that when like-minded people get together, they tend to end up thinking a more extreme version of what they thought before they started to talk. The same kind of echo-chamber effect can happen as people get news from various media. Liberals viewing MSNBC or reading left-of-center blogs may well end up embracing liberal talking points even more firmly; conservative fans of Fox News may well react in similar fashion on the right.
Tatjana: A lot of people want to achieve success in life and in business and generally in the beginning they don’t know how? Somehow they start the business, they have certain success but they get stuck somewhere. On the other hand, they start having certain discipline, and become better people and start having a better communication with their business partners because they see that this is needed. And because they hear about it or they have a family custom, they practice some type of spirituality. But it seems like there is no connection between their business life and their spiritual life. So is there a connection between business and spirituality?
Many organisations are investing in training fail to get the most from their investment. Staff are sent on courses without being sufficiently clear about why they are attending the course. Staff attend courses without setting clear learning objectives for the course. They come back from a course and are not debriefed and set longer term learning goals. Here are some ideas for getting the most from your investment in training.
Clarity might help you achieve success and happiness.
Lack of clarity is probably more responsible for frustration and underachievement than any other single factor.
That’s why we say that “Success is goals, and all else is commentary.”
People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.
Every moment of every day we are making a choice which dog to feed. Our spirituality begins and ends with our consciousness, so let us try to become more conscious of the very sense of self and identity we are developing in our lives together.
For this reason, and perhaps more than ever before, our ability to select our most important task at each moment, and then to get started on that task and to get it done quickly and well, will probably have more impact on our success than any other quality or skill we can develop.
“When two people are angry at each other, their hearts are very distant. To cover that distance they must shout to hear each other. The angrier they are, the louder they need to become to reach across that great distance.”
There are basically two kinds of questions that we can ask yourself: empowering questions and dis-empowering questions. […]
Is there anybody up there that can help me? There was a guy who fell off of the […]
His Holiness summarised how Rama’s primary focus was to deal with every situation morally and with integrity. Trials, tribulation and pain give birth to the greatest of opportunities. Through a mother’s pain of labour children are birthed. Despite witnessing 2000 years of history, Redwood trees in California stand strong through stable roots. His Holiness described religious revelations manifesting through trials commenting in particular how in the Jewish tradition the sacrifices of the sons of Abraham gave rise to the Ten Commandments. Through the crucifixion, the resurrection of Christ gives hope to his followers.
No one can make you feel good or bad without your approval. People can make you feel good […]
One of our greatest challenges in changing behavior can be our self-limiting definitions of who we are. We send messages to ourselves like: “I just can’t speak in front of a group.” “I could never lead others.” “That just isn’t me!”
Got this excellent article today in my inbox. Executive Coaching is increasingly offered as an acknowledgement of success […]
“what could happen if during these tough times I focused on making all my employees, from the desk clerk to the cleaners of the rooms, truly happy?”
Take 108% responsibility for your life, for what you are, for what you say, for what you do. Absolutely refuse to blame other people for whatever is not working in your life. Always say, “I am responsible.” Because you are.
3. If you won a million dollars cash, tax free, tomorrow, what changes in your life would you make immediately?
4. What do you really love to do? What gives you the greatest feelings of value, importance and satisfaction?
5. If you could wave a magic wand over your life and have anything you wanted, what would you wish for?
6. What would you do, how would you spend your time, if you only had six months left to live?
7. What would you really want to do with your life, especially if you had no limitations?
3. Practice tight time planning. Imagine that you only had half the time available to get the job done and work with a sense of urgency all day long.
That evening I understood the true purport of yet another statement from the Bhagavata Purana which states that envy is nothing but appreciation that is corrupted by a strong obsession to exclusively possess what we value. Envy results from a deep-seated desire to be the lord and master of all that we survey. It is the strongest weapon of the ego in its relentless pursuit for self-aggrandizement.
The term “inquiring leader” refers to leaders at any level who are self-aware, curious, solution-oriented, and value asking questions as a core leadership skill. In general, the model and concept of inquiring leadership is meant to complement, supplement, enrich, and operationalize effective leadership thinking and behavior that lead to desired results.
Figure out the role you would like to play in life. Outside of real physical or resource limitations (e.g., I cannot be a pro basketball player at age 58, no matter how much I try), what is holding you back?
I found this in one ebook. We need to learn how to find something that we can take […]
O son of Prtha, there is no work prescribed for Me within all the three planetary systems. Nor am I in want of anything, nor have I a need to obtain anything — and yet I am engaged in prescribed duties.
Body
Assume you’ve head a heart attack. Now live accordingly.
Heart
Assume everything you say about another, they can overhear. Now speak accordingly.
Mind
Assume that half-life of your profession is two years. Now prepare accordingly.
Spirit
Assume you have a one-on-one communication with your Creator. Now live accordingly.
Mini-surveys are a simple and efficient way to measure behavioral change. They are very short and focus only on the leadership behavioral goal that has been selected by the person being coached. They are designed so that the colleagues evaluate behavior that occurs only during the coaching period.
Conscious coaching!
