Heartfulness Magazine - October 2022 (Volume 7, Issue 10)

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thatWeCare?
Dear readers,
Mental health is our biggest pandemic, as an ever-increasing number of people are affected by anxiety,
depression, and loneliness. The pressure of vulnerability and competition take their toll, let alone the
stresses of poverty and uncertainty. The other day, a dear friend told me that there are children in the UK
going to school with “pretend lunchboxes,” eating their erasers because they have no food.
So our October edition emphasizes the role love and care can play in our well-being, and the well-being
of the environment, and we share some insights into how to maintain balance in times of stress, loss, or
helplessness. Théophile Strebelle, Mahek Pathan, and Stan Lajugie focus on self-care for mental well-
being; Madhusudan Reddy looks at success despite failure and disappointment; Colleen Chulis, Guila
Clara Kessous, and Ichak Adizes explore mental and emotional wellness at work and how it impacts
leadership; Karishma Desai discusses intergenerational wisdom with the example of her relationship with
her grandmother; and Upama Rajasekhar presents educational methods for holistic education. Radhika
Rammohan reflects on the importance of both inner and outer ecology, through her experiences in both
sustainable organic agriculture and yoga; and Sanjana Ayyagari shares a photo essay on simple practical
ways to become a better leader.
This month, Daaji offers us two very practical articles – one on the emotional wisdom of the Heart, and
the other on preserving and caring for water.
We wish you a peaceful Mental Health Day on October 10,
The editors
Illustration by ARATI SHEDDE
July 2022 5

self-care
Finding Peace of Mind
Théophile Strebelle
12
Thriving After Addiction
Mahek Pathan
16
Stress
Stanislas Lajugie
19
inspiration
Emotional Wisdom
Daaji
24
Let Success Be Yours
Madhusudhan Reddy
30
environment
3 Natural Ways to Harness
the Power of Water
Daaji
62
Inner and Outer Ecology
Radhika Rammohan
68
creativity
Be a Better Leader
Sanjana Ayyagari
76
what's up
80
inside
workplace
The Kids Are Going Crazy
Colleen Chulis
38
Subtle Skills for Authentic
Leadership
Guila Clara Kessous
45
Age, Time, and Wisdom
Dr. Ichak Adizes
50
relationships
The Beauty of Elders
Karishma Desai
54
Right Brain Education
Upama Rajasekhar
57
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DAAJI
Daaji is the Heartfulness
Guide. He is an innovator and
researcher, equally at home in the
fields of spirituality, science, and
the evolution of consciousness.
He has taken our understanding
of human potential to a new
level.
THEOPHILE STREBELLE
Theophile is a lawyer. He worked
in finance in Paris and New York
for 15 years and now lives in
Chamonix, France.
MAHEK PATHAN
Mahek is a psychologist at the
Turning Point Rehab, Surat,
India. She holds a Master’s in
Forensic Psychology, London, has
worked at Birmingham Prison,
and after practicing CBT at
victim support NHS, UK, she
moved to India.
STANISLAS LAJUGIE
Stanislas is a civil servant of
the Foreign Affairs Ministry of
France. He has worked in many
countries and enjoys making
meditation fashionable wherever
he goes. He has developed
a course on the science of
meditation for universities and
corporates.
MADHUSUDAN REDDY
Madhu is a long-time
Heartfulness practitioner and
trainer, who works at Kanha
Shanti Vanam in PR and security,
and as a personal secretary to
Daaji. Earlier, he worked in
the Chief Minister of Andhra
Pradesh’s office and has won
numerous award in public service.
COLLEEN CHULIS
Colleen is the Regional
Vice President of Sales,
Regulated Industries, SAP
SuccessFactors, USA. A mother
and businesswoman, Colleen
lives with her husband and three
children in Charlottesville,
Virginia. She is deeply
committed to diversity, inclusion,
and equality.
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ICHAK ADIZES
Dr. Adizes is a leading
management expert. He has
received 21 honorary doctorates
and is the author of 27 books
that have been translated into
36 languages. He is recognized
as one of the top thirty thought
leaders of America.
GUILA CLARA KESSOUS
Guila was appointed UNESCO
Artist for Peace in January 2012,
in light of her commitment to
promoting and defending human
rights through art. She has
taught at Sciences Po, Harvard
University, Boston and Oxford
Universities, University of
Geneva, and the St. Petersburg
Conservatory, amongst others.
KARISHMA DESAI
Karishma is an author, speaker,
entrepreneur, and wellness coach.
She is a licensed Heartmath™
Resilience Trainer, Certified
Breathwork Instructor,
Meditation Trainer, and a
practitioner of Heartfulness for
over 2 decades.
UPMA RAJASEKHAR
Upama has been a Heartfulness
practitioner for over 33 years
and is a meditation trainer, an
NLP practitioner, a quantum
speed reading trainer, a quantum
healer, and a Brighter Minds
facilitator who has trained more
than 3,000 students. She is a
special educator, MDA and Davis
method.
RADHIKA RAMMOHAN
Radhika practices and teaches
yoga for therapy and optimal
health, having studied with
Saraswathi Vasudevan at
YogaVahini, Chennai, India. She
is a co-founder of the reStore
organic shop in Chennai and
has a deep understanding of the
issues in modern food production
and consumption.
SANJANA AYYAGARI
Sanjana is a medical student and
photographer based in Houston,
Texas. Being people-oriented, she
is always listening to people. Her
focus is to take care of people,
not cases; capture memories,
not click photos. She also enjoys
spending time with friends and
family, traveling, and listening to
music.
contributors
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Sit with closed eyes.
Imagine you are being
drawn deeper into the place
of peace and stillness in your heart.
Rest there for a little while.
