Dharma

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What should/shouldn’t others do? You will find most people being eloquent about this but when it comes to doing it themselves they would find justifications for being the way they are or simply blame it on the situation or other people. 

This is a problem that has existed forever with humans, it’s easy to blame others but not easy to change yourself. Over the ages wise counsel has been left through the medium of holy books such as the Bhagavad Gita, the Bible, the Koran, the ten commandments,… If you notice, all these are recommendations for adhering to a personal code that would take you closer to God/Liberation and an interpersonal code that promotes social well being since all of us are in it together, this is “Dharma”. Unfortunately people with malafide intent have used these guidelines to create their own interpretations and further their own ends and this is the beginning of religion which parted ways with Dharma. Resultantly we are experiencing a broken down social order and we remain far away from personal liberation/god.

What does one do in this situation? In my view, working towards your personal liberation by following a personal code that upholds discipline, organised thought and determination is essential along with an interpersonal code that upholds social well being and most importantly the personal / interpersonal code must not conflict with each other. Any of the holy books would give you these codes but to uphold them in spirit is up to you and that is the purpose of life – to align yourself to the code, not to find a way of justifying your misaligned choices… 

Dharma is Dharma, drop all the prefixes/suffixes (Hindu/Muslim/Sikh/Christanity….) and live by the principle of personal liberation/interpersonal well being and leave a legacy of a spiritually strong and socially harmonious legacy for the generations to come….

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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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