My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. “Raja Yoga” – Chapter Highlights reproduced below: *** The teachers of the science of raja yoga declare not only that religion is based upon the experience of ancient times, but that no man can be religious until … Read more
Notes and Excerpts from ‘This is Marketing’ by Seth Godin. Our calling is to make a difference. A chance to make things better for those we seek to serve. Writing books or creation of anything else for that matter whether video courses, training, cartoons, Youtube videos, podcasts, is a commodity. You can’t claim to be … 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 “Deep Work” by Cal Newport. I found that a number of points raised and solutions offered in the book resonated with me. It was a very well-written book and I compiled some useful snippets from it into a bunch of notes. The first and second set … Read more
My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. “Vedanta in Practice”, “Goal of Vedanta” and “Universality of Vedanta” – Chapter Highlights reproduced below: *** The less the thought of the body, the better. For it is the body that drags us down. It is attachment, … Read more
My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. “Jnana Yoga” – Chapter Highlights reproduced below: *** What is the force that manifests itself through the body? It is obvious to all of us, whatever that force be, that it is taking particles up, as it … Read more
My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. “Bhakti Yoga” – Chapter Highlights reproduced below: *** Bhakti yoga is a real, genuine search after the Lord, a search beginning, continuing, and ending in love. One single moment of the madness of extreme love of God … 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 ‘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. The first and second set of these lines are here and here. Here is the third set: *** … Read more