Karma-Yoga

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A few yeras ago I attended a meeting chaired by an erstwhile executive of ours. It was a tiny group of 10. Yet the points highlighted by him still rumbles through the corridors of my psyche. It was around like this: 

Be committed 

Imagine now our institution as a corporate. Remember!! It had a humble beginning, but with a mission and a greater vision. It accommodates all of us, young and old, superiors and subordinates alike as in a home. Our institution is our home, our mainstay. It gives us our food, reputation .And, whatever social status we enjoy now is on only because of our organisation. We are committed to ourselves and our family members. They are part of our ego. But are we so committed to the institution which is nothing less than our home? Let us introspect and try to find out an answer. What is wrong in loving our organization just the same way we love our family? Nothing wrong. So long as we work here we belong to organisation and our egos belong to its conglomerate ego .Commitment to the cause and mission is the need of the hour. Leaders may come and go. But the organization will still be there in full youth and virility. It is a tree that has grown several years and we are all its leaves. Leaves bud and fall. But the tree remains. 
Accept corporate goals 

Men and women come and go; so also seasons. There are good and bad seasons, winter and summer. But when we march, hand in hand, minds united we progress. For that, we have to be sincere, steadfast and vision oriented. We should learn to love our organisation the same way we love our family. We may achieve, or fail to achieve. Success and failure both are there and have been there for all who started the walk. It is nature’s rule. But the question is that of the degree of our sincerity and commitment. Let us think of our prowess not of short comings. Let us have a mindset to accommodate into ourselves the corporate goals, objectives and commitments. Decisions may prove right or wrong. Everything depends on how effective we are in executing, and translating those decisions into reality. It is not the size of the army but the skill that counts History teaches us this. There are many instances in history of smaller armies conquering the larger ones mainly because of their will and commitments. The number doesn’t matter. Quality counts 

Enjoy the work 

Let our thoughts, words and actions reflect our enthusiasm love, sincerity and commitment. This is the positive side of things. Being positive we get less stressed up and less drained up of energies. Negative thoughts are repulsive and consume more energy. Also they lead to dangerous hormone releases that lead us into the clutch of psycho somatic ailments. It causes ill-health. Health researchers, now, are landing on such conclusions. Just being sincere we can enjoy our work. Just practicing love to our superiors and subordinates we can enjoy their presence around us. The superiors are not enemies. The subordinates are not inferiors. When the mind is healthy, even the physically weak is more powerful than he is otherwise. It is not our position in the institution, but it is our sincerity, and committed stance that is important.. 

Work is worship 

The ‘Karma-yogi’ is aware of his task and performs each task with love and devotion. Love and devotion kindles and rekindles our liking for what we have to do. Doing a work which we like to do is less tiresome and strenuous than doing something we do not like. When this principle is translated into practice Karma-Yoga becomes “working in awareness and working in relaxation.”Let us dream of an organization manned by people enthused by the spirit of love and commitment.

BE A WINNER

If you move with a clear goal ahead, you can win:

Man is solely responsible for his own fortunes. Everybody has the potential to grow. He has to grow amidst adversities. It is a folly entrusting the task of our upbringing to the environment, Government, or the Society. Intense desire, hard work and dedication-the trio lead to success. This is what the developed nations teach us. Strong will attracts the mind like a magnet. The first step is creating a longing for achievement  Once the goal is set, the first step is over.

Never think I cannot. Or I have no ability to learn. The potentialities of the brain are tremendous. If you make a computer with the capabilities of the human brain , it will be larger than the size of the earth. Even Einstein utilised only 25% of his brain. Ordinary people are said to utilise only 10-15%. If you utilise 3% of your brain capacity, you can reach heights. Yes ,the possibilities of the brain are infinite. Goals are achieved when hard work follows immense desire. Be decided as to what you will be after 10 years. The decision should match your personality, and tastes.

Enjoy your work. Every moment the body, mind and the soul should work in unison for reaching the goal. There should not be another goal at the moment. Focus on the set goal. Sleep, relaxation, food, routine works and healthy family are contributory factors. Take a pledge to reach the goal. The pledge should influence subsequent decisions and behavioural patterns. Take the goal as a challenge and prepare the body and mind to face it. Once decided, convince your mind of the decision. Speak at least twice a day as to what to do and what to pay for achieving the goal. Visualise the joyous moments of achievement and the appreciation and accolades that follows it. Work hard, body and mind focussed. Muster deep knowledge in matters contributing to achievements. Do not go after trivial things. Keep moving on , focussed.

Change the mindset. Have the mindset of a winner. Think that I am sure to win. Prepare a plan and a project and work with them.

Join hands with the like- minded and march ahead. Close all dents to avoid a possible retreat. Advance with self confidence. There is nothing as failure. Edison failed 10000 times before he succeeded. Edison took each of his failure as a step towards success. Abraham Lincoln failed in everything he did. Lost always when contested for the legislature, Parliament and the Senate. But at the age of 52 he became President of the United States. He learned to win from his failures.

Tomorrow is the result of today’s actions. Do not curse anybody,  even yourself. Do not procrastinate. For, .if you procrastinate , perhaps you cannot do the same thing tomorrow. Be optimistic and self controlled. Do everything with a sense of commitment.

Do not become a floating junk wood. Keep all your promises. Then only you can win others’ confidence. Dress neatly. Let your walk, gaze and speech radiate the confident personality in you. If possible , find a role model to imitate.

Courtesy:

Mr. G Raju.      Go to TWITTER

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