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Are Law s o f Na tu r e a re Equa l f o r A l l o f us?

By Kapil Kakar

Ramlal and Shyamlal were the best of friends. Both were bachelorsand worked in the same organization as colleagues. They used tospend most of their time together whether at office or at home.Since their views were identical on life there actions typicallyfollowed their views. They both together, used to spoil the officeenvironment by ridiculing and making fun of others, delaying work,troubling others and taking bribe. At home they were found mostlyin a drunken state. Being firm believers of astrology they both oncewent together to a Swami and requested him to describe theirfuture. Swamiji on their request predicted their date of death, whichwas exactly five months away. For the first time, both the friendsreacted differently after hearing the news. Ramlal said, Since I amabout to die why not enjoy my life to the fullest and he started

drinking, womanizing etc. Shyamlal contrary to his friend said,Since I am about to die after some time I will implore and worshipGod as I will be with him in a few months, so he started praying,helping others, and learning about God. After three months Ramlalpassed away, two months earlier than predicted by Swamiji.Shyamlal continued working, surrendering his actions to God andcounting days for his death. Five months passed and nothinghappened to Shyamlal. Then another month passed and he was inperfect state of health. Once again, he approached Swamiji and toldhim that his prediction of timing of death was totally wrong, as hisfriend had expired two months earlier than the day of predictionand he was still living. To this, Swamiji answered, You both

reacted differently to the news of your death. What I predicted wasnot wrong but you both acted differently. Had you both continuedto live the same way that you were living than you would have diedexactly at the time I told you i.e. after 5 months. But the two ofyou perceived the situation differently. Ramlal accelerated on hiswrong actions and death came to him early and you applied brakeson the earlier actions and you started living a changed lifestyle ofresponsible and good individual and hence your actions got youaway from the jaws of the death. Remember, we are all masters ofour action and we have free will to perform as in Bhagvad Gita InCh=5 Text 15 Lord Says: NOR DOES THE SUPREME LORDASSUMES ANYONE'S SINFUL OR PIOUS ACTIVITIES. EMBODIEDBEINGS, HOWEVER, ARE BEWILDERED BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE

WHICH COVERS THE REAL KNOWLEDGE. Hence we can change ourdestiny by changing our ways. Think about it and start changingyour destiny now.

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Are w e Li v ing in Kal i Yuga?

By Kapil Kakar

Are we evolving? If we are then how is it possible

because we are living in Kali yuga the Dark Age. Howcan anyone evolve in Dark Age? How is it that the

standard of living is getting better and better of the

people worldwide? How can the science advance soastronomically in last few hundred years? How can the

rich and famous westerners get attracted to Spirituality,

Kumbh Mela, Meditation and Vegetarianism to name

few? Why is it that motivators of today also speak aboutSpirituality? Why do we see more and more people

whether rich or poor approaching and following gurus?

Does all these trend show that we are moving towards

God? If that is so then how is it possible in Kali Yuga.

Needless to say Kali Yuga is supposed to be the worst ofthe four Yugas. The human intellect is only quarterly

developed and he cannot grasp anything beyond the

gross material creation. The best is Satya Yuga in which

man can comprehend, even God the spirit beyond theinvisible world. Satya Yuga is followed by Treta Yuga

and then comes Dwapara Yuga and finally Kali Yuga.

The general impression among Hindus world wide is that

we are in Kali Yuga. But Sri Sri Swami Yukteswarmaharaj ji (1855-1936) the guru of Parmahansa

Yogananda ji (the author of Autobiography of a Yogi and

the founder of Yogoda Satsang Society which mainly

operates from Ranchi and America) had a differentopinion. He Was a self-realized Swami who took

Samadhi in 1936.

The general understanding is that Stya Yuga is for

17,28,000 years, Treta Yuga is for 12,96,000 years,

Dwapara Yuga is for 8,64,000 years and Kali Yuga is for

4,32,000 years. Swami Sri Sri yukteswar maharaj hadsaid there is a story behind the above mentioned figure

and he has also described by mathematical calculation

that where these figures went wrong.

The calculation mistake started during the reign of raja

Parikshat, just after the completion of Dwarpa yuga. Atthat time Maharaja Yudhisthira, noticing the appearance

of dark kali yuga, gave his thrown to his grandson raja




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Parikshat. Maharaj Yudhisthira together with his all wisemen of his court went to Himalayas. Thus there was no

one left in the court of Raja parikshat who could

understand the principle of correctly calculating the ages

of several yugas. Hence after the completion of DwaparaYuga no body dared to make Introduction of kali yuga.

Therefore the first year of kali yuga was numbered along

the age of Dwapara Yuga. After many many years the

wise men of that time realized that the period of kaliyuga is 1200 years. But as their intellect was not

suitably developed they came to a conclusion that these

1200 years of kali was not the ordinary years of our

earth but were the years of gods Consisting of 12months and 30 days in each month. And each god day

was equal to one year on earth. Going by this-

1day= 1year

360 days 360 years

Satya Yuga

360 years X 4800 Years 17,28,000 YEARS

360 years X 3600 Years=12,96,000 Years

360 Years X 2400 Years= 8,64,000 years

360 Years X 1200 Years=4,32,000 Years.

He further stated that out of 4800 years of satya yuga

( 400 +4000+ 400 ) the four hundred years before andafter satya yuga are the cusp. Similarly 3600 ( 300

+3000+ 300 ), 2400( 200 +2000+ 200 ) and 1200( 100

+1000+ 100 ) before and after of Treta, Dvapara and

Kali respectively are also cusp also. His calculationsfurther indicate that in 1600 AD the kali yuga (the last

100 years of kali yuga were cusp as explained earlier) sothe characteristics of Dwapara Yuga also started coming

into force. And in 1600 ad William Gilbert discoveredmagnetic forces. In 1609 Kepler discovered the Law of

astronomy and Galileo produced a telescope. About

1670 Newton discovered the Law of Gravitation. And in1899 the cusp of 200 years of Dwapara Yuga was alsocompleted and now we are in the Full Dwapara Yuga andthat is the reason man has taken a big leap in last




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hundred years.

If you look at the human history of last two thousandYears man had only indulged in Wars, Captivity,

Disrespect to fellow human beings specially women,

working undemocratically etc. But definitely in last five

hundred years, each day man seems to be evolving. Hehas started following democratic process world wide, the

disrespect of fellow human's beings though has not

vanished but are much less, men and women are looked

up with parity. Emotions of others are respected morethen ever. When he had revealed this calculation in AD

1894 he called it 26 th falgun, 194 Dwarpa.




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Ar juna 's Dec is ion Mak ing th rough

Sp i r i t ua l i t y

By Kapil Kakar

Decision Making has been with man since the time hebeen conscious of himself and the environment around

him. Our great ancestors in Stone Age took decisionsbut those were pertaining to survival and living.

Thousand of years hence we are still taking decisions

the only difference being now decisions are taken not for

survival but to display one's competencies in life, tosurpass others, always trying to stay ahead in race and

eventually satisfying one's ego.

Some Five Thousand years ago Arjuna a man of

intelligence but without discriminatory ability foundhimself in the fix. He was unable to decide initially

whether he should be fighting the battle againstkauravas or not. And his decision came after measuring

all pros and cons that he should not be fighting against

his cousins.

Fortunately for Arjuna Lord Krishna was there to make

him aware about the factuality's and from there on alsoassisted him in reconsidering his decision and finally

changing it. But in today's world we do not have Krishnain flesh and blood to help us in our decisions.

One can imagine the precarious situation of Arjuna by

observing the questions asked by him to Lord Krishna inBhagvad Gita.

In Text 31 CH-I Arjuna says I do not see how any goodcan come from killing my own kinsmen in this battle, nor

can I, my dear Krishna, desire any subsequent victory,

kingdom, or happiness.

