Humility, discipline and unconditional service through volunteering experienced at Gajanan Maharaj Prtishthan Shegaon that i just returned from.
Unlike most temples wherein you will get irritatingly accosted by Panda’s/Pandit’s for engaging their services for fees, at Shegaon you are left alone to approach the Saint & Deity in the temple at your own terms. Another place i got a similar experience was at the Golden Temple.
Both places have hundreds of volunteers working untiringly daily to just ensure that people coming to visit & seek blessings get a good experience. Truly excellent organisation and arrangements for stay at Bhakti Nivas and at the temple. Was impressed with the attention to detail, the cleanliness of the place, the discipline & humility of the volunteers smiling to ask “What can I do for you Mauli?”
To note that this naked saint still inspires people to try to bring out their better self is heartening and inspirational, in that all is not lost, humanity still has hope… ❤️
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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