I M A G I N E:
I N N E R P E A C E

F
or most of my professional
life, my main concerns
have been productivity and
efficiency: how can I execute
the maximum number of tasks
as perfectly as possible in a
minimum amount of time? My
days started with a list of things
to do and my life energy was used
to execute them. My reward for
that was an ephemeral feeling
of accomplishment. Every day
would start with a new “to-do”
list. I was doing what I had been
taught at school, and then at
work: executing what people were
expecting from me.
FINDINGPEACE
of Mind
THÉOPHILE STREBELLE has worked as a lawyer in Paris and New
York for 15 years. His busy work schedule was taking a toll on
him, so he decided to take a break and is currently in India. Here
he shares with us how a practice of meditation helped him break
the thought pattern that was driving his life.
After years of living this way I
could see an improvement in my
profitability but none in my well-
being. The number of things that
I “had to do” was increasing. My
mind was pushing for more action
every day.
One day, I started to seriously
question this never-ending push
for action and achievement. Where
is this drive coming from? Is this
way of living a part of my nature
or only the result of my education?
To find out, I made a radical
change in my life. I stopped
working. What would happen to
my mental state if I had nothing
to do? I organized my life in a
way that I had zero obligations.
No work, no social interactions.
At that time I was thinking that
this decision would instantly erase
my mental loops and bring me
immediate balance and calmness.
Things didn’t go that way. At
all. I first started doing things
that I have always wanted to
do. Spending time in nature, in
creative activities, reading books,
and learning new skills. I was
enjoying these activities and my
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It felt like the changes I had made
to my existence were not right.
I was looking for guidance
when a friend of mine suggested
meditation. I thought I had
nothing to lose and was willing to
give it a try. This is where the real
change happened. I got introduced
to the practice by a trainer and
right after the first session I slept
profoundly, like I had not slept
in a very long time. I remember
being surprised by such a quick
change and decided to give a
serious and disciplined shot to
the practice. I started meditating
every day and at fixed hours. At
first, my mind was still racing,
and my thoughts were altering
my ability to concentrate. Slowly,
session after session, I started
noticing small changes. My mind
was getting clearer. My focus
mind was stable and focused
while performing them. However,
while I was inactive and at rest,
my mental activity was still very
strong and my thoughts were
all over the place. There was no
improvement in my overall well-
being. I was fulfilling my desires
but nothing had changed. Worse,
the activities I was doing were
stimulating me so much that the
lows felt lower. I was not satisfied.
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during the day was increasing
and the number of thoughts was
decreasing. I was not feeling
any urge to feed my mind with
multiple thoughts. At the same
time, I realized that some thoughts
were signals to the changes I had
to make in my life. Some others
were unimportant and I could let
them go.
Then, in a very subtle way, the
space that had been made available
in my mind started to fill with
a sense of calmness and balance
I had never experienced before.
I had learned how to remain
unmindful of my thoughts so that
they did not affect or trouble me.
That state became so precious
that my will for growth became a
priority. It triggered an almost vital
motivation to deepen my practice
and put my thoughts at the service
of the expansion of my heart.
Today, after a few months of
regular practice, my mind has
become clearer than it has ever
been my entire life. My focus has
increased. I feel lighter. I found
the courage to make decisions I
had avoided for many years. I feel
transformed, anew, and refreshed.
I know better where my priorities
are, and what is right when I make
decisions. This practice has been
a time- and life-saver. I know that
today I found the perfect tool for
growth and a guide toward peace,
my heart.
Illustrations by ANANYA PATEL
It triggered an almost vital
motivation to deepen my practice
and put my thoughts at the service
of the expansion of my heart.
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ThrivingafterAddiction
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MAHEK PATHAN explores the physical, mental, emotional, and social impacts
of addiction on individuals and their families. Mahek is a psychologist with the
Turning Point Rehab. She holds a Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology and has
worked in the UK prison system. After practicing CBT at victim support in the NHS,
UK, she moved to working in clinical psychology in Surat, India.

SELF-CARE
The Personal
and Social
Impacts of
Addictive
Behaviors
People suffering from
addiction experience many
different life complications.
When they start abusing
drugs and alcohol on a
day-to-day basis, they
have physical health
complications, such
as liver cirrhosis, heart problems,
lung diseases. I have seen clients
coming in who have lost a crazy
amount of weight, because of daily
consumption of drugs and alcohol.
There are also a lot of mental
health issues, like depression,
anxiety, substance-induced
psychosis, where they experience
hallucinations or paranoia. I see
people experiencing PTSD, post-
traumatic stress disorder, as well.
Alcohol and drugs actually have a
very great impact on both physical
and mental health.
Addiction also leads to spiritual
bankruptcy. I have seen clients
who have been raised in a decent
household, never lied, never
cheated, never done anything
wrong, then once they become
addicted, they lie to their parents,
and steal money from their homes.
It creates a lot of problems with
interpersonal relationships among
family members.
I have seen people getting violent,
physically aggressive, abusive, and
negligent after abusing alcohol
and substances. Even when they
are not abusive, they have a role to
play in the family, and negligence
can also have a severe impact.
Addiction is a family disease; if it
impacts an individual, it impacts
the entire family.
When clients complete a rehab
program, it’s better if they stay in
the recovery phase for some time.
But it’s very difficult for their
families to believe that
they are recovering.
When a client goes
home, family members
often say things like,
“Look what you’ve
done.”This adds to
their problem, especially
for those suffering from
PTSD. It’s very complex.
It affects the entire family
dynamic. As Dr. Deshpande
says, “Love, care, and empathy
really work wonders for the entire
family.”
The Role of
Rehabilitation
Addiction is a chronic disease. It
is something that must always be
managed as long as one is alive.
As soon as the clients admit they
need treatment, there are different
forms of therapies available.
Rehabilitation seems to be the
best treatment program, because it
helps not just to physically abstain,
because the substances are not
available, but also provides a safe
space for the person. Rehab is a
place where there is motivation,
and where a counselor is always
available.
