“The project is over but Raichand’s one upmanship on it isn’t, it keeps going on and on,” Swami complained the other day while sipping his coffee. “And his favourite, blue-eyed boy keeps complaining that he didn’t get his due for the project.” Swami had just returned from his company’s offsite where he had spent two … Read more
Here are some excerpts from the book ‘The Science of Mind Management’ by Swami Mukundananda: Our mind is the single-most important factor that determines the quality of our life. Successfully controlled, it becomes our best alloy, but if allowed to run wild, it steals our inner peace and undermines all our productive endeavours. We experience … Read more
A few months back I read a book titled ‘The Practice’ by Seth Godin. I loved it a lot and made some notes from it. They are some profound lines from the book which spoke to me. Here is a list of some of them: When you choose to produce creative work, you’re solving a … Read more
We make a conscious decision by the intellect not to get pulled into certain things or situations or people which we might have learnt are not conducive to our growth. Sometimes we are successful at it due to grace of God. We can see situations and are able to discern them we having potential for … Read more
“Have you been witness to a fierce argument on a WhatsApp group?” Jigneshbhai asked the other day when we were having our coffee and muffin. That question excited Swami who kept his cup and muffin down. “Arguments? I have witnessed dogfights, wrestling matches with crowds cheering on WhatsApp,” Swami replied and broke into a guffaw. … Read more
Excerpts from The 7 Mindsets for Success, Happiness and Fulfillment by Swami Mukundananda: The biggest key to accomplishment, happiness and fulfilment is mastery over our emotions. The attitudes we harbour habitually within ourselves become our mindsets. If we can train our mind and intellect, their immense potential will get unlocked. The principle is simple – … Read more
A few months back I read a book titled “Atomic Habits” by James Clear. It was a very well-written book and I found a lot of snippets useful that spoke to me. I compiled them into a bunch of notes. Here is the first set: If you find yourself struggling to build a good habit … Read more
When someone gives us compliments for a job well done, we sometimes get into the mode of touting how we have been doing this for a while and are experts at it in any case. This may not be tomtoming about ourselves but it is definitely a reflection of we liking the compliments. This is … Read more
The source of irritation and anger is within us. Whenever some act by someone else creates that emotion within us, the source of it can be tracked back to an unfulfilled expectation within. The only freedom from this is to fix that expectation. But it does not mean leading a dry life without expectations. It … Read more