There are 3 expressions of living – possession(chase of Power, wealth, fame – Rajas), float(chase of laze – Tamas), dive(chase of transcendence – Sattva). Whilst all of us have all the three expressions of living in certain proportions, there is one mode that is dominant which can be found out by examining what activity you occupy yourself with most of the day. There is nothing right or wrong about any of these, they are simply habits formed over lifetimes and expressed as a personality trait in this lifetime. These habits are stored as memories in the storehouse of the mind – Chitta.
So long as there is desire, there is no liberation. To experience liberation you need to transcend desire itself and that is the purpose of Yoga as conveyed by Maharshi Patanjali in the Yoga Sutra’s – “Yogas Chitta Vritti Nirodha” which means that Yoga is achieved when you cessate/transcend desire. So long as you are alive your Chitta will always send desires to be fulfilled, the path of yoga is to align the desires with Sattva Guna which is a rewarding life in itself and finally to transcend desire itself so that you can watch the game of life with equanimity.
Of course the path of Yoga starts when you are ready to seek liberation and are mature to let go of the grip on desires which is nothing but Maya – An illusion….
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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