In Text 32-35 Ch-1 Arjuna Says O Govinda, of what

avail to us are a kingdom, happiness or even life itselfwhen all those for whom we may desire them are now

arrayed on this battlefield? O Madhusudhan, when

teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles,

fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law and otherrelatives are ready to give up their lives and properties

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them, even though they might otherwise kill me? O

maintainer of all living entities, I am not prepared to

fight with them even in exchange for the three worlds,let alone this earth. What pleasure will we derive from

killing the sons of Dhritrashtra?

In Text 36 Ch-1 Arjuna Says Sin will overcome us if weslay such aggressors. Therefore it is not proper for us to

kill the sons of Dhritrashtra and our friends. What

should we gain, O Krishna, husband of the goodness offortune, and how could we be happy by killing our own

kinsmen?

In Text 37-38 Ch-1 Arjuna further says O janardhan,

although these men, their hearts overtaken by greed,

see no fault in killing one's family or quarreling with

friends, why should we, who can see the crime indestroying a family, engage in these acts of sin?

Arjuna was a Sincere, Honest and a Good living being.

One can easily conclude this from what he thought andthe questions asked by him. He had sound reasons

which actually made him reluctant to fight against thekauravas. He was overwhelmed in the battlefield by

seeing his cousins, relatives and friends standing against

him and he could not understand what he would achieve

by killing them.

He was a man who was clearly disinterested in thematerialistic possessions though he had adequate power

to get them. He was from a royal family and still waswilling to give all the comforts of life just for the sake of

his relatives, friends who on the other hand wereprepared to kill him and his brothers for the pride,

vanity, ego and materialistic things.

Lord Krishna very patiently answered all his queries,

cleared all his doubts and never tried to conclude thingsin haste nor compelled Arjuna to fight unwillingly. Hemade Arjuna to realize the vulnerability of the situation

all by himself without actually imposing His (Krishna's)views in him.

Does this mean that we are unfortunate not to have

Krishna with us as we do no not have Him to guide and

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ever challenging life which appears in differentunexpected forms?

The answer to this question has been given in Bhagvad

Gita where in Text 20 Ch-X Lord says I am the

supersoul which dwells in the hearts of all living entities.

I am the beginning, the middle and the end of allbeings.

We can clearly understand from above statement thatGod is omnipresent. He is right their in you and if youwant to witness him you will have to see Him from the

eyes of faith. To get the solutions to your problems you

will have to approach him. He will not come to youunless and until you invite him to solve your problem

like what Arjuna did. You will have to be Arjuna and to

be Arjuna you will have to dispel your ego and

submissively surrender yourself to God and than act onHis advice like Arjuna did. He is the only one you can

have faith on, if you truly want to enhance faith in

yourself for any purpose in life and that includes

Decision Making.




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A t t e m p t t o K n o w Go d

By Kapil Kakar

God has given us everything right from subtle Mind and

Intelligence, which helps a person to think anddiscriminate to the gross body, which helps us

implement what we feel and think. But He has kept one

important fundamental thing hidden from us, that which

forms basis of our lives, which is master of everythingand it is realization about ourselves i.e. Real Us. And

God has done it successfully by giving us all Ego that

makes us imagine distinctively that we are separatefrom one another. It is this realization that keeps us

away from God i.e. Ego. He expects us to work towardsit and get rid of the ego and explore ourselves.

Everyone would love God the creator if they are proved

by God that He exists. And probably people will love Him

wholeheartedly but than one may also understand this

fact that people will love God for their on selfish reasonsand God certainly does not want that. Also He does not

want to impose himself on others/ His children as hewants them to discover themselves about Him through

Karma/ Actions. He wants us to ponder firstly about hisexistence than moving on to the next step about

knowing him and thereafter following the path ofknowing him. The moment we know Him we become a

realized Soul and come to know our true nature, whichdoes not have any sex, which is away from competition,

and prejudice without any opinion or judgments.

To kn ow God- :

Give up your comforts - Wake and get out of your

Comfort Zone. Comforts of seeing your own

conveniences, comforts of expecting desired results,

comforts of hoping that things will change withouthaving to work without it. Whatever you do should be

done with an intention of surrendering your actions to

God and not for yourselves. The five senses are alsoGod's creation and you are also his creation than howcan we forget our creator though we are workingthrough his weapons.

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we should try to know first of all our purpose for beinghere. Question yourself who am I? What am I doing

here? Where did I come from? Who is my Master? What

can my master expect from me? The best way to know

the answers is to look within yourself and get obsessedby these questions till you find an answer. And this is

not easy because the kind of worldly attractions we havearound us will discourage us from knowing and thinkingabout the above questions because you might feelstupid why is it I need to know this. Look at others theyare not bothered about it. Yes others are not bothered

because they are Slaves of their Desires those desires

that never end though they die.

Remember what ever you do in life is contagious - youmay find your self out of place as people will not have

the urge to know those questions but slowly you would

be with people who will have the same urge and thanyou will find that you are not the only one who wanted

to know but there are many like you. There was anexperiment performed on the University students

(smokers& non smokers) in USA. When the smokers

were asked what percentage of students they thought

smoke and the answer was 70%. When Non smokerswere asked what percentage of students did not smoke

the answer was 80%. Than the researchers found that

smokers used to be in few areas of the campus

especially near the vicinity of stores, which soldcigarettes and since they use to see many students

around them they assumed 70% smoke. Similarly the

non- smokers seldom used to go where smokers were

and they also used to seen in large numbers atparticular places and they also assumed that 80% of the

students don't smoke. This is precisely what happens,

an individual with the urge for God and real questions oflife. If he thinks about God he discourages himself as hebelieves that around him no one is interested in suchstupid questions than why should I. Similarly when your

urge grows to know God which is actually fundamentals

of life you will be surrounded by people who also havethe same urge to know God and are far away from

materialism and that is the time you will get assurance

that there are many others who think like others. Try it;

you will succeed all the best.




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Be L ike a T ree

By Kapil Kakar

We all desire to evolve and attempt to make our lives

better but we often fall short of our desires. In order toevolve, our first step should be to quit desiring. Desire is

a manifestation of our craving, which we wish toaccomplish some day and it further creates expectations

from everyone in and around us including ourselves.

Our reaction to our expectations is usually in the form of

anxiety, pain, stress, self-condemnation, accusation etc.But the question is, why does this happen to us? It

happens because we are weak and are surrounded byuncertainty. Our actions are small but our expectations

are very high. We have got into the habit of reactingabout everything irrespective of whether it concerns us

or not and if at all it concerns us our reactions aretotally self-centered. We have become so obsessed with

ourselves that we have created a world of our ideas,

thoughts, principles and procedures and anything that

falls beyond it is considered to be wrong by us.

It may not seem like the perfect comparison, but whenwe compare ourselves with a tree, we find that we dont

have to face even one per cent of the difficulties facedby a tree. Still, a tree always seems to be relaxed and

calm. It does not oppose anything though it experienceseverything. It doesnt have a home of its own but

becomes home for so many living beings.

A tree always seems to be relaxed and calm. It does notoppose anything though it experiences everything.

A tree provides home and shelter for everyone without

discriminating between animals and humans or between

the stronger and the weaker and is thankful to othersfor giving it an opportunity to serve them. On the other

hand, we humans fight over small pieces of land. And if

we provide shelter to anyone we either charge rent ordo not hesitate in mentioning the favour that we havebestowed on our fellow human beings.

A tree remains unaffected by strong winds, scorching

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firmly facing the different forms and forces of naturewith indifference. On the other hand we humans have all

the reasons to complain about the heat, cold, changing

weather and other inhospitable conditions.

A tree experiences everything blissfully through thepassing phases of time as it knows that everything istemporary. But we humans react negatively to changes

because we expect everything to be unchanging and

permanent. Hence we cry and complain when nothing is

working for us because we feel nothing will ever workfor us.

A tree experiences everything blissfully through thepassing phases of time as it knows that everything is

temporary.

A tree remains static, not interested in anything but

itself. That does not mean it is selfish, after being static

also it is home for the animals etc. It meditates on itselfin an attempt to realise its creator. But man does not

have time to even think about all this - he is onlyinterested in knowing how he can grow materially and is

more interested in knowing what is happening outsidehis own life, especially in others lives.

