Picture Perfect

These 2 pictures says a lot of things :) 

Serenity

One of the best Weekends I had . Got to meet Guruji on both the days . Can't explain how good I felt in words.

Some insights from the talks  which I can recall :)

Question : I have committed a lot a sin before . What do I do now ? Will I have to face the Karma .

Guruji : Forget about the past . From now on , lead a good life .

Question : What are the qualities youth should have ?

Guruji : Good Question , Youth should have lots of enthusiasm , they should have confidence and courage to take up risks , Spend one hour for nation , patience , no laziness.

Question : How to get concentration ?

Guruji : Do your Pranayams , Sudarshan Kriya  regularly.

Question: Being Grateful  is not working for me ?

Guruji : Continue Being Grateful , more you are grateful ,more grace flows into your life .

Question : How do I control my anger ?

Guruji : Continue on this path . You would have improved a lot from before . 

True Leader

After being in IT industry for 4 years , Some of the very essential Qualities of a leader mentioned below :

1. Never criticize in front of whole team . If any mistake done , talk to the person individually rather than creating a scene in front of everyone . Never  send any escalation mails targeting a particular individual  to whole team . Self Esteem of a person has to be taken care.

2. Have empathy towards the team . Speak to them , have always an open discussion. They should be free to tell you anything bothering them.

3. Don't always hear one side of the Story . Hear from other point of view and then take a decision.

4. Don't see intentions behind  mistakes . Address in such a way that it shouldn't be repeated.

5. Take Responsibility  and accountability for everything. 

Myths about Happiness

Perfect blog by Preeti Shenoy  to begin my Week ahead  . We have so many myths about happiness and she clarifies it all :)

http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2014/08/five-myths-about-happiness-blog.html

"Happiest people are those that make the best of a situation. They express gratitude for what they have. They live in the here-and-now. They are warm, cheerful and have a great sense of humour, enabling them to laugh at themselves. They know that happiness comes from inside oneself. It is a state of being, an art."- Preeti Shenoy , author 

I'm the change

Amazing video done by Allu Arjun , Tollywood actor. My respect towards him  has been increased after watching the video .Lets be the change rather than waiting for everyone else to change .

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=810002165780632&set=vb.100003125675722&type=2&theater

Some of the qualities which we should develop in ourselves .

1.Lets be multi talented and try to learn different stuffs . Youth today should not be good at one thing . They should develop various  interests and excel in multiple fields.  

2.Improve your communication which is an asset in today 's world . But the hard truth is we aren't taught anywhere the importance of good communication skills. May it be business or relationships , need of the hour is excellent communication skills. 

3.Quit Smoking and Drinking

4. Be in sanghachatvam  , good company always . 

India Way Forward

What a day it was Yesterday !  Meeting Sri Sri in the city  was truly a blessed Moment . Insights from yesterday s talk .

What are the 5 Tips for youth to take nation forward ?

* Take pride in your roots.
* Drugs and alcohol deaddiction is a must.
* Give one hour for the nation.
* Do  random act of kindness  in a day.
* Youth have to be multidimensional.


Q: How do we cultivate interest in God?
G.Stop trying and just relax! How long can u sit in Starbucks?
You will remember and thank God when you are either upset or happy! You don't remember Starbucks when you are sad, you remember God then!


3 Rules for #Happy Marriage
1 ) Men should never step on emotions of Women,
2) Women should always pump the ego of Man
3) Both should never ask proof for Other's love . 


Q : How to stop Brain drain to US and other countries

A : Once Governance is better, researchers will come back to the country. India was the research hub of the world.
We need to raise the education standards and I hope the government will take firm steps. 

Happy Independence day

  


                

Nice and true lines written by Chetan Bhaghat below

Freedom is not just about a nation being free to choose its leaders. Freedom is more. 
Freedom is everyone allowed to have and pursue a dream. 
Freedom is every individual who wants to and can rise, is allowed to rise. 
Freedom is a decent standard of living. Freedom is a roof on the head, a warm bed at night and food on the table, and not having to worry about those things. 
Freedom is feeling safe.
Freedom is praying to whichever God one wants to, and whichever God one doesn't want to. Freedom is being allowed to not believe in God.
Freedom is being allowed to love. Freedom is being allowed to express that love. Freedom is not judging love. Freedom is allowing straight people to love and be in love. Freedom is allowing gay people to be in love.
Freedom is being allowed to love someone of your own community. Freedom is being allowed to love someone of another community.
Freedom is not being judged for one's identity. Freedom is not judging anyone on the basis of their identity. Freedom is seeing everyone the same way and not caring whether they are from the North-East or the South-West.
Freedom is a man respecting a woman, a woman respecting a man.
Freedom is having the choice. Freedom is allowing the choice.
Freedom is putting free will right on top of things society's values.
Freedom doesn't just come from signing a document or raising a flag.
Freedom comes from retraining the mind. To make it free of prejudice. To live and let live.
Free Country = Free minds.
Happy Independence Day.

