Ronin

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In Feudal Japan, “Samurai” were warriors who protected their Lord/Master and were called “Ronin” upon passing away of their Lord/Master. The underlying warrior remained the same but just the nomenclature changed since they did not perform any specified role anymore.

When people give prime importance to “doing” over “being” complications arise and you feel lost/inferior if you don’t do something respectable in the eyes of the society. Very few can move away from this trap of allowing “doing” to define you since almost everyone is in the same trap. So they keep “doing” as per dictates of their ego not knowing that bliss is possible by simply changing the context of life and not the content. Changing the context means transcending ego – “being” instead of “doing”…

So where ego is the master, it is better to be a Ronin than a Samurai. 

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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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