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After the detox comes
counseling sessions, group
therapies, and family
counseling sessions.
Even after the client has
completed the rehabilitation
program, support groups and
meetings really help. Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy (CBT),
EMDR, hypnotherapy, etc., also
work wonders. Even after a client
has completed a rehabilitation
program, regular counseling
sessions will help them understand
deeper inherent feelings, thoughts,
and processes.
People who are addicted usually
suppress their feelings. So, we
teach our clients to express their
feelings in a healthier manner so
that they don’t have to depend on
people use drugs for recreational
purposes, but only certain
people get hooked. An addictive
personality has the tendency to
get hooked, so they also find
substitutes for the substances as
well. For example, if they try to
leave alcohol they may get hooked
on cigarettes. I have seen a lot of
clients who have actually changed
their addiction to something
more positive, for example, social
work. They engage and engross
themselves in something that is
more rewarding and has a positive
outcome on their lives.
Illustrations by ANANYA PATEL
substances to deal with them. I
think this helps to maintain their
recovery for a very long time.
I also understand that addiction
is actually about personality. It’s
not about the substances. A lot of
We teach our
clients to express
their feelings in a
healthier manner so
that they don’t
have to depend on
substances to deal
with them. I think
this helps to
maintain their
recovery for a very
long time.
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STAN LAJUGIE is a consular officer. He has been a Heartfulness meditation
practitioner and trainer for over 15 years. He specializes in corporate
programs. Here, he shares with us how meditation can help us beat stress.
I
am sure everyone knows what
stress is, yet I would like to
propose the following definition:
stress is a state of mental and/or
emotional strain due to external or
internal circumstances. It doesn’t
mean that stress is negative.
Actually, we need stress. But we
only need positive stress, the good
stress.
We call this positive stress
“eustress.” Responding to positive
stress helps to increase our focus
and concentration, our capacity to
engage and perform well, and even
create a feeling of satisfaction and
happiness, since we are performing
well.
The problem starts when we are
exposed to very high levels of
stress or for very long periods
of time. Then, eustress becomes
Stress
Stress
distress, and it is harmful. Before
understanding how distress is
harmful, let’s look at the different
types of stress.
Types of Stress
The first type of stress is the “to
do list.” It is when we feel the
pressure to complete a certain
number of tasks in a limited
timeframe. Remember post-it
notes?
The second type of stress is caused
by a sudden accident or fearful
event. It may be dropping a cup of
coffee, bumping into someone, or a
car accident.
The third type of stress is due to
deep fear or trauma – perhaps a
serious sporting accident, a war,
the loss of a loved one, abuse, etc.
The cause of the trauma does not
even have to be a real physical
event. Many are symbolic, like
meeting your boss, seeing your
dentist, the fear of speaking
in public, the fear of being
abandoned, the fear of not being
loved, or the fear of being judged
by others.
The fourth type of stress is the
fear of not being able to cope
with the increasing speed or
bombardment of life. We are
exposed to more demands, more
responsibilities, more noise, fewer
resources, less time, and less
money. And we are expected to
have a smile on our face all the
time!
We are often continuously
exposed to multiple types of
stress, resulting in a chronic stress
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condition, which is very harmful to
our well-being.
Stress, Health, and Well-
being
Research shows that people who
are stressed are less likely to
have healthy eating habits and to
exercise, and are more likely to
smoke. According to the American
Institute of Health, 75-90% of all
visits to the doctor are for stress-
related problems. The American
Institute of Stress estimates that
work stress accounts for 52%
of stress, 28% is from personal
problems, and the remaining 20%
is from juggling between personal
and professional lives.
No wonder the WHO has
declared stress as the epidemic of
the 21st century! The European
agency ESENER has reported that
79% of managers are concerned
about stress in their workplaces,
but fewer than 30% have
procedures in place to deal with
the psychosocial risks. The most
common causes of work-related
stress are job insecurity (72% of
respondents), long working hours
or excessive workload (66%), and
being bullied or harassed at work
(59%).
Forty-three percent of the costs
due to stress are direct: sick leave
and accidents. Fifty-seven percent
are indirect, such as brain drain –
using simple techniques to reverse
the process.
When our senses capture and
identify a significant threat, we
adopt the fight-or-flight response,
which is triggered by the amygdala
in our midbrain. Then there is a
chemical reaction, which has three
consequences:
First, the blood of the viscera is
pushed to the periphery – to the
limbs – to boost the energy in the
arms and the legs, to “fight or fly.”
It also means that the inner organs
are now living on their own energy
reserves, which are also limited.
Second, the immune system is on
hold. Therefore, we have a higher
propensity to fall sick, especially in
stressful moments.
all the intelligent people leaving
the company. Another interesting
phenomenon is “presenteesm.”
The employee is there, sitting
behind his desk, but they are not
performing!
The Problem
There is no magic pill you can take
to remove stress, but I believe that
there is a simple solution for this
big problem. It is in understanding
the biology of stress, and then
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Third, the blood in the brain
moves to the more primitive parts,
especially the amygdala, rather
than the prefrontal cortex, which
is dedicated to rational thinking,
analysis, and decision making.
To put it in one sentence: My
brain CEO goes AWOL! I
am simply unable to think.
Not because I don’t have the
intelligence, the knowledge, the
expertise, and the experience,
but because my brain is not in a
position to think! Research from
Yale reports that continuous
exposure to high levels of stress
also affects our memory.
The Solution
The simple technique of
Heartfulness Relaxation can help.
By relaxing all the limbs of the
body, we return to a neutral and
natural state of functioning. We
focus on the heart, which brings
a state of psychophysiological
coherence – coherence between
the mind and body of the person –
which is optimal for functioning.
By connecting with the heart,
we also establish heart–brain
coherence, which is very conducive
to higher cognitive activities,
according to research.