Instead of learning from trees, man has even exploitedtrees for his own selfish interests, out of arrogance that

no one is better than him, forgetting that the life of a

tree is much more useful than that of us humans.

A tree does not react to wrong or right but observes

everything as a beautiful experience.

A tree is strong. Nothing disturbs it. It experienceseverything without complaining. The wind blows past it,

the sun throws scorching heat at it and it is still the

same. Then the rain comes and again it remainsunaffected. Animals and humans take shelter under itand it is more than happy to give what they want. Birds

make their nests in it, animals eat its fruits, but the tree

is happy because others are happy. It remains within

itself all the time; it does not react to wrong or right butobserves everything as a beautiful experience without

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In the Gita (20-23) Lord Krishna says: In the stage ofperfection called trance or samadhi, ones mind is

completely restrained from mental activities by the

practice of yoga. This perfection is characterised by

ones ability to see the self with a pure mind and torelish and rejoice in the self. In that joyous state, one is

situated in a boundless transcendental happiness,realised through transcendental senses. Establishedthus, one never departs from the truth, and upongaining this, he thinks there is no greater gain. Beingsituated in such a position, one is never shaken even in

the midst of greater difficulty. This indeed is the actual

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B e y o u r o w n j u d g e

By Kapil Kakar

What you make of your life eventually will affect you,

and no one else is bound to help you in that endeavour

All of us are unique individuals. We have our own uniquenatures, behavioural patterns and distinct worldviewwhich influences the way we approach and realise ourgoals. That said there are common character traits

between successful people. While your inherent nature

is inborn, positive qualities can be imbibed andingrained.

Caut ion:

Erring on either side of caution can stymie your chancesof making best use of the opportunities which come your

way. The trick is a balancing act; take risks but do not

be reckless. Analyse your situation and take calculated

chances. Being paralysed by fear of failure will negatechances of success.

Fai th :

Faith has two dimensions; faith in yourself and your ownabilities and in a belief system, religion and God. Both of

these are essential to overcome obstacles in your

pursuit of success. Confidence and conviction arise fromyour faith in yourself while faith in a higher power willsupport you in times of adversity.

Proact ive :

Understand that the world does not owe you a thing.

What you make of your life eventually will affect only

you and no one else is bound or obligated to help you inthat endeavour. Therefore do not wait around for thingsto happen or for life to guide you. Take control of your

life and steer it where you want to. Be the captain of

your ship.

Sens i t i v i t y :

Sensitivity towards others is perhaps the most enduring




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glue which will bond others to you. Treating everyoneequally irrespective of their social or financial

backgrounds and never being condescending will earn

you respect from people who will support you when the

time comes. Remember it is often not a savvy talker butan empathetic listener who is remembered by people.

Do not try and bring people around to your views andopinions and respect everyone's legitimacy ofspokesmanship.

H u m i l i t y :

Humility is not self disparagement. Being humble means

simply standing in awe in front of all that you do notknow. Humility opens the door to learning and is not e

to be confused with meekness. The greatest people are

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Choos ing one ' s g oa ls

By Kapil Kakar

We need to realize and accept this fact unequivocally

that we all are special and have exclusive distinctqualities and traits. We individuals are born with

different inclinations and interests.

Therefore, we need to choose a profession that

STIMULATES our minds and for which we are

PASSIONATE about. Any field that we might venture in,if we lack interest towards it, we can never grow in it.

Lack of interest results in lack of creativity which further

results in lack of effort.

Looking closely at our interest and passions through newborns, every new born behaves differently. One may be

active, other sublime. As the baby grows, some likeplaying with a car, other with a bat, the third with a

gun. This means every child has a different interest and

inclination and similarly while choosing and preparing for

our profession we need to respect our interest andinclination towards the field.

Therefore, introspect and discover your innate qualities

which compliment your interest and choose theprofession that you would like to pursue. Even after

introspecting in detail you will find professional conflict/options. Like should I go for medical or do I opt for Bio

technology. You may find both might naturally interest

you.

Research on the optional fields, introspect by writing

about them and yourself in details and see which fieldyou find self to be more compatible with.

Money should not be the key in choosing the professionthat you want to venture into. Since, there is no

profession which does not give money/ wealth. Money

belongs to people who focus on their profession.Remember not all Lawyers, Architects, ChartedAccountants etc have a good practice.

While choosing the profession one should not get

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same profession which they have opted for or trying toimitate an uncle who has excelled and made lot of

money.

Also there has not been a single profession that can

bring you success, money, glory without hard work.

Dont wait for wealth to come to you but create wealthwith your Karmas through your profession.

Lastly if your colleague does better then you, onesubstantial factor may be that he had chosen aprofession that he loved and you imposed the same on

yourself self unwillingly. It takes COURAGE to follow

ones goals.




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Conf idence k ey t o success

By Kapil Kaka

Situations such as job interviews, making presentationsand reports, public speaking and the like require

confidence as well as the pre requisite skill or

knowledge. You may be well equipped to deliver a

speech after hours of practice with the script but if your

confidence deserts you, then no amount of preparationwill suffice. Confidence springs from conviction and is

not to be confused with impertinence or condescension.

Confidence will allow you to maneuver even negative

situations to your favour. Practising the following

exercise will help you conquer your fears and boost yourconfidence.

St e p I : Sit in a relaxed manner with a straight spine,eyes closed and observe your breath. Inhale and exhale

normally.

St ep I I : Visualise a situation in the past when you feltflustered or lacked confidence. As an illustration, let's

consider a job interview; visualise the interviewer asking

you questions and then see yourself giving self assuredknowledgeable responses. Visualise the interviewerappreciating and being impressed by your answers and

demeanour. Be confident in your visualisation and see

the positive outcome. Do not try and think about

negative consequences arising out of your fears.

S t e p I I I : Make a body movement. This could be a

clenched fist or clasped hands or any other movementwhich you would feel comfortable replicating in the reallife situation. Stay in the new pose for five minutes as

you continue to visualise yourself dealing and interactingwith the person on the other side.

Step I V : Slowly open your eyes and look at the new

pose which you made while visualising. Keep looking at

the new pose for 20 seconds and close your eyes again.

Open your eyes after five minutes and see the samepose again. Next time, whenever you find yourself in the

situation which you had visualized, make the same




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gesture which you had adopted during the visualisation.You will feel more assured and deal with the situation

confidently, without any fear of failure.




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Crea t ing oppor tun i t i es

By Kapil

Kakar

Here Kapil Kakar sheds light on rhythm, initiative andawareness the three qualities that are necessary to

create and make the most of your opportunities.

Opportunity knocks only once. In today's dynamicand competitive world it is imperative not only to availevery opportunity which comes along but also to create

opportunities where there seem to be none. We often

indulge in wishful thinking, desiring one man's lineageand another's wealth. It's true that some people are

blessed with ample opportunity but paradoxically quite

often such people fail to capitalise on their position. Onthe other hand, all impediments and seeminglyinsurmountable limitations melt away from the path of

the person who goes about planning and controlling his

own destiny.

R h y t h m :

It's important to keep your 'juices flowing'. People often

stagnate waiting for the right opportunity. They find

themselves unable to mobilise themselves when thetime comes. It's important not to lose your creative

rhythm, zeal and enthusiasm. This will augment your

self belief so you can use your skills when it is requiredmost.

I n i t i a t i v e :

To create opportunity one needs to take initiative.Initiative to move ahead even when the bigger picture is

obscured. Active initiative opens new doors when others

close. Courage is necessary because initiative demandsyou take calculated risks and not get bogged down bythe fear of the unknown. Initiative creates opportunities

and propels a person towards his goals.

B eing aw a re :

Lastly it helps if you are aware of more than just your

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of study and social group. Even if you maintain goodrhythm and create opportunities by taking initiative, it is

possible that you may miss out an opportunity simply

because you did not know it was there. It is not always

possible to tell where an opportunity will arise from; youneed to be acutely aware. Do not let it go by simply

because you were ignorant. Opportunities are all aroundus; it's just a matter of spotting and utilising them.




