I came across this interesting practice – Dostadning – Swedish term for a method of decluttering and organizing one’s belongings in preparation for death.
Purpose: To make it easier for family members to deal with things after the death of a loved one.
Benefits: Helps people take stock of what’s important in their lives and celebrate their life by detaching memories from material things.
How it works: Involves throwing out items that don’t bring joy.
It is usually practiced by senior citizens but in my view, should be practiced by everyone regardless of age.
We keep accumulating things and are then reluctant to let go of them even when all of us know and agree that we have more than what we need and that we will have to leave everything back when we pass on.
Saucha(purity/cleanliness of body, mind, environment) and Santosa (satisfaction with whatever you have) are two critical observances on the path of Yoga.
Cultivate a declutter attitude today and remember, the best way to declutter is not to create clutter in the first place.
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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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