But the benefits of meditation
are much greater. The research of
Dr. Richard Davidson also shows
that people who are stressed
develop brain circuitries similar to
people who are depressed. They
are related to the right prefrontal
cortex. These people tend to
always focus on the negative,
ruminating on the same types
of thoughts. In contrast, happy
people and meditators develop
brain circuitries related to the
left prefrontal cortex, which
plays a critical role in emotional
intelligence. They are able to
disregard negative information
and keep their attention on the
activities they choose.
To sum up, stress is very much
a part of our daily life, affecting
our physical health, our brain
functioning, and the way we think.
How healthy are our choices in
how we use it and respond to it?
Illustrations by LAKSHMI GADDAM
By connecting with
the heart, we also
establish heart–
brain coherence,
which is very
conducive to higher
cognitive activities,
according to
research.
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Sit comfortably and close your eyes.
Dive deep within your heart,
let the heart’s natural acceptance
spread through you.
Let that state of acceptance expand.
I M A G I N E:
A C C E P T A N C E

EmotionalWisdom
DAAJI explores the 5Cs of the heart, and describes how a meditative
practice can support emotional wisdom and well-being.

These basic life
skills are a gauge of
our emotional and
social wisdom, and
they require heart.
It is the heart that
brings us this level
of happiness.
W
ise people from the
most ancient times
till today have valued
the qualities of loving kindness,
compassion, resilience in times
of hardship and suffering, peace,
and wisdom. In fact, these are all
qualities associated with the heart.
Most of us wish to improve our
emotional well-being, along
with our ability to communicate
with others, develop healthy
relationships and lasting
friendships, share and support
others in our communities,
contribute to society at large,
and overcome prejudice and
judgments. These basic life skills
are a gauge of our emotional and
social wisdom, and they require
heart. It is the heart that brings us
this level of happiness.
Our mental capacities also need
refining, so that we better handle
mental challenges, but science
has shown us that this will only
happen once we have reached
some level of emotional balance
where the brain can function in
creative, problem-solving ways.
We reach a state of integrated flow
in which the mental functions are
guided by the wisdom of the heart.
Tragedy arises when we separate
the heart and mind. For example,
when a child is taught at school
to a very high academic level, but
has poor emotional and social
skills, they can then use their
mental abilities for all the wrong
reasons, such as criminal activities.
This happens when the mental is
developed without the support of
the emotional and social. When
we read about the lives of people
known for their great minds,
like Ashtavakra, Patanjali, Plato,
Aristotle, da Vinci, Newton,
Swami Vivekananda, Ramanujan,
Einstein, and Bohm, we find that
they have paid attention to the
physical, mental, emotional, and
spiritual aspects of living.
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INSPIRATION

The foundation for mental,
emotional, and social intelligence
lies in the spiritual realm, and
when we don’t nurture it, the
other three cannot develop so well.
Spiritual wisdom is a function
of our level of awareness, our
perception, and our responses,
according to the degree of
expansion of our consciousness.
Is it closed, narrow, limited, and
rigid, or is it open, expansive,
unlimited, and flexible? The more
open and expansive, the greater
the spiritual intelligence.
What determines whether it is
narrow and rigid or expansive and
flexible? Essentially there are two
things:
1. The first is the amount
of mental and emotional
baggage we are carrying from
the past. The heaviness that
accumulates creates filters that
distort perception and limit
the flexibility of our mental
processes. We stay stuck in
past repetitive patterns and
associated emotions. When
this heaviness is removed,
then perception and mental
processes are untethered from
the past restrictions.
2. The second is the focus of
our attention. Are we only
focused externally on material
existence, or do we also
give some time in our daily
schedule to the inner world?
Our emotions are inside us,
our social skills are inside us.
If we are only looking outside,
how will we develop EQ and
SoQ?
The purpose of a spiritual practice
is both – to remove mental and
emotional baggage and also to take
us to the Center of our being, the
source of our spiritual intelligence,
the soul. In yoga, we speak about
the three bodies – the physical
body, the subtle body, and the
causal body or soul.
Physical Body
Sthoola Sharir
Subtle Body
Sookshma Sharir
Causal body/
Soul
Consciousness (Chit)
Mind (Manas)
Intellect (Buddhi)
Ego (Ahankar)
Karan Sharir / Atman
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INSPIRATION

In a spiritual practice, we work from the inside out, from the root cause of both the problems
and the solutions. That means we work with consciousness.
Heartfulness practices take us on an inner journey, and that journey starts in the heart. Here
we develop the 5 Cs of Contentment, Calm, Compassion, Courage, and Clarity, which are the
foundation of our mental, emotional, and social intelligence.
Calm
Restlessness to
Peace
Contentment
Desire to
Contentment
Courage
Fear to
Courage
Clarity
Confusion to
Clarity
Compassion
Passion to
Compassion
5Cs
Foundation of our
mental, emotional, and
social intelligence.
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With the letting go
of past patterns in
our consciousness,
the layers of
heaviness
associated with
desires, wishes,
disappointments,
shame, guilt, worry,
resentment, etc.
are removed layer
by layer. We
become balanced
and content, light
and carefree.
The first step is to awaken an
inner interest, otherwise why
would we do these practices in
the first place? What stimulates
this inner interest? Generally, it is
the need for self-care and self-
improvement. We are not satisfied
with our level of well-being. We
feel the need to change, so we look
for a method to help.
The second step is to take up
a meditative practice, and in
Heartfulness the journey starts
at Chakra 1 of the Heart, on the
lower left side of the chest area.
As the heaviness is removed from
this chakra and our inner focus
takes us deeper, the outcome is
Contentment.
How is this possible? With the
letting go of past patterns in
our consciousness, the layers of
heaviness associated with desires,
wishes, disappointments, shame,
guilt, worry, resentment, etc. are
removed layer by layer. We become
balanced and content, light and
carefree. We are able to release our
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expectations and demands. We are
no longer slaves to our desires and
wishes. This is the first step.