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DETACHMENT THE PATH TO SUCCESS

By Kapil

Kakar

Many people when asked to become detached fromworldly desires get petrified. They immediately startvisualizing themselves having, left their homes, wearing

saffron clothes, with long beards and they are either

sitting in Himalayas or they are roaming about from city

to city, from one place of worship to another afterquitting their family life. Such has been the

misconception about Detachment that the best thing

that can happen to human being has been depicted as apsychotic happening. Detachment does not necessarilymean that you leave your home or your family or your

work. Paradoxically, it will get you more peace,happiness, joy and materialistic things. There are many

people who do not have the desire to work for money orother materialistic things but they want to work for

humanity and in return money, fame etc is bestowed

upon them by Nature. This is a very subtle Law of

Nature that if you are running after a materialistic good,it will make you run after it even further.

You certainly have a duty and responsibility towards

your family members and society. In Bhagvad Gita InCh III Text (8) Lord Says : PERFORM YOUR

PRESCRIBED DUTY, FOR DOING SO IS BETTER THAN

NOT WORKING. ONE CANNOT MAINTAIN ONE'SPHYSICAL BODY WITHOUT WORK. Therefore

Detachment does not mean that you do not perform

your duties. If that would be so then lord Krishna would

not have stressed on Duty.

Detachment basically means not to rejoice uponachieving something pleasant and nor to lament upon

receiving something unpleasant. It is a state where aperson is unaffected with the results he gets. He is

always doing his best at work giving more then 100%,but is unconcerned about the results of his work. It

means that you perform your work without expecting

results from the work executed by you. A detached man

is always fulfilled and contented in life. This however,does not mean that he is so satisfied with his

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duties. Satisfaction is the level where a man is happy

with whatever he has and the way he is working, and at

the same time he wants to and tries to do better. But

this does not mean that he is dissatisfied with hispresent performance. He keeps making efforts and

experimenting with his business or service activities and

is progressive in nature. The only difference is that hesurrenders his actions to God and, therefore, does notlet the pressure of work build on him, and when there is

no pressure one can definitely work in a superior

manner. Since such a person is not attached therefore,he is fearless and has a very clear mind, he does not doany wrong, and is able to distinguish between right andwrong and ultimately save him from taking wrong

decisions.

Closely analyze your life and observe what attachmenthas given you. It would have given temporarysatisfaction and happiness here and there, that too

when you would have achieved your goals. But have you

ever wondered at what cost. Yes at the cost of worry,stress, restlessness, agony, pain, heart-brakes. This

means when you were in the pursuit of your goal withwhich you were extremely attached, you only got

negative emotions in return and when you achieved

your goal you got temporary happiness. Ask yourself

which period was longer getting to the goal or achieving

it. Obviously getting to the goal was longer becausewhen you reached your destination with all that stress

and anxiety, you relaxed for some time. All this you did

only to boost your ego for sometime and get happiness.And thereafter you started running after some other

goal. And this way the beautiful life is wasted. Logically

speaking if you are attached to the results of your

actions and if you are successful you tend to getoverconfident for your next job and if you fail to achieve

your goal you land up in under-confidence, depression

etc. Therefore on both sides of attachment you have aproblem. And only solution to that problem isDETACHMENT'.

Even to control one's mind detachment is necessary. As

stated in Bhagvad Gita IN CH=VI TEXT(35) LORD SAYS:

O MIGHTY ARMED SON OF KUNTI, IT IS UNDOUBTEDLY

VERY DIFFICULT TO CURB THE RESTLESSNESS OFMIND, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE BY CONSTANT PRACTICE




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AND DETACHMENT. Such is the power and importanceof detachment, to control the ever- uncontrollable mind

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Do a l l roads lead to se l f r ea l iza t ion

By Kapil Kaka

Self-realization or merging with God or Nirvana is something everindividual will find some day including atheist especially those wh

are always trying to prove that God is non- existent or a feacreating illusion. The time of self-realization can be this very minutas it also can be millions of years ahead. But the main question heris how does one achieve self-realization?

Self- realization as the name suggests is to realize self. Who arwe? Where did we come from? What is our purpose of existence ois there purpose of existence or not? There are myriad of similaquestions, which we have often neglected initially and eventuallignoring them completely, as so busy and engrossed are we in oulives about which strangely we hardly know about. There wermillions of people who existed hundred years back who are no morand there would be millions of more hundred years from now o

whom we would not know anything. Despite of all these facts whuman beings are not inquisitive to discover our real self. One doenot know whether one should call this ignorance of human being asad or unfortunate but definitely one can call not discovering ooneself as living in a fool paradise.

Therefore, if one does not want to be static in life by being aagnostic one will have to act to take action and wipe out cloud oignorance with the weapon of knowledge. If one believes in God andBhagvad Gita then one finds Lord Krishna very clearly informing anddescribing about self-realization.

Text 18 Ch-III A self-realized man has no purpose to fulfi l l in thdischarge of his prescribed duties, nor has he any reason not tperform such work. Nor has he any need to depend on any livin

being.

Text 8 Ch-VI a person is said to be established in self-realizatioand is called a yogi when he is fully satisfied by virtue of acquire

knowledge and realization. Such a person is situated i

transcendence and is self- controlled. He sees everything-whether ibe pebbles, stones or gold-as the same.

IN CH=VI TEXT (20-23) LORD SAYS: IN THE STAGE OPERFECTION CALLED TRANCE OR SAMADHI, ONES MIND ICOMPLETELY RESTRAINED FROM MATERIAL MENTAL ACTIVITIES BPRACTICE OF YOGA.THIS PERFECTION IS CHARACTERISED BONES ABILITY TO SEE THE SELF WITH PURE MIND AND TO RELISAND REJOICE SELF. IN THAT JOYOUS STATE, ONE IS SITUATED IBOUNDLESS TRANSCENDENTAL HAPPINESS, REALIZED THROUGTRANSCENDENTAL SENSES. ESTABLISHED THUS ONE NEVEDEPARTS FROM THE TRUTH, AND UPON GAINING THIS HE THINKTHERE IS NO GREATER GAIN. BEING SITUATED IN SUCH




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POSITION, ONE IS NEVER SHAKEN EVEN IN THE MIDST OFGREATER DIFFICULTY. THIS INDEED IS THE ACTUAL FREEDOMFROM ALL MISERIES ARISING FROM MATERIAL CONTACT.

I N CH= XVII I TEXT (53) LORD SAYS: BEING PURIFI ED BY HIS

I NTELLIGENCE AND CONTROLLING THE MIND WI TH

DETERMI NATI ON, GI VING UP THE OBJECTS OF SENSE

GRATIFICATI ON, BEING FREED FROM ATTACHMENT AND HATRED,WHO EATS LITTLE, WHO CONTROLS HI S BODY, MIND AND POWER

OF SPEECH, WHO IS ALWAYS IN TRANCE AND WHO IS DETACHED,FREE FROM FALSE EGO, FALSE STRENGTH, FALSE PRIDE, LUST,

ANGER AND ACCEPTANCE OF MATERIAL THI NGS, FREE FROMFALSE PROPRIETORSHI P, AND PEACEFUL-SUCH A PERSON I S

CERTAINLY ELEVATED TO THE POSITION OF SELF-REALIZATI ON.

Self- realization can be achieved through Bhakti or Devotion, Karmaor Action and Gyan or Knowledge. These are three roads, which aresaid to take one to God. If one looks at these three closely one willfind that devotion has to be complimented with action. You got toact to show your devotion to God. Similarly one has to perform

action to search for knowledge, no matter which knowledge spiritualor material. Also what instigates us to act is knowledge anddevotion. That means without the purpose of knowledge or devotionaction cannot take place. This simply suggests all these three thingsare interconnected and they do not form three different roads butconstitute of one broad road, which takes a person to self-realization.




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DOES GOD CONTROL US OR W E CONTROL

OURSELVES?

