Bharatiya Darshan

The subject of leadership is multifaceted. There are a variety of personality traits and qualities that make someone a true leader. The best way to nurture these qualities is a topic matter of great debate. But four of them standout to me. Righteous Intention, Energy and Persistence to Execute, Values, and Intellect are those. If a person is able to possess these four qualities, the other traits will follow. Born out of Rightful Intentions Most of the people often start thinking about Leadership from their perspective "How do I become a Leader".  This is where failure of a Leader starts. Selfishness cannot be the foundation for leadership development. The correct motivation, such as "How I can make a difference" (or) "How should I make this happen" (or) "How can I enable others to accomplish this" (or) "How can improve profitability or gain more business," is the primary factor in a leader's success. A leader cannot be developed if ...

  Following is one of the most inspirational songs written by  Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. Considering its lyrical values , Translated into English for the benefit of other language folks who cannot understand Telugu. Movie : Ankuram Lyricist : Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Music : Hamsalekha Male Singer : S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Female Singer : K. S. Chithra Director : C. Umamaheswara Rao Actress : Revathi Evaro okaru.. epudo apudoo Someone .. Sometime.. Nadavaraa munduga..ato ito eto vaipu Will start journey in one or the other direction Modati vaadu.. eppudoo.. okkade maree First Person ..is always single. Modati adugu.. eppudoo.. ontare maree First Step is always alone Venukavacchu vaalhlakoo.. baata ayinadee But it sets direction for people who follow Kadalaru evvaroo.. vekuva vacchinaa Nobody moves in the early hours Anukoni.. kodi koota nidarapodugaa But Hen doesnt think the same and sleep like others Jagatiki melukolpu.. maanukodugaa It doesnt stop waking up the...

Our human brain is very powerful, boss. Supercomputer type. But even supercomputers have bugs, no? In psychology, we call these bugs "Biases" or "Fallacies."  This blog is about a special kind of confusion a mix of bias and logical error—that I call the English Bias . Basically, it is the habit of taking one small problem and zooming in on it so much that the whole picture looks bad. Let us understand this with three simple scenarios. Scenario 1: The Wedding & The Angry Uncle (Simple) Imagine you organize a grand wedding at home. 2,000 guests come. The decoration is first-class, the music is rocking, and the Biryani is tasty. 99% of the function is a super success. But, there is always that one "Distant Uncle." Maybe you forgot to serve him Gulab Jamun, or the AC was not working near his chair. He gets full angry. Now, your friend meets this Uncle later. Friend: "How was the wedding?" Uncle: "Arre! It was a disaster! No food, no AC, t...

Notable Points This temple is located at the Center Point of world ‘s Magnetic Equator . S pot of Nataraja in this temple may be considered the centre of cosmic consciousness Chidambaram derives from "Chit" i.e. Consiciuousness + Ambaram i.e. (Cosmos) Chidambaram used to capital city of chola dynasty The temple was constructed during the 10th Century The temple has five main Halls or Sabhas namely the Kanaka Sabha, the Cit Sabha, Nritta Sabha, Deva Sabha and Raja Sabha Among the “Pancha bootha” temples, Chidambaram denotes the Aakasa . Kalahasthi denotes Vaayu. Kanchi Ekambareswar denotes Bhoomi. All these 3 temples are located in a straight line at 79 degrees 41 minutes Longitude Chidambaram temple is based on the Human having 9 Entrances denoting 9 Entrances or Openings of the body, 21600 gold sheets on roof denotes 21600 breaths taken per day, 72000 gold nails denotes naadis Mandapam (Poonambalam) in the temple slightly titled towards left indicating heart, one has to c...

Gandhi and Ambedkar looked at the problem of untouchability from two very different perspectives. Gandhi had a very keen sense of justice and human dignity, but it was conditioned by his religious convictions. Ambedkar's views were shaped by personal experience of the inequities of the caste system; he had personally suffered the humiliations and insults meted out  to an untouchable by a caste ridden society. Gandhi's point of view was that the problem of untouchability was a problem of the self, in this  case the collective Hindu self. It is a social problem that is very personal to Hindu, it is not a political issue. Ambedkar has defined the problem in terms of building an independent political identity for Dalits in the structures of social, economic, and political powers Gandhi, Ambedkar - 1932 Poona Pact The 1931 Poona Pact shaped India’s Dalit political representation, and its implications are felt even in today’s parliamentary elections....

“ Achamanam ” .  Achamanam is a purification ritual.  There are three types of Achamanam i.e. Shrauthaachamanam, Smrutaachamanam (or) Smaarthaachamanam and Puranaachamanam. In most of the variations  , individual sips water three times and recite purification mantras.   Irrespective of mantra (or) ritual, But most important key words here are “water” and “purification”, both internal and external but mostly internal/spiritual. Water Please See blog for relevance of water  Purification One should be pure both mentally and physically before any ceremonial worship of God or his attendants. By sipping water, itself a form of Narayana, one purifies the mouth and heart before one chants His praises. By reciting His Name while doing so, one centers his mind on God; the mind thereby discards its naturally lustful, angry, and greedy condition, making itself ready to bow before the Supreme. So it is with these thoughts and intentions that  Acha...