The second step happens when
the journey moves to Chakra 2
of the Heart, also known as the
soul chakra, which is located at
the lower right side of the chest.
Here we explore a different inner
world, leading us from restlessness
and anxiety to peace. It is here
that we master the art of Calm,
as we explore the soul’s influence
on our lives. Meditation moves us
deeper into that realm where we
feel connected with everything in
the universe. We develop a strong
sense of belonging and community,
and we feel so peaceful.
Then the journey moves to Chakra
3 of the Heart, also known as the
fire chakra, which is located at the
upper left side of the chest. Here
the inner work leads us from anger
and hatred to love, from self-
centered passion to Compassion.
We learn to master the fiery
emotions that propel us forward.
At the fourth step, the journey
moves to Chakra 4 of the Heart,
also known as the water chakra,
which is located at the upper right
side of the chest. Here the inner
work leads us from fear to Courage
and resilience – the ability to
bounce back no matter what life
throws at us.
The next step is the integration of
these four stages. Because of the
Contentment, Calm, Compassion,
and Courage that have developed
at Chakras 1 to 4, we move from
confusion to Clarity at Chakra 5
of the Heart, also known as the
air chakra, at the throat area. Our
heart becomes our guiding helm,
and we are able to listen to its
wisdom.
Now the intelligence of the
Heart is active, and we develop
confidence and trust in our
abilities. Our creativity blossoms
with the continuing expansion
of our consciousness through
this heart journey. The result is
emotional wisdom, which is a
boon in any life.
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Success
Let
Be Yours
MADHUSUDHAN REDDY
shares some ideas on
how to approach our
goals so that they become
more achievable. He also
explains a way to respond to
success and failure.
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Working hard is
good, but the
source of that hard
work is thought. Fill
your mind with
good thoughts, and
you are bound to
receive good
results.
V
ictory and success are
melodious events in
everyone’s life. Success can
be understood as a smile emanated
from the innocent strings of our
heart. The perennial freedom we
experience in life is a clear symbol
of success.
Sheer hard work and
determination are glittering
reflections we can observe from
the history of successful people.
Despite many challenges, they
overcame all their problems and
remained as a mountain amidst
the sea. They could withstand the
pressure of turbulent waves and
reach the destination of success.
The American industrialist,
Andrew Carnegie, joined the
steel sector as a laborer at 11
years of age and rose to the top
level. He also helped 100 other
people to become billionaires.
His determination helped others
grow. A famous musician once
received a standing ovation from
the audience, who surrounded him
afterward to share its appreciation.
One lady approached him and said
that it would have been marvelous
to have had such skill bestowed
upon her by God. The musician
replied, “It is not an impossible
task, nor did I bring it along with
me at birth. Practice with focus for
ten years and you will become a
perfect musician like me. The only
thing required for this is practice.”
So, invest hard work to give shape
to your dreams. We can excel if
we put in hard work. If we fail to
reach the expected results, we can
try to refine our efforts, introspect
upon our mistakes, and see to it
that they do not recur in future.
We move forward in the direction
of attaining our goal.
If there is no chance to improve
the results, we can tutor our mind
that we are benefited only up
to this extent. If that is done,
we prevent the experience of
depression. We remain energetic
despite half-baked attainments.
Phased efforts will yield good
results. Put in all-out efforts and
leave the result to God. Fill your
heart with this feeling, as thinking
about the results will consume
valuable time.
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Illustration
by
LAKSHMI
GADDAM
Work hard, and believe in
hard work to achieve your goal.
When the results come, don’t club
your analysis with the elements
affecting the work. Defeat is also
a lesson. There is no need
for overwhelming joy upon
success and depression
upon failure, nor a need
to attribute them to
other factors. Real victory
lies in receiving success and
defeat with equal breath.
Don’t waste minutes, because
many minutes make an hour, hours
make days, days make months, and
months make years. Wasting time
has its own adverse impact on
performance. Utilize time properly
and become victorious.
Working hard is good, but the
source of that hard work is
thought. Fill your mind with good
thoughts, and you are bound to
receive good results.
There was once a person who was
very frustrated in life. He reached
Delhi Railway Station filled with
depressive thoughts that death was
the only solution to his problems.
Because his train was late, he
turned his attention to a bookstall,
and in his loneliness he noticed
one book. He thought, “Let me
finish reading this book before I
leave this world.” He selected a
page randomly from that book,
and as he read he found a change
– his feelings and face were bright.
A magical power surrounded him.
His joy knew no boundaries.
That journey to his village
began shaping him into a great
personality. This person, who went
from ground zero to become a
great social activist, was none other
than Anna Hazare. He received
laurels by developing his village as
an example to other villages in the
world.
Do not focus too seriously on
failures. They are quite natural.
They add beauty to life. How can
we imagine life without failures?
Struggles give us strength. Where
is the melody of life without these
struggles? Do not feel belittled by
failure. Try a thousand times. Even
then, if you come across failure, try
again, so that success is eventually
yours.
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Feel your goal as
your life, and think
deeply on it. Invite
dreams on it, work
on it, and try to fill
every muscle and
nerve of your body
thinking about your
goal. That creates
a path to success.
All the power of the universe is
within you. We close our eyes
with our own hands, then cry that
darkness exists. Be aware that
darkness does not surround us.
Simply remove your hands so that,
right from the beginning, you can
experience the illuminated world.
There is no darkness.
We label ourselves as worthless,
weak persons. Do you know how
many capacities, innumerable
strengths, and potential magics
are embedded within you? Where
is the scientist who knows our
full human potential? Only a
microscopic part of it is hitherto
seen. So don’t try to degrade your
personality. How will you come
to know how much more is yet
to surface? Behind you, there is a
sea of power. Those who realize
this become victorious. Visualize
the process of evolution from an
ameba to a human being. Who
created this? Is it not your own
self-determination? Still, do
you say that your self-reliance
is without any power? The
strength that brought you up to
this level can further improve
your personality. The character
that strengthens your self-
determination is a quintessential
element.