By Kapil Kakar

Are we being governed or are we governing ourselves?This question must have knocked every individual mind

at one time or another. Who should one blame or creditfor poverty or richness respectively. Is it the individual

responsible for his every act or is it God/ Nature, who is

creating difficulties, pain sorrow and happiness as per

his choice.

Certainly if it is God/ Nature then there is very little one

can do or to be more precise nothing can be done aboutit. Apparently we are puppets in His hands. But on the

second thought one fails to understand what pleasure isGod deriving out by controlling us. What fun is he

getting when he makes someone rich or poor? Why is hegiving only some people the best of clothes, houses and

food and keeping others without the same? This act is

mostly seen in movies or real life. When a cunning king

or egoist rich man, treats an ordinary man like an insectand rewards or punishes him with riches or death

according to his whims and fancies. Everything

depending only on his mood, attitude or whichever way

he feels pleased without the ordinary man deservingneither of the too.

If one looks at the text of Bhagvad Gita one can

certainly find the answer.

In Text 9 Ch=9 Lord Says: ALL THIS WORK CANNOTBIND ME. I AM EVER DETACHED FROM ALL THESE

MATERIAL ACTIVITIES, SCATED AS THOUGH NEUTRAL.

In Text 29 Ch=9 Lord Says: I ENVY NO ONE, NOR AM I

PARTIAL TO ANYONE. I AM EQUAL TO ALL. BUTWHOEVER RENDERS SERVICE UNTO ME IN DEVOTION

IS A FRIEND, IS IN ME AND I AM ALSO A FRIEND IN

HIM.

In Ch=5 Text 15 Lord Says: NOR DOES THE SUPREME

LORD ASSUMES ANYONE'S SINFUL OR PIOUSACTIVITIES. EMBODIED BEINGS, HOWEVER, ARE

BEWILDERED BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE WHICH COVERS




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THE REAL KNOWLEDGE.

In the above texts God has clearly said that he is

detached and neutral. He has stated that he is

unconcerned about what individuals are doing. And if itis so then how can he control us. He further says that he

is neutral and impartial. He does not influence or createcircumstances for anyone whether it be a good or a bad

act.

This makes one thing amply clear that God is notcontrolling and interfering in our life. It also makes

another thing clear that if it is so then we are the

masters of our living. We are all blessed with His free

will and the onus squarely lies on us how we wish orwant to use our free will. Therefore we are all

responsible for our own circumstances or in other wordsour circumstances reveal us. And if that is so then there

is no scope for luck and predestined fate. Luck can bedefined, as someone getting something that he or she

does not deserves. And one still insists on the luck

factor then once again it makes God Partial, because as

the actions are in our hands and not its results. Theresults are in the hands of God who is operating through

His unbiased Laws, which we call the Laws of Nature.

Swami Rama in his book Living with The Himalayan

Masters said I was instructed by my master not todrink from or bathe in the water of Ganges with any

idea that by doing so my sins will be washed off. Onehas to reap the fruits of his Karma. Learn to perform

your duties skillfully without aversion or attachment,

and do not believe that anything can wash off your bad

Karmas.

How true and logical it sounds otherwise it would bemockery of the Laws of Nature that one does something

wrong and subsequently takes a dip in the Holy Gangesand his negative results or consequences are condone.

How can there be any lacunae or flaw in the Laws of

nature? It is hard to get convinced that there areloopholes in the Laws of nature, especially when one

sees the impeccable Nature working in a synchronized

manner and everything happening with full logic to

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involuntary muscles; they work with such naturalcoordination. The solar system also works with the wayit should work. If Nature is a perfectionist in creatingother things perfectly then how can it blunder with the

Laws? The flaw is in our understanding of the Nature. If

we understand happenings of Nature we call it Science

and when it is beyond our understanding we eitherignore it or call it magic.

Therefore we are all creators of our destiny and hence it

is improper on our part to blame God or Nature or ourfriends, foes, neighbor's etc for our circumstances. Youare as much as a child of God as anybody else and howcan God be biased with his children's? I am sure He is

not.

In today's world majority of people blame God for theirfailures and sufferings. They firmly believe in luck, fate,destiny etc. They even curse God for their sufferings.

But do you really think that there is something as fate or

destiny? We will analyze it through this article. I will notonly say that there is nothing as luck but I will go one

step further by stating that there is nothing as fate ordestiny too, or nothing is predestined as many people

think it is so.

If a person (soul) is suffering in life i.e. it is surrounded

by tension, ill health, failure, bankruptcy etc, or is livinga successful, happy, wealthy life having everything whathe desires for. And if he is destined to live as he is

presently living, there has to be some logic behind this,as everything in this world is based on logic and

intelligence. That is why there is reason behind everymuscle whether voluntarily or involuntarily. Everything

has a function and that is based on logic. That is why we

see everything happening in this world with perfection.

We don't hear that today one planet has overtaken the

other planet or planets changing their orbits.

As I can understand, one logic can be that that there is

no logic. Surprised, by this I mean that if we assumethat all our births, our struggles, our success and

failures have been at the mercy of God. This means thatwhatever we have so far got or will get further in lifehave been created by God and has made us all puppets

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convenience and pleasure, without us really doing

anything independently. As the word Destiny means that

the things will already happen the way they are

supposed to happen. If that is so, then my next questionis what is God getting out of this, when he destines a

soul to be rich or poor, happy or sad, succeed or fail etc,

etc without soul deserving it. Think what is He gettingfrom all this, where and whenever he wants he punishesthe soul and whenever he wants he rewards the soul

and that too the soul not having to perform any action

(karma) or deserve anything whether good or bad. Thisclearly means God is biased, he is partial and moody aswhenever and whichever way he wants he treats thesoul accordingly.

We can still have another logic to address to which

apparently is more convincing. Some people believe thatour present life is destined as per our previous actions.They say the actions performed in the previous birth,

the result of those actions whether good or bad have

been destined in this birth. If you ponder over this also,my question to you would be, How do we know that

whatever we are doing is the result of our previousactions or this birth is given to us to perform actions

(karma) and the next birth would be destined'. As a

believer of destiny that means you will not be

performing actions in your present life. How do you and

I know, that the present birth has been given to us toperform actions or just have results over our previous

birth?

Nature or God whatever you may call it, who is running

this world so perfectly and impeccably, how can hemake such a blunder. At least I cannot digest this. That

Nature has given mind and intelligence to us to

understand everything except that whether this life has

been given to man to perform actions or is he there to

redeem the fruit of actions of previous birth. This wholething I am sure you would agree is contradicting. I can

assure you that nothing in this world is contradicting or

is coincidence or luck. I would like you to read this againand again till the time you are able to comprehend these

self-created complicated theories of some fellow-human

beings. If you can understand this you will know and

recognizing your purpose of life that will further get youcloser to peace and happiness that everyone strives for.




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As in Bhagvad Gita Lord Has clearly said

This above text clearly proves that God is impartial.Therefore God is not dictating on you anything as per

his wishes. He is simply observing each one of you and

accordingly awarding the soul. He is detached and

beyond material activities. In text 29 he talks aboutdevotion but devotion does not mean that you become

saint and leave your family and friends. You can show

your devotion by dong your prescribed duties towards

your family and work. In Bhagvad Gita Lord has saidthat if you do not perform your duties, you will incur sin.

In Text 5 Lord has clearly said that he does not create

any situation for anybody, we do it as individuals.

Therefore make and feel yourself responsible for your

own act. Don't just conveniently put the blame on God.

You get what you deserve and not what you want. Tellyourself you are a child of God and god has nothing

against you. Start taking initiative and overcome fears

that are the obstacles of life. Have faith in God and his

Laws.




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Don ' t be com p l acen t , keep g row i ng

By KapilKakar

Complacency is a dangerous adversary, it's not in-your-

face and yet very destructive. History is replete withinstances of powerful companies becoming insolvent and

successful dynamic individuals biting the dust simplybecause they were complacent in their success.Successful entities have to make a conscious effort toview their success in perspective. It's important never to

forget the struggle that led to that success. Create new

frontiers - there is no end to improvement andexpansion.

