Nelson’s Eye

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Space exploration, Wimbledon, Euro 2020, etc being tracked & enjoyed by millions at one end and on the other- Millions infected with COVID & other diseases, thousands dying of poverty, conflict ridden regions killing thousands, global warming/floods & other natural disasters killing thousands are bizarre contradictions that co-exist in our world. 

I recently shared a WhatsApp forward of a “circular logic” that stated “Pharma funds the media, The Media funds your fears, your fear funds your disease, your disease funds Pharma”. That Pharma has also contributed immensely to the betterment of mankind, is needless to be stated but sadly there also co-exists a profiteering element that is based on the greed of men…

How do we reconcile these contradictions that seem to co-exist in our world and we seem to be turning a Nelson’s eye to them? Since the world is merely a reflection of us, we need to get to the source of the problem which is that we want to view ourselves as pure and the problem as “out there” but in reality the problem is within each one of us being unable or simply unwilling to deal with his/her own Shad Ripu(six enemies of the mind) which are the seeds(and perhaps trees) of all contradictions we are witnessing in the world. We all know that we should refrain from the Shad Ripu-  Kama (lust), Krodha (anger), Lobha (greed), Mada (arrogance), Moha (delusion), and Matsarya (jealousy); but do we? Instead, we keep a curated front for others that purports to hide these but in reality we all have these in varying proportions and the reflection of this is in the world we experience. 

So as soon as we take responsibility that the problem is not “out there” but “in here” and cleanse ourselves from within by practicing virtues of Maitri (Loving kindness), Karuna(Compassion), Mudita(Pure Joy), Upeksha(equanimity), we also make the world a better place to live in.

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Published by Ajit Bam

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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