We all aspire for one thing in life,
victory. We do not invite defeat
in either our intellectual or our
spiritual paths. But only a few
taste the flavor of success, though
everyone invites victory. Some of
us experience middle-level success,
while many experience defeat.
First, decide what you want to
become. Then, put in your all-out
efforts. It is important to note
that mistakes are committed by
everyone, not only the people who
experience defeat. The defeated
ones leave the work at a point
where they observe it to be critical.
We may commit mistakes now
and then with the sheer ambition
of reaching the goal successfully.
Such mistakes have no impactful
effect on us, because we never
think they won’t come in our way.
We have witnessed and studied
many wars in history. The armies
experienced defeat on both sides.
Successful persons are always
above the feeling of victory or
defeat.
To achieve success, you need
focused direction, effort, and
self-determination. Success is
yours if you fix the trajectory of
your focus and your journey. Try
to understand and realize what
you want to achieve. Find ways
and means to reach that goal. You
can reach it no matter how big it
is. Divide the goal into sub-goals
and allocate definite timeframes,
whether one week or one month,
and complete the tasks. Then you
will come out victorious.
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If you wish for success and victory in life, first fix your goal. Then, try to
achieve it.
Suggestions:
The very basis and foundation for success is to notice the prioritization of
work in your daily life.
Target your arrow toward the Sun. You may not reach that level, but your
arrow reaches a point by exceeding your expectations. You will become
successful beyond your imagination.
Feel your goal as your life, and think deeply on it. Invite dreams on it, work
on it, and try to fill every muscle and nerve of your body thinking about your
goal. That creates a path to success.
Do not fear great dreams. Great dreams give great results. You cannot build a
big house while planning for a small house.
Strive hard, so your goal is easier to reach, whether it is money, love,
knowledge, or studies. The only requirement is sheer hard work, an iron will,
and strong determination.
Infinite power, boundless enthusiasm, abundant courage, and bundles of
patience are required. You can achieve anything if you possess these crucial
features. Don’t turn backward, go forward.
Eagerness to achieve the goal is a kindling factor. Till the goal is reached, all
possible ways and means should be found.
As cheese is found in milk, and fire is found in wood, so courage and
spirituality are found within you.
Focus seriously on the process; mere attention to the goal is insufficient. Awaken
the sleeping subconscious. Witness that it is awakened with self-shape and image.
Once it leaves its inertia and starts working, your mind will magically be filled with
joy, focus, sanctity, power, and strength.
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SEASONOFGIVING?
ARE YOU AT THE RECEIVING END IN THE
L O G O N T O W W W . B R I G H T E R M I N D S . O R G
GIVE YOUR CHILD A GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING!

Close your eyes and imagine a person
with whom you are struggling.
Feel connected with your higher Self,
a place of acceptance and compassion.
Honor the other person’s higher Self.
All ill will between you is dissipating like vapor.
You are smiling at each other.
I M A G I N E:
I N A N O T H E R ’ S
S H O E S

COLLEEN CHULIS talks about mothers as role models for girls to be
strong and free spirited. The world fell in love with a little girl mimicking
her mother at work in a video that recently went viral. The 8-yr-old’s
impression of her mother working reminded the world how hilarious, but
stressful, working around children can be. Colleen, her mother, is the
regional vice-president, SAP Success Factors for Regulated Industries, in
North America.
The Kids Are
Going Crazy!
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I was really focused
on work, because I
am in sales, so we
were meeting our
customers, trying
to understand them
and how was Covid
affecting different
kinds of industries.
What could we do
to help our
customers? We
stopped focusing
on selling to make
sure that
customers were
okay.
A
lot of people have now
seen my oldest child,
Adelle, thanks to the
video that went viral! We live
in Charlottesville, which is a
small town in Virginia, home to
the University of Virginia. My
husband coaches the men’s soccer
team at the university, and it’s a
wonderful place to raise children.
I have been in business or sales
since graduating from university,
and I’ve gone through many ups
and downs in life, as a human, a
woman, and a mother. I would love
to share the lessons I have learned.
Navigating the pandemic
I feel very lucky that no-one in
my immediate family was affected
by the pandemic, although I have
friends who were terribly affected.
Both my husband and I were able
to keep our jobs and we are very
thankful. But it also reminds us
to really give back as much as we
can to those who have not been so
fortunate.
The pandemic brought about an
interesting change for us, because
typically my husband goes outside
to work, and I am more working
from home or traveling for work.
During the pandemic, my husband
couldn’t go to the office, so he
became the main parent to all
the learnings, to all the teachings,
the cooking etc. We went from
seeing him just at dinnertime and
bedtime to him being here 24/7.
I was really focused on work,
because I am in sales, so we were
meeting our customers, trying to
understand them and how was
Covid affecting different kinds of
industries. What could we do to
help our customers? We stopped
focusing on selling to make sure
that customers were okay. I spent a
lot of time glued to my computer.
The kids were home and everyone
did well.
After the pandemic, I started
seeing everything from a different
point of view. For example,
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Seeking help
I am so grateful to my husband for
doing so much. It was something
we talked about a lot even before
we got married: “I am going to
be a working mom. Are you okay
with that?” I knew who I was, and
I didn’t think I was likely going
to change all of a sudden. I didn’t
want to be baking during the day,
which many of my friends do. I
would not have loved that.
I think it’s important to ask for
help when you want to. I have a
therapist I speak to once a month.
Early on in my sessions with her,
I told her how guilty I felt that I
rarely cook at home.
She said, “Why would that make
you feel guilty? Are your kids
healthy? Do you spend time with
them?”