When a person begins his/her career, then he is filled

with a desire to make a mark, to grow through theranks, accumulate wealth and gain recognition. Once allthese goals have been achieved, it often happens thatthe person runs out of steam in terms of motivation andnew goals. New goals can transcend personal desires

and encompass the family, organisation and society as a

whole. For an organisation, constant innovation is theonly attribute that allows it to stay ahead of the

competition. Being over cautious is as detrimental as

being reckless. Remember the adages, 'He who

hesitates is lost' and 'Look before you leap'.

They may seem contradictory but the secret is treading

the middle ground. Complacency always leads torecklessness; a person is so confident of things falling

into place and going off well that he/she does not

evaluate and react appropriately to different situations.

It's important to believe in yourself and supplement thatwith judicious thought and action. A useful tool to

overcome complacency is to consider each situation

from a desperate viewpoint. Think of how you would

assess and respond to the situation if you hadinadequate resources and were desperate to overcome

the situation in your favour. There is no room for

complacency in such a hypothetical situation and you

will find yourself shrugging off complacency and actingwith the urgency required.




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Em p o w e r i n g O t h e r s

By KapilKakar

Empowering others is a fascinating way of adding value

to other people's lives and one's own at the same time.While the other person benefits in terms of confidence,

you benefit by expanding your network and by gainingan ally.

Empowering is all about giving choices and notdominating or imposing your beliefs on others. It helps

to be tactful to guide the other person to a conclusion

which he feels he's arrived at by his own volition with

minimal assistance from you. Empowering others is notabout advising. Giving advice is based on the

assumption that you know more or are superior in someway to the other person. It is counter productive if yourun the risk of hurting the other person's ego in whichcase he/she is least likely to follow your advice. Theother person should feel as if he/she has a choice in the

matter and not because there is no other recourse.

To empower means to help the person develop his own

creativity and problem solving ability rather than createa dependency on any other person. Ask lots of open

ended questions. Questions like "Why do you think so?""What do you think can happen?" allow the other personto vent and create an instant bond of understanding.

Answers to such questions allow the other person toclarify his own thoughts and often provide solutions. It's

important to note that the questions need to be

pertinent. More relevant questions will naturally follow

as the conversation progresses. After the discussion hasthrown up viable courses of action then suggest

alternatives by posing questions to the other person

rather than telling him what you think should be done.

For example, "Do you think we can do it this way?""Should we implement this?" and so forth. This makes

the other person feel that it is he/she who is making the

decisions and choosing his/her own path. Once you

learn the art of empowering others it forms the basis oflong lasting personal and professional relationships.




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Fo l lo w y o u r d r e am s

By Kapil Kakar

We need to realise that all of us have certain distinct

traits or qualities. As individuals, we are born with

different inclinations and interests. So, we need tochoose a profession that we're passionate about, says

Kapil Kakkar

If we enter a field that does not interest us, we can

never grow in that field. Lack of interest results in lackof creativity, which leads to lack of effort. If you observe

closely, you'll find that even as newborns, individuals

behave differently. One baby might be active, while the

other is quiet. As children grow up, some like playingwith cars, some with bats, and some with guns. This

means that every child has different interests andinclinations. Similarly, while choosing and preparing forour profession, we need to respect our interest andinclination towards that field. So, introspect and discoveryour innate qualities which compliment your interest and

choose the profession that you would like to pursue.

Even after introspecting in detail you may face a conflict like should I go for medical or do I opt for bio-

technology?'. You may find that both interest you

naturally. Research on the options, introspect by writing

about them and yourself in detail, and see which field ismost compatible. Money should not be the key to

choosing a profession as there's no profession which

does not bring wealth. Money belongs to people who

focus on their profession. Remember, not all lawyers,architects, charted accountants have a good practice.

While choosing a profession, do not get influenced by

friends who have taken up the same profession or try to

imitate an uncle who has excelled and made a lot ofmoney. Also, there is not a single profession that can

bring you success, money or glory without hard work.Don't wait for wealth to come to you but create wealth

through your karma. Lastly, if your colleague doesbetter than you, a crucial factor may be that he has

chosen a profession that he loved and you had imposed

the same on yourself unwillingly. It takes COURAGE to

follow one's goals.




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Fo l lo w y o u r I n s t i n ct s

By Kapil Kakar

What should I do? What should I become? How can I beSuccessful? How can I make Money? How can I leavemy name behind in this world? These questions though

seemingly small haunt every child right from thechildhood as they have a very deep hidden meaningabout life, which is unexplored, and carry maximum

impact to start with when a child is in Class X. This is

the first major decision making phase in a child's careeras he starts giving direction and focus to his career by

choosing a particular stream. The next major phase that

pressurizes him is when he enters class XII (though the

pressure starts coming on him immediately after Xth).He with his parents tends to visit counselors and

educationalist seeking their assistance on choosing his

career. The purpose of the visit is also to know which

field today or in near future has a chance to grow. (Thisis like going to a broker and asking him which share

today or in near future he anticipates to excel). But

more often than not we tend to not understand theanswer is lying within us and not outside us. Andfortunately this is what counselors and educationist try

to explain to child today that is to choose a career withwhich he has interest and are comfortable and confident

about. After all every career has got successful people.

IN CH III TEXT (33) OF BHAGVAD GITA LORD SAYS:ALL PEOPLE ARE SUBJECT TO THE LAW OF NATURE.

EVEN A WISE MAN ACTS ACCORDING TO HIS NATURE,

WHICH HE HAS ACQUIRED FROM THE THREE MODES.

WHAT CAN REPRESSION ACCOMPLISH. Hence hy doyou want to repress your natural abilities.

Have you ever thought about why is it God has not

made us identical? Our physical appearances, the waywe talk and behave, the way we think, our apparent

intelligence levels are all different. Similarly we all havenatural likes and dislikes, whether it is about choosing

friends, enemies or food. This clearly tells us that we are

all born with our unique special natural characteristics

but is does not mean it in all possibility always may notcontinue to remain unique as we have external factors

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uniqueness we have to preserve it by working on it andnot ignoring it.

But most of the time or 95% of the students easily giveaway their uniqueness by not following their own natural

instincts, by getting influenced with the thoughts of

others, desire of parents or the money and glamourinvolved in a particular field. And this triggers chaos intheir lives. Chaos because they are trying to show their

dexterity on one thing with which they are not naturally

comfortable and interested. And the result is they failthan succeed most of the time, they loose than win andthey are ignored than appreciated. IN CH=III TEXT (35OF BHAGVAD GITA) LORD SAYS: IT IS BETTER TO

DISCHARGE ONE'S PRESCRIBED DUTIES, EVEN

THOUGH FAULTILY, THAN ANOTHERS DUTY PERFECTLY.

DESTRUCTION IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING ONE'SDUTY IS BETTER THAN ENGAGING IN ANOTHERS DUTY,

FOR TO FOLLOW ANOTHER'S PATH IS DANGEROUS.

IN CH=XVIII TEXT (47 OF BHAGVAD GITA) LORD SAYS:IT IS BETTER TO ENGAGE IN ONE'S OCCUPATION,

EVEN THOUGH ONE MAY PERFORM IT IMPERFECTLY,THAN TO ACCEPT OTHERS OCCUPATION AND PERFORM

IT PERFECTLY. DUTIES PRESCRIBED ACCORDING TO

ONES NATURE ARE NEVER AFFECTED BY SINFUL

REACTIONS.

As a child if your natural interest has been in books orsketching and by force if you are compelled to hold a bat

or tennis racket in your hands just because there is lotof money involved in it, do you think you will be able to

excel in cricket or tennis. The answer is a Big NObecause there are others who unlike you will take up

cricket or tennis naturally because they like and are

interested in it and hence will get a head start. The

result will be they will be better players than you as they

have more interest and more passion to excel than whatyou have.