Clarity might help you achieve success and happiness. Lack of clarity is probably more responsible for frustration and […]
10. Surrender your goal completely to Divine who is within your heart. Turn your goal over to the Supersoul, act responsibly as if the outcome depends on you, but be aware that it depends on Supreme. Combination of a sincere, intelligent personal effort and God’s mercy brings great results.
Management means you make things happen. Leadership means you make people happen. Author: Conscious Coach – Akrura@gmail.com
You have more brains, more ability, and more intelligence than you are using at the moment. You are […]
Once you’ve completed this exercise, translate your answers into your life plan as S.M.A.R.T. goals and action steps to begin making positive changes in your life and share them with your Gita Coach or Adviser.
1. What do I worry about?
2. Do I really need to worry about it?
3. How would I feel if I would not worry about it?
4. How would my life be different if I would not worry about it?
5. What needs to happen so I will stop worrying about it?
6. Instead of worrying, what could I think and feel in order to peaceful and without worries?
An interesting question is whether this intellectual divorce might change in the light of the global economic mess of the last few years, in which much of the anger has been righteous. At least one leading economist, John Kay, thinks we should go back to talking about political economy, instead of economics, to show that moral values are still inescapably in there.
The Gita is as fresh in insight and as relevant today as it was 5,000 years ago. If only every manager, administrator, politician, employee, worker and others pick a copy of the Gita and spend a few minutes daily reflecting on its message, one can experience the positive transformation. Who doesn’t wish to be disciplined, to achieve home-work balance and bring peace and harmony in a secular environment?
Rasanath Das is a monk as well as a former management consultant and investment banker. Rasanath shares his […]
The calm mind in the face of failure will lead to deeper introspection and see clearly where the process went wrong so that corrective steps could be taken to avoid shortcomings in future. The principle of reducing our attachment to personal gains from the work done is the Gita’sprescription for attaining equanimity.
The first lesson of management science is to choose wisely and utilise scarce resources optimally. During the curtain raiser before the Mahabharata War, Duryodhana chose Sri Krishna’s large army for his help while Arjuna selected Sri Krishna’s wisdom for his support. This episode gives us a clue as to the nature of the effective manager – the former chose numbers, the latter, wisdom.
Chanting yoga is based on the principle of vibrational medicine and involves the primordial sound vibration of mantras. Much of the popular yoga practiced in the West is about posture, which is only one of the eight limbs of yoga. In chanting yoga, we use mantra meditation as a sublime process for deep relaxation, achieving greater concentration and transformation of conciousness to a higher level.
The world is vastly different today and ever-changing. If we can develop leaders who can withstand and embrace the changing times by deeply rooting themselves in these principles of great leadership, then we can develop great people, great teams and great results.
Success begins when you start using your freedom of choice. At your present stage of personal growth and evolution there are specific lessons that you have to learn about yourself, about life and about other people. How can this understanding help you see your life and what you face in life differently? You are an active participant in your own evolution.
16 Tips on Avoiding Conflicts Due to E-mails. Don’t try to solve a complex problem or conflict by e-mail. It generally only makes matters worse. Only a small percentage of full communications come through by e-mail (in comparison to face-to-face meetings or phone
calls).
Everything is available to you if you connect properly.
Always examine each situation carefully in order to gain the maximum benefit from each interaction.
If people do not move to a deeper level, they will remain imprisoned in suffering
Do the one thing that you aren’t doing now, but if you did do it well and regularly, would have the greatest impact in your life.
The 80/20 rule. 80% of the most important things to do in life are on the top 20% of your prioritized list. Therefore, put “First things First.”
Different aspects of human beings
* Not meant for classifying persons in a drawer
* Not meant to judge others
* To learn about human beings
* To better understand behaviours
* To better understand the own position
* To easier perform in the personal development
Four types of behaviour / persons
* Analyst
* Driver
* Charmer, charming one
* Expressionist – expressive one
Marketing genius Seth Godin talks about the new generation of marketing and why the traditional method of aiming for the center of your projected demographic curve, the common denominator of your market base—just won’t work anymore. He explains why you need to be remarkable… not necessarily the best, just the most remarkable.
If you are convinced you need others’ help to achieve more, then please treat your people with respect. Invest in making them highly successful by helping them develop their character and competence.
In my understanding, leadership is not only about the leader achieving things by engaging people, but also about helping people grow and develop as humans and devotees through these tasks.
Dear Sir, You probably already know what this letter is about. You’ve seen it coming; I know you […]
Employees or officers of a company that is under criminal or civil investigation shall not destroy documents or data that could be construed as pertinent to that investigation. Unless . . .
a) they’d like to keep their jobs.
b) they could have sworn the shredder also made copies.
c) they thought they were helping in the fight against terrorism
One last caution about the simple yet complicated phenomenon of love: you should constantly try to anticipate beforehand and review afterwards how each of your policies increases the love of those whom you lead. Indeed, one of your main functions as a leader is to express love and help others develop their experience of love. If you fail to understand basic point in this (first) chapter, you stand to lose position, prestige, co-operative association, your good health, your sanity, or perhaps even your life.
Story focuses on your values and making choices about what’s most important to you. We hope you enjoy […]
Again, failure is inevitable if you are going to tackle significant goals. You have to learn to make it work for you. In doing so, you are planting the seeds of your eventual success.
1. Do you have someone who inspires you the most to take up and persist in a leadership […]