“Yes, we always sit together, but
we are always bringing something
home: its pre-meal or pre-cooked.
like in my house. I am trying to
get my work done, or I am on a
video call, and my child needs
something. Children always need
something – they want the TV
channel changed, or they want
to go outside, or whatever. Even
if you have a babysitter, they still
want a parent. I still laugh when
I watch it – my daughter does me
so well! She knows exactly how to
mimic me.
Work from home has become the
new normal. Lots of companies
are going to adopt the hybrid
workplace. Not everyone needs to
go into the office every single day
and do the crazy commute, and I
don’t think they should. But we
do need to figure out what that
possibility looks like and what the
new home looks like.
swim team meets have started
up again this summer. In the
past, I was always thinking, “Oh
gosh, it’s Wednesday night. It’s
swim team meet. It is so long or
so hot ...” Now, I can’t wait till
Wednesday! It definitely changed
my perspective. It made me focus
on what is important.
Work-from-home and kids
It’s very hard working from home,
and it’s especially hard on kids. I
think that’s why everyone thought
the video was so funny, because
almost everyone could relate to
it. That is exactly what it looks
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I think we all want
to be perfect, we
all want to have the
beautiful packages
for friend’s birthday
parties, but it’s okay
if we don’t. I realize I
was doing to that
to myself, I was
making it harder on
myself. I was feeling
guilty when I didn’t
need to. That was
certainly freeing for
me.
It’s just basic stuff.”
She said, “Well, it’s you who
thinks that you have to cook the
food for your own children. It
doesn’t matter if you don’t cook
it. You still feed them healthy
food, you spend time with them,
and you sit with them during
dinner time. Take that pressure off
yourself.”
I would recommend you explore
the reason you feel bad about
something. There is a way to be
easy on yourself. I think we all
want to be perfect, we all want to
have the beautiful packages for
friend’s birthday parties, but it’s
okay if we don’t. I realize I was
doing to that to myself, I was
making it harder on myself. I was
feeling guilty when I didn’t need
to. That was certainly freeing for
me.
If you’re a single mom in the
workplace, and you have the
choice to be flexible, do it! You
do not have to be at work exactly
at 9 a.m. You can start work at 10
a.m. I think it’s important that
women are really looked after
by employers because our lives
don’t fit into a box sometimes. I
understand that there are certain
professions that won’t allow that
luxury, for instance, if you’re a
doctor, you have to be there at 9
a.m. But if there is any possibility,
if you can find a company that
understands, it’s helpful.
My company is very flexible and
trusting, and I need that. It is
important to me, and that is one of
the reasons why I am here.
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Parenting with enthusiasm
Everyone strives to be happy,
but it’s really hard to stay happy
always. In fact, I think if you strive
for happiness, you will probably
get the feeling that you haven’t
hit the mark. At least that is how
I feel. I am not naturally happy
all day long, but I find joy in
moments. That is what is really
fun to look for. It’s the little things
that make me happy – a cup of
coffee in the morning, taking a
bath in the evening, reading a
book, being with my kids.
I had to figure out the things as
a mother that I just didn’t like to
do. I think a lot of parents don’t
allow themselves to say, “I don’t
like to play, or I don’t like to craft,
or I love to craft but I don’t like to
play.” I decided I wanted to do the
things that really made me happy,
because the kids were going to see
that.
I can sit and craft all day, I love
going on walks, I love reading
books, I love cuddling on the
couch and watching a movie, and
I love throwing a ball. I became
aware of where I found joy as a
parent, and tried to do more of
those things, rather than feeling
guilty about saying I am not going
to play that. It sounds like a little
thing, but you spend a lot of your
time with your children on the
weekends, so try to find joy like
this.
I look for the little moments.
Even if I have had a really hard
day, a really long stressful day, I
look back and think about that
one thing that made me laugh,
or a really nice text message from
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a friend, which I will save. To
me, that is finding joy versus just
trying to be happy all day long,
which is very hard to do.
The video
It was exciting. It was crazy to see
the numbers flying. People were
texting, “She’s had a million,” “Oh,
my God, she’s had 3 million,”
and this was on LinkedIn, not
YouTube or TikTok. It was so
awesome to see all the comments
from around the world. I had to
translate many of the comments
because people from around the
world liked the video, even when
they didn’t understand what she
was saying. They could understand
what was going on.
My daughter was very normal
about it. I don’t think she even
thought about it much. A lot of
friends said, “You really need to
get her to acting classes,” but she
really loves sports. I think she has
natural acting ability.
There were also many negative
comments posted on the video,
e.g. “You should be a better role
model!” but it felt that I had
an army of people behind me.
Whenever someone put a negative
comment, there would be ten
people responding, “You don’t
know what you are talking about.”
Everyone defended me without me
having to do anything.
A few of them said, “You should
look at what you are doing with
your time; your daughter is
obviously craving your attention.”
Well, my daughter was acting in
the video, while I was filming her.
She was poking fun at me. I was
laughing at it. It was not a cry for
help. Of course, I could give her
more time; I am a working parent!
On the other hand, I do find my
kids to be very intentional, so of
course it made me think, “Are they
right? Am I a bad parent? Shall I
give them more time?”
There were other people saying,
“This makes me feel sad,” and
“Poor girl! Mom’s priorities are
incorrect.”
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I thought, “You have no idea, you
are just commenting on a tiny
video clip. So, I can’t really take
you seriously.”
I thought how strange it was for
people to comment on someone
else in such a negative way. It
doesn’t add any good to the lot.
We have to find a way to peace,
and to remind ourselves of that.
It is interesting that there are so
many images of little girls applying
lipstick, dressing up in their mom’s
high heels, and pretending to walk
down the aisle. You can picture
that image. But there are not many
images of little girls pretending
to be mom at work, with business
contacts, on the computer. It’s
not the image people are used to
seeing, but it is reality for me.