Off-lately it has been seen that if a child has a liking forCommerce stream or for science stream like mechanical

Engineering which has little to do with InformationTechnology Industry or Bio-Technology still the parents,relatives and friends insists on child to join the aforesaid

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ARTICLES

God Account's Never Go Wrong

By Kapil Kakar

Ramlal prays for two hours everyday in the morning before going to his office. The

omnipotent and omnipresent God answers to his prayer by giving/ adding 500 points tohis Balance Sheet. As God says in this era/yuga where I see not many have time for me

even for a minute or if people do remember me they do it for 5-10 minutes and here youare remembering me for 2hrs every day hence you Deserve 500 points. Now Ramlal,

when he gets up from his two hrs long puja is found screaming at his servant by Godsaying Where are my clothes you fool and omnipresent God takes 50 points away for

his bad behavior and now Ramlal's Balance Sheet reads 450 points. Than there is a phonecall and Ramlal tells his wife to lie that he is not at home. God further takes away 100

points as he is finds Ramlal troubling somebody. Hereafter Ramlal goes to the office andcontinues doing evil, selfish deeds and breaking promises and commitments and at the

end of the day God takes away 700 points from him. Hence the Balance Sheet now readsnegative (-) 200 points. And Ramlal exclaims questioning the existence of God by saying

God do you actually exists or not, the first thing in the morning after bathing is that Iworship you for 2 hrs everyday and forget sustaining me and realizing my submissions

you have further deteriorated by wealth, health and happiness Ramlal does not realizethat reasons for his downfall in life is his actions and not God as He is impartial and His

accounts never go wrong.

As stated in Bhagvad Gita by Lord Krishna:

In Text 9 Ch=9 Lord Says: ALL THIS WORK CANNOT BIND ME. I AM EVERDETACHED FROM ALL THESE MATERIAL ACTIVITIES, SCATED AS THOUGH

NEUTRAL.

In Text 29 Ch=9 Lord Says: I ENVY NO ONE, NOR AM I PARTIAL TO ANYONE. IAM EQUAL TO ALL. BUT WHOEVER RENDERS SERVICE UNTO ME IN

DEVOTION IS A FRIEND, IS IN ME AND I AM ALSO A FRIEND IN HIM.

And perhaps we have millions of Ramlal's balming God for things not happening in theirlives out of ignorance which they continue to live with.


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I s God i n t e res t ed i n u s?

By Kapil Kakar

We often hear people suggesting do this, as this will

make God happy and you shall be rewarded or don't dothat, God will get angry and punish you. But the real

question is whether we can make God happy or

unhappy. Do our actions affect Him? Does he feel thepain or pleasure through our action?

God being immortal why should we think our actions are

strong enough to affect Him? Certainly He is not affected

by our actions. He being beyond the three modes ofNature (Goodness, Passion and Ignorance) does not getaffected by our actions. But we are made to believe by

these very modes of Nature that our actions make Himhappy or sad. As said by Lord Krishna in Bhagvad Gita

In Text 9 Ch=9 ALL THIS WORK CANNOT BIND ME. IAM EVER DETACHED FROM ALL THESE MATERIAL

ACTIVITIES, SCATED AS THOUGH NEUTRAL. This

clearly states that God is ever detached from what we

do. He does not react in any manner no matter what wemay think about Him. It is His Laws that act or react but

they also do it in justified manner. God has given us the

freedom of being what we want to be and where we

want to go.

But does this give us a license to do evil and selfish acts.

NO because it is a known fact that our actions and theresults certainly affect us is in form of pain and

pleasure. Definitely nobody wants pains but pleasure is

what everyone looks forward to. And to attract

pleasures and do away with pains we have to follow theLaws of Nature. IN Bhagvad Gita CH III TEXT(33) LORD

SAYS: ALL PEOPLE ARE SUBJECT TO THE LAW OF

NATURE. EVEN A WISE MAN ACTS ACCORDING TO HIS

NATURE, WHICH HE HAS ACQUIRED FROM THE THREEMODES. WHAT CAN REPRESSION ACCOMPLISH?

Since we perform actions for ourselves and the human

tendency is that if we perform good deeds we

immediately think of good results we shall be awarded

with. And if our deeds are evil we first confront theimaginary bad results by telling ourselves we have not

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also do it what difference does it make. Certainly toperform any selfish deed we first have to look for a

suitable excuse before doing so because one cannot do

anything unless and until he is convinced with what he is

doing.

We may think ourselves to be smart enough to foolothers but we seldom realize that we are fooling

ourselves. We can fool the people around, we can fool

the Laws of Land but certainly we cannot fool the Laws

of Nature. And this is certainly not about God beingunhappy with us hence punishing us but God has made

Material Laws and anybody and everybody gets the

results accordingly. Law is same for all and is unbiased.

Hence in this material world we should all attempt doingthings according to Laws of Nature so that our lives do

not become miserable. Create harmony with the Laws.

Remember God is detached from our actions but HisLaws are always looking at us.




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I s L if e A l l Abou t Secu r i t y?

By Kapil Kakar

We have been captured by this innocuous word security,

as we totally lay unaware that we are destroyingourselves every minute by being in its captivity. Surely,

we are all striving for making our lives more and more

secure not realizing that we are getting insecure everypassing minute. On what we are depending on will only

give us the opposite i.e. Insecurity. We also believe that

security will give us everything in life and the reasons to

believe this is our present. This is to say that whatever Ihave achieved is because of striving for security. But

strange as it is without delving ourselves on to the other

side, without experiencing the other things we have so

conveniently believed that what we have done is onlythe right thing.

Even Nature shows us Relativity, Good Vs Bad, Particles

Vs Anti-Particles than why are most of us traveling on

the same path of security and not even being

adventurous enough to try the path of Freedom.Probably we think we can get Freedom in life through

security but than that is not possible. Even the band

Queen' who performed the song I Want to break Free

would not have had freedom because they would havebeen attached to things like how many albums would be

sold? Or will be song be a hit or not? If you think that

you don't think much about of security think again you

must be unconsciously surrounded with it.

Economic Security is the foremost one, which any young

individual starting his career will lay preference on,because he has to become financially secure by being

financially independent. He dreams having loads of

money that will sooner or later shall bring him freedom

and will live a good life.

But the security does not end here to his astonishment.Once he has achieved financial security he wishes to get

personally secure. So he tries to be at his best, his

whole objective being laying good impression on others

and to leave a mark behind so that he gets goodattention and appreciation from everywhere. He is

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once he has this than he has nothing more to satisfyand finally he is going to be secure, hence free from

security.

Once being personally secure he now realizes the

importance of getting his child secured. Hence once

again unknowingly he enters into the clutches ofSecurity and he tries to find the best school that can

give his child best education. Even after finding a good

school he is still not secure as he wants to observe the

performance of his child. Hence, once again he isinsecure till the time his child gets secured and by than

he is in late forty's or early fifty's.

All his life is devoted to security instead of knowing

Who Am I and for what, to get secured compositely in

the eyes of the society which he seldom does. He wants

to make money to show it to the society; he wants toensure his child does well again to show it to the

society. And what is society based on? It is based on

hundreds and thousands of individuals who themselves

working on the same attributes as what he does beingIMPERFECT. Are we trying to show IMPERFECT how

perfect we are? Perfectionist can only understand

perfection and Perfection is all about discovering one-

self and not others, knowing one- self and not others.But we are pushing ourselves to material web of life that

will only lead us to attachment and not Freedom.

We continue fighting the battles of life in pursuit of

winning, we win some we lose some but we lose the

War, as we never realize we are fighting a war as well.And by that time it just might be too late.




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K ar m a & t h e La w s

By Kapil Kakar

Ramlal prays for two hours everyday, early in the

morning before going to his office. The omnipotent andomnipresent God answers his prayer by giving/ adding

500 points to his Balance Sheet of action. As God

through His Laws of Nature says, in this era/yuga I seethat many do not have time for me even for a minute.

