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International Yoga Day- 2016
I would like to thank the United Nations for declaring 21st June, the longest day, as World Yoga Day. Special thanks to the Prime Minister of India, who has mooted this resolution and made an extra special effort to bring yoga to the mainstream population ... -
Secrets To Success
(Below is a continuation of the post How To Be Fully In The Present Moment) Work, family, children, friends, films – between all of these, time management becomes quite difficult. What advice would you give us to try and step back a bit. Sri Sri Ravi Shan ... -
Where do you strike the balance between ambition and greed?
Greed is when you disrespect the laws. You want to make money anyhow, and so you drop the ethics and go for profit, that is called greed. Ambition is within the permit of ethics. You can be ambitious but greed takes you away from ethics. Simple thing wh ... -
If you could introduce meditation and these practices in the business world, what impact do you think it would have globally and nationally?
It will help people handle stress. You know, businessmen need intuition. They need to know where to invest. Such decisions depend totally on intuitive knowledge. Meditation improves your intuitive ability. It enables you to endure tough times and it mak ... -
Can you explain, what is the difference between meditation and having a short nap?
In meditation there is a gentle awareness, that “I am”. In a nap you’re totally off, you don’t know where you are. In meditation, the body is relaxed, mind is somewhat alert and this is more powerful than power nap -- in the sens ... -
In your point of view, what is the purpose of the business world as you see it today and what should it be?
I see business as a means to bring happiness in life. If the end product of business is misery, I tell you, nobody would want to do it. But somehow people end up in that space because they are not clear about their goal. The goal of business is ... -
Do you have any thoughts on how to deal with a Chief Executive Officer who is not familiar with humility?
Well, you can be compassionate. People who don’t know humility have missed out on a lot in their life, and they are in a small shell. So when a person does not know something that you know, don't get angry at them but be compassionate towards them ... -
Work, family, children, friends, films – between all of these, time management becomes quite difficult. What advice would you give us to try and step back a bit.
Don't let the time manage you. First of all, you must see to it that you go with the feeling that you have time. When you put this thought in your mind that you don’t have time, then that itself becomes a block.Everybody has only 24 h ... -
How To Be Fully In The Present Moment
(Below is the talk given by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at the Institute of Chartered Accountants on 15th June 2016, in London) If there no peace, there is no prosperity, then I don’t think you will have any job to do (laughter). Accountancy has no job if ... -
How to stay in the present?
First of all, you must know that my mind is wandering, then, half the job is done! The second thing is, take out a little time for yourself - just 15 seconds in between. I want to share a little story with you. There was an executive who said th ...