CONFLICTING GUIDANCE

GITA WISDOM # 56 Chapter 3 Verse 2 व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।तदेकं वद निश्चित्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्‌॥ आप मिले हुए-से वचनों से मेरी बुद्धि को मानो मोहित कर रहे हैं। इसलिए उस एक बात को निश्चित करके कहिए जिससे मैं कल्याण को प्राप्त हो जाऊँ ॥2॥ The council or guidance provided must be simple; itContinue reading “CONFLICTING GUIDANCE”

HAPPY MAKAR SANKRANTI

Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan or Maghi or simply Sankranti, is a festival day in the Hindu calendar, dedicated to the deity Surya (sun). It is observed each year in the lunar month of Magha which corresponds with the month of January as per the Gregorian calendar and is a day the people of India andContinue reading “HAPPY MAKAR SANKRANTI”

IMPORTANCE OF BODY LANGUAGE IN COMMUNICATION

Body language has a core importance in communication. The Body language is misleading. A person can say one thing and think something completely different, or consciously deceive the interlocutor with lies. It is considerably more difficult to fool someone with body language since much of body language expressions happen unconsciously. In many people, the facialContinue reading “IMPORTANCE OF BODY LANGUAGE IN COMMUNICATION”

ROAD SAFETY MONTH

Road Safety Month (India): 18 January – 17 February Road Safety Week is observed from 11 January to 17th January every year and aims at making the roads and streets in India safer. During the one-week observance, the government spreads awareness about how to avoid accidents and injuries while on the road. According to anContinue reading “ROAD SAFETY MONTH”

EDUCATE, DO NOT CONFUSE

GITA WISDOM # 56 Chapter 3 Verse 29 प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढ़ाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु।तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत्‌॥ प्रकृति के गुणों से अत्यन्त मोहित हुए मनुष्य गुणों में और कर्मों में आसक्त रहते हैं, उन पूर्णतया न समझने वाले मन्दबुद्धि अज्ञानियों को पूर्णतया जानने वाला ज्ञानी विचलित न करे॥29॥ When the followers err in understanding the subtle differences between variousContinue reading “EDUCATE, DO NOT CONFUSE”

LEADING FROM THE FRONT

GITA WISDOM # 55 Chapter 3 Verse 26 न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङि्गनाम्‌।जोषयेत्सर्वकर्माणि विद्वान्युक्तः समाचरन्‌॥ परमात्मा के स्वरूप में अटल स्थित हुए ज्ञानी पुरुष को चाहिए कि वह शास्त्रविहित कर्मों में आसक्ति वाले अज्ञानियों की बुद्धि में भ्रम अर्थात कर्मों में अश्रद्धा उत्पन्न न करे, किन्तु स्वयं शास्त्रविहित समस्त कर्म भलीभाँति करता हुआ उनसे भी वैसेContinue reading “LEADING FROM THE FRONT”

FOLLOWERSHIP

GITA WISDOM # 54 Chapter 3 Verse 23 यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः॥ क्योंकि हे पार्थ! यदि कदाचित्‌ मैं सावधान होकर कर्मों में न बरतूँ तो बड़ी हानि हो जाए क्योंकि मनुष्य सब प्रकार से मेरे ही मार्ग का अनुसरण करते हैं ॥23॥ Men tend to follow the path ofContinue reading “FOLLOWERSHIP”

LEARNING BIRDS # 06

The rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also known as the ring-necked parakeet, is a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula, of the family Psittacidae. It has disjunct native ranges in Africa and South Asia, and is now introduced into many other parts of the world where feral populations have established themselves and are bred for theContinue reading “LEARNING BIRDS # 06”

LEADERSHIP

GITA WISDOM # 53 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3 Verse 21 यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते॥ श्रेष्ठ पुरुष जो-जो आचरण करता है, अन्य पुरुष भी वैसा-वैसा ही आचरण करते हैं। वह जो कुछ प्रमाण कर देता है, समस्त मनुष्य-समुदाय उसी के अनुसार बरतने लग जाता है (यहाँ क्रिया में एकवचन है, परन्तु ‘लोक’ शब्द समुदायवाचकContinue reading “LEADERSHIP”

LEARNING BIRDS # 05

The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) also known as the common peafowl or blue peafowl is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent. It has been introduced to many other countries. The male peacock is brightly coloured, with a predominantly blue fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long trainContinue reading “LEARNING BIRDS # 05”

BENCHMARKING LEADERSHIP

GITA WISDOM #52 Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 3 Verse 20 कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।लोकसंग्रहमेवापि सम्पश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि॥ जनकादि ज्ञानीजन भी आसक्ति रहित कर्मद्वारा ही परम सिद्धि को प्राप्त हुए थे, इसलिए तथा लोकसंग्रह को देखते हुए भी तू कर्म करने के ही योग्य है अर्थात तुझे कर्म करना ही उचित है॥20॥ It is essential for a chief executiveContinue reading “BENCHMARKING LEADERSHIP”