Doing nothing

Ajit Bam Uncategorized 21st Oct 2021 1 Minute

A “doer” with rajas guna (Activity) dominant needs something to do all the time and goes to bed exhausted of all activity

A “doer” with tamas guna (Inertia) dominant just wants to laze around and indulge senses

A “doer” with sattva guna (Balance) dominant wants to work for betterment of the world

All 3 are trapped in the belief that they are the “doers”. Consequently what they “do” is added as karma to their store – whatever you “do” will come back to you in one form or another.

Then there are those who transcend “doing” and they go beyond the 3 Guna’s of Rajas, Tamas, Sattva and experience the Nirguna. This is possible only through awareness of your true nature that is the end result of observing each and every moment and asking oneself ‘Who am ‘I’?’. Observing oneself leads to awareness, Awareness leads to transcendence…

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. View all posts by Ajit Bam

Published 21st Oct 2021