That all rivers eventually meet the sea, is the fate of the river,
How much time and what route it takes is its destiny,
To see the river in the sea and the sea in the river is a higher consciousness(of a Master)who experiences everything as the manifestation of the Advaita(One)
This is the company(of the Master) that one should seek that can liberate you in one glance. Swami Chinmayananda who had the great fortune of such a glance of Ramana Maharshi
Reminds of another story that emphasizes the same point:
Saint Kabir was invited by the king when all the kings attempts of experiencing liberation had failed,The Kings High Priest had tried many rituals, performed poojas but none of them had given the King the experience of liberation.
Kabir put a condition that the king had to agree to everything that Kabir says, the king acceptedUpon hearing this Kabir asked the priest to tie the king to one pole and thereafter he tied the priest to another pole
Then Kabir asked the priest to free the king, the priest said how could he when he was himself tied downKabir asked the king to free the priest, the king said he couldn’t since he was himself tied down
Kabir then said “Bandhe ko bandha mile choote kaun upaya. Seva kar nirbandh ki, jo pal me let chudhaye” Meaning: An attached (bound) person cannot free another attached person. It takes the Grace of a liberated Master to liberate a Bound person in a moment…
Explorer, Philanthropist, Mentor:
Exploring and researching on practices of Self Realisation
Philanthropist: engaged in projects with social and environmental impact
Mentor: guiding people crystallise and achieve their material and spiritual goals
Background:
Former CEO of Mahindra Integrated Business Solutions- an Advisory and Business Process Management Arm of the Diversified US$ 17 Billion Mahindra Group. Ajit was responsible for transforming a Shared Services Centre of the Mahindra Group into a full-fledged Advisory and Business Process Management Company with products/services spanning Strategy & Enterprise Risk Management Advisory to Digitization and Transactional Outsourcing.
He has over 23 years of experience in the industry as an Entrepreneur. He has built businesses in Music Publishing, Media (Compact Discs/DVD’s) Manufacturing, Logistics and Financial Services and is currently nurturing his own initiative called FREE (Forests, Renewable Energy and Environment) & associated with NPO Trusts/ Organizations and mentoring select people and a few start-ups in his personal capacity.
A Chartered Accountant by Qualification with extensive continuing education in Executive Management Programs @ Harvard Business School, Michigan- Ross Business School, IIM-A
He has pursued spiritual interests since an early age exploring inner facets of self through Vipassana, Isha Yoga, Kriya Yoga, other yogic approaches / meditation techniques An Avid Marathoner, trekker/mountaineer, scuba diver, writer and motorbike traveller, is passionate about exploring the outer world as much as the inner.
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