That’s why it resonated with
so many people. They wrote
incredible things to me, paragraph
after paragraph, on how it made
them feel, or reminded them of
when they were a working mom
30 years ago. I have saved all these,
and one day I am going to put
them into a book. It’s on my to do
list. It really did create a strong
reaction in so many people.
To listen to the full interview with
Colleen, go to https://heartfulness.
org/webinar/glow-webinar-
archive/modern-motherhood-and-
work-life-balance/.
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Subtle Skills for
Authentic Leadership:
HEARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
I
n recent years, we have
challenged the narrow vision
of a leader as someone “strong,
knowledgeable, and a great
communicator,” someone who
can leverage their expertise to
mobilize and create followership.
Behind this heroic fantasy leader
stands a human being who has
spent their life accumulating
knowledge, without worrying too
much about its application and,
especially, without worrying about
relationships. For a super-leader,
managing relationships is the
manager’s prerogative (those nice
facilitators who spend their time
GUILA CLARA KESSOUS is a member of Harvard University’s
affiliated Institute of Coaching, the UNESCO artist for peace,
and an art therapist. Here she writes about the recent paradigm
shifts in leadership and how present-day leaders require subtle
collective skills rather than being superhumans.
managing ego conflicts). So as
soon as the leader faces the reality
of also being a manager, trouble
starts.
Without managerial skills, a leader
is not really up to the task. Even
the most technical management
position involves cross-
functional interactions with other
departments, and connections with
other teams.
The key to success in this
delicate transition from
controlling leadership to equitable
management is behavioral skills,
particularly the so-called “subtle”
skills.
From Ego to Eco
The word “subtle” derives from
Latin and refers to two notions:
1. Something difficult to
perceive, and
2. Finesse and delicacy in
realization.
Subtle skills are twofold: if they
are difficult to perceive because of
their intangible nature, they are
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also highly accurate and incisive
for those who can apply them.
Let’s take the example of an
executive expert promoted to a
managerial position. When an
organization uses the function
of management, it means either
“management of ” or “management
over.” Panicked by the new level
of coercive power they have, the
executive often seeks refuge in the
skills they acquired during their
years of study, however, this is
not what is expected of a leader,
who must not only inform which
direction to take (a GPS can also
do that) but also be the direction.
Here is the subtlety: those who
follow will no longer follow the
information, but will seek to
emulate a leader. They will be
inclined to follow someone who
knows how to use emotional
intelligence and relational
management to utilize the power
of the collective.
This is what Professor Otto
Scharmer presented in his Theory
U at MIT, highlighting the five
necessary stages of collective
intelligence: observation,
perception, being present,
crystallization, and deployment to
bring about a stage of collective
consciousness.
The subtle skills required by the
new manager are to meet the
team, listen to the directions of
the different participants, and
understand what directional
synthesis is proposing about
the concerns of the system by
comparing them with the reality of
the market.
Theory U is based on the success
of the collective synthesized by
the sagacity of an open-minded
leader to be completely present
to others. “New leaders will have
to be able to drive attention on
change without driving too much
attention on themselves,” said
Ronald Heifetz, director of the
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Harvard University Leadership
Education Project. Subtle
skills invite us to shift from
egocentricity to eco-centricity;
they reflect a greater maturity of
leadership compared to a top-
down pyramidal system.
New Leadership Subtleties:
How to Systematize
Enthusiasm and
Embodiment?
The most remarkable subtlety
happens when leadership is paired
with concepts that seem to be
at odds with a traditional view:
progressive leadership, emotional
leadership, situational leadership,
and benevolent leadership.
Spiritual leadership is the best
example of two juxtaposed notions,
because any form of spirituality
is suspect in the management
sphere, immediately evoking a
religious figure who wants to
lead their flock like a guru. And
for the followers of spirituality,
the word “leadership” distorts the
very essence of a transcendental
idea, so much so that the implied
resonance of profitability is
offending.
Spiritual leadership is an apparent
paradox because it brings the
material and the immaterial
together, but there is a genuine
craze for the term in business
nowadays and it can be explained
by the need to include more subtle
criteria among the indicators of
managerial success.
Far from being an incursion of
religion into the corporate sphere,
spiritual leadership explores
an “energetic” dimension of
governance, with the concept of
followership no longer subject to
a simple technocratic hierarchy,
but instead to a charismatic figure
who embodies its messages. First
mentioned by Professor Louis
Fry at the University of Texas,
this approach to leadership insists
on the importance of intrinsic
motivation through the leader’s
values, attitudes, and behavior.
It is based on a schematic model
in the form of quadrants, just
like emotional or situational
intelligence.
INTRAPERSONAL
INTERPERSONAL
Self-Awareness
Relationship
Management
Social
Awareness
Self- Control
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2
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The subtlety is to
understand the
importance of self-
giving in a leader
who wishes to
inspire followership.
Self-giving is
fundamental to
spiritual leadership.
As with presencing, the starting
point is always a leader’s awareness
of their relationship with self,
which allows them to be fully
available to build cohesion through
three main components: vision,
hope and faith in the future, and
benevolence toward others.
There is a growing interest in
France in spiritual leadership,
thanks to the debate on
enthusiasm and incarnation. Both
enthusiasm and incarnation imply
a transcendental relationship
based on a charismatic rather
than an intellectual energetic
presence. Therefore, the subtlety is
to understand the importance of
self-giving in a leader who wishes
to inspire followership. Self-
giving is fundamental to spiritual
leadership.
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Leadership at Heart:
Heartificial Intelligence
Self-giving does not mean
“forgetting yourself in others.”
Today’s leaders cannot afford a
sacrificial posture that is lost in
a kind of wild empathy. Instead,
it involves a heart-to-heart
resonance with followers, which
allows them to better understand
the ecology of their system.
It involves the principles of Social
Permaculture and the Symbiotic
Economy, linