You may have 10 houses and yet you can live in only one and sleep only on one bed at a time…
The best of places seen, adventures experienced, sensual delights finally reduce to memories that you may not be able to recall with age…
There comes a point where you feel you are repeating the same beaten path hoping to give you the same pleasure but it never does since all experiences follow the law of diminishing returns….
Then what is the point?
Are you peaceful and happy with yourself at this very moment and can retain that feeling with you for all moments to come?
Peace and happiness never comes about by acquisition of things or knowledge, it comes about by letting go…
Of what and how is something that you need to figure out. As Confucius puts it “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance”…
Masters and scriptures can just point you in the right direction but letting go of even knowing is the key…
There is a saying in Arabic – “al-‘ilmu-hijaab-ul-akbar” – Knowing is the greatest ignorance…
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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