Be aware

Something has been disturbing since yesterday night and then I  figured it out . The reason for my disturbance was the accident which I saw while coming back from office . I couldn't do much since I was in cab and my cab driver wouldn't stop . But there were few people who were trying to help , calling  the ambulance etc..

 Most of the times , this is the case . There are few people who actually come and help . There are 2 things which I would like to highlight . One is please go and help and second is be extra careful while you are driving .
Some things to take care while you drive are mentioned below  so that you don't hurt yourself and others.

1. Don't break signals . I know sometimes its very tempting to break. You may be getting really late ..it could be job interview or a friend s birthday party...but still don't break. Your life and somebody else s life is much more precious than being on time. .Leave early as much as you can so that you have buffer time. 

2.Be extra careful while travelling in night /rain . Avoid as much as you can . If you can't avoid , then be extra careful .

3.Increase your awareness. This is something which we haven't learnt and that can be increased through meditation and other practices  . I can easily make out the difference when I do my Pranayams and when I don't do . Its much more effective driving  when I have done my Sudarshan Kriya . So learn it as soon as possible and practice it .There is no better way to protect yourself and others. 

Celebrate Every Moment !

We talk ...we talk and we talk . And 99% of our problems and fights are because we talk a lot . Probably I have told it many times in my blog , but the fact is we talk nonsense most of the times . Either about the past or worrying about the future , both of which we don't have much control . Lets today focus just in the present and give our 100% in whatever we do . Can we do that one day ???? and Just see how it feels .

Do we filter garbage in our dustbins . This is yesterday s garbage and this is day before yesterday . But we do this everyday . We keep on brooding about the past

Amazing Wisdom  which has been posted below :)

Dear Gurudev, I find that very often people take advantage of me. For a while it seems okay, but then it makes me angry that they are just walking all over me. Where do I draw the line? If I resist I often feel guilty that I’m being selfish. How can I differentiate between self respect and ego?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: 

Now you are mixing up too many things up.
First of all, you should know when a person is taking advantage of you and when you have to be compassionate. This is like asking me how to balance a bicycle. Just balance! I can’t say if you fall to the right, push over to the left! No, balance like how you would ride a bicycle.

If people are taking advantage of you, put your foot down and say no more. Where you need to help, there you help them. It’s not self respect issues all the time, but you should not be vulnerable to people taking advantage of you as well.
If someone is in need of help it’s okay to help, but someone is unduly asking help from you all the time then you should say 'No, it won’t work'. Our compassion should always be accompanied by wisdom.

"Compassion should always be accompanied with wisdom. Wisdom is knowing whom to give, where to give, what to give, how to give "-Sri Sri 

Black & White

“When you photograph people in color, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and white, you photograph their souls!” ― Ted Grant

Similarly in life , we see a  lot by  adding our own colors rather than back and white . Lets see and accept things as it is rather than doing a postmortem of it  . If someone has insulted you , so what ??? Why are you  being a football to somebody else s opinions . 

True happiness is being in-dependent  . On this independence day , lets take oath to spread happiness and do our bit to society . Lets make this place a better place to live . 

There is no better way than having an interaction with his holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar . Join for amazing session at Koramangala on 15th August . Details about the event in the link below .

https://www.facebook.com/events/419666568171678/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Walking the Path

Another amazing book which I'm reading called Walking the path written by Fredereique Lebelley :) I love reading and after Preeti Shenoy s blog , it has  encouraged me more .

Few Reasons why you need to read has been addressed in the beautiful blog by Preeti Shenoy , link given   below .

http://blog.preetishenoy.com/2014/08/6-reasons-why-you-should-invest-time-to.html

Take care

The moment I take my health for granted ,  I fall sick . We work continuously  by losing our health to gain wealth and one fine day we use our wealth to gain back the health . Instead take care from beginning to improve your immunity . Some of the ways which worked for me and most of them are mentioned below

1. Regular Exercise  . Definitely this will increase your immunity .

2. Regular practice of Yoga and Meditation . Get enrolled today itself for art of living course . 

3. Have lots of fresh fruits and veggies . 

4. Eat at the right time . Avoid junk food as much as possible . 

5. Drink loads of water and keep yourself well hydrated. 

6. Sufficient Rest and Sleep . 

7. Don stress too much . Take time to laugh , play ,spend time with family and friends

Think about it !!!

Can we make every village this way as in the video below ? Is it possible ????

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmBTofRDjcM&feature=youtu.be

Something to think about  !!! Shop without a shopkeeper ......Amazing :)

Another well written article by Bawa , which has to be read about patterns of  mind

http://bawandinesh.name/patterns-of-the-mind/#respond