Or if people do remember me they do it for 5-10

minutes and here heis remembering me for 2hrs every

day hence he deserves 500 points. Ramlal, afterfinishing his two hours long puja is found screaming at

the servant saying Where are my clothes you fool. The

omnipresent God takes 50 points away for his bad

behavior and now Ramlal's Balance Sheet reads 450points. Then there is a phone call and Ramlal tells his

wife to lie that he is not at home. God further takes

away 100 points as he finds Ramlal troubling and

harassing someone. Hereafter, Ramlal goes to the officeand continues doing evil, selfish deeds and breaking

promises and commitments and at the end of the dayGod takes away 700 points from him. Hence the Balance

Sheet now reads negative (-) 200 points. Ramlal angrily,exclaims, questioning the existence of God by saying

God do you actually exists or not, because the firstthing in the morning after bathing I do is worship you

for 2 hrs everyday. And forget sustaining me andrealizing my submissions, you have further deteriorated

my wealth, health and happiness, God do you actually

exists? Ramlal does not realize that reasons for the

downfall in life are his own actions and not God, becauseHe is impartial and His accounts never go wrong.

As stated in Bhagvad Gita by Lord Krishna:

In Text 9 Ch=9 Lord Says: ALL THIS WORK CANNOTBIND ME. I AM EVER DETACHED FROM ALL THESE

MATERIAL ACTIVITIES, SCATED AS THOUGH NEUTRAL.

In Text 29 Ch=9 Lord Says: I ENVY NO ONE, NOR AM I

PARTIAL TO ANYONE. I AM EQUAL TO ALL. BUT

WHOEVER RENDERS SERVICE UNTO ME IN DEVOTIONIS A FRIEND, IS IN ME AND I AM ALSO A FRIEND IN

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In Ch=5 Text 15 Lord Says: NOR DOES THE SUPREMELORD ASSUMES ANYONE'S SINFUL OR PIOUSACTIVITIES. EMBODIED BEINGS, HOWEVER, AREBEWILDERED BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE WHICH COVERS

THE REAL KNOWLEDGE.

These above texts clearly depicts that God is impartial,he does not assumes anyone's role or does he induce orcreate circumstances at his whims and fancies. Every

circumstance is created by the individual's actions and

the circumstances are reaction to his actions. Withpositive and negative actions, positive and negativecircumstances unfold respectively. He has His Lawscalled as Laws of Nature, which are working impeccably

on His Behalf.

What are Laws? Laws are the rules and regulations,which are equal for every one of us. Otherwise themeaning of Law would be Lawlessness if they were not

to be same for all of us. Since Laws are same and equal

for every one of us, hence the results as per Karmawould be appropriate. IN Bhagvad Gita CH III TEXT (33)

LORD SAYS: ALL PEOPLE ARE SUBJECT TO THE LAW OFNATURE.EVEN A WISE MAN ACTS ACCORDING TO HIS

NATURE, WHICH HE HAS ACQUIRED FROM THE THREE

MODES. WHAT CAN REPRESSION ACCOMPLISH?

If one does not accept the results bestowed upon by theLaws of Nature, one should think again. Instead ofquestioning the Laws of Nature one should question his

own actions. After all as the above text says what canrepression accomplish? One should not brood over the

result but should proactively introspect on his thoughtsand actions. Problem is not with the result but with the

understanding that we have about them.

If we Look around us, we don't hear that today one

planet has overtaken the other planet or planets arechanging their orbits or Jupiter has become smaller thenMercury. Similarly, we don't have to pump our hearts to

make it work, nor the lungs, lever etc. This suggeststhat everything in this world is working in synchronized

manner, which also validates that Laws of Nature atwork give results in a logical manner. Surely, when weare not able to comprehend it, we term it as magic, luck

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If you tell a man, who is oblivious about computer, thatthrough computer you can communicate with people in

the different part of the universe promptly, what will be

his reaction? He may exclaim O God what kind gadget

have you send on the Earth that man can communicateanywhere in the world in no time. But the hardware and

software engineers who have worked on the computerknow how it has to be done. Hence, computer is themagical happening or magic for him but for theengineers it is something Logical. Everything in thisworld, as already stated, is working in synchronized and

logical manner but when we are not able to comprehend

what is going around us we call it magic, coincidenceand tend to have feeling of helplessness and

hopelessness.

So, the next time if one feels lost and helpless, one

must remind himself the texts from Bhagvad Gita whichmakes one realize that it is your free will and the Laws

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Pace of our Evo lu t ion

By KapilKakar

We evolve with each passing day but at what speed? Wecould be evolving too slowly which is an indicator of

possible de-motivation or lack of purpose or focus. It's

imperative to channelise our speed not only to catch up

with others but also to resurrect ourselves and fill eachday of our lives with a sense of meaning and purpose.

If we evolve at the average speed of mankind, itsuggests that we are motivated, have hope for the

future and a strong desire to reach to our goals, but

keep getting mixed results, both in our favour and

against us and are still waiting and hoping to accomplishour goals. We are slowly moving towards them but are a

bit unsure about whether we will achieve them or not.

If we evolve at more than the average speed at which

the mankind evolves, it indicates that we are beating

the odds, moving towards achieving our goals, andexpanding our experience and horizon. This is an ideal

situation and is totally action oriented, with no space for

procrastination or negative emotions. Ideally we need

only 6-8 hours of sleep which means we should have16-18 hours everyday to use constructively and move

ahead.

The more an individual uses this time the faster he

would evolve. If we sleep, say for 9-10 hours a day, we

are already starting our day behind by 2-3 hours. This

time is irrevocably lost. Our body ideally needs 10minutes of rest to rejuvenate after working for 90

minutes. If we take a 30-45 minutes break, after every

90 minutes or if we are not able to sit and focus for 90

minutes this would suggest that we are not utilising ourtime effectively.

Lastly, after the time spent at work and sleep, the most

crucial factor influencing our evolution is how we spend

the rest of the day. Do we invest a large part of this

time watching television, lazing around, eating or do weinvest this time on ourselves by reading, introspecting,

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every day influences the speed we evolve at.




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Rel ig ion and Sp i r i t ua l i t y

By Kapil Kakar

There is a big difference and no difference betweenReligion and Spirituality. In the advent of this universewhen satya Yuga was prevalent, there was no difference

between religion and spirituality because man

comprehended God and followed his Laws. In Srimad

Bhagvatam you will find lot of kings and people attainingself- realization in that period. But as the time passed by

man started getting more influenced by material nature

than spiritual nature. The result was he started losinghis intelligence, and he stooped to such a level that manstarted propagating religion for his own selfish benefits.

This selfish act of man has led to believe that Yes' thereis a big difference between Spirituality and Religion. And

the difference is that spirituality is God made andreligion is man made because when selfishness started

replacing the true selfless nature of man, he started

twisting spirituality and started making it look different

and that different form is what we call religion. Thoughthis should not be assumed that every individual is

trying to use religion for his own benefits. Inspite of all

this there are still many great people who are spreading

religion which is in its original spiritual form and hasonly one purpose and that is to get man back to his real

and true abode; that is to get him back to God.

For me the worst is over because few centuries back

Kings were seen demolishing religious places, which

they did not believe in. At least this is not to be seen

often now. This also suggests man is evolving positively.And since man is also a part of God therefore the

religion which he is still preaching has not lost

everything. As said in Bhagvad Gita that man is made of

my superior energy. Therefore it should not be assumedthat every individual is trying to use religion for his own

benefits.

The desire of man to control religion for his own benefits

has made religion very narrow minded. This is a major

difference between religion and spirituality. God is notnarrow-minded. Spirituality is broad minded till the

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Whatever broad or narrow thought which comes to anindividual's mind come only from God. People think that

God signifies good and evil is signified by demons. Butthat is actually untrue. Whether it is good or bad

everything comes from God. There is no demon, which

is competing with God, and if you still think there is ademon then I would suggest that he is also a part ofGod and he is not doing anything against the wishes of

God. But God has created him so that human being can

understand what good or bad is. Because if there is

nothing bad then we cannot appreciate good also.

There are two planes. One is the spiritual plane and the

other is material plane. The laws of these two planes area little different.

In spiritual plane one is only focused on God as herealizes his true home. In this plane happiness, sorrow,

jealousy, pilferage, truth, excitement does not exist. A

person is calm and detached about the material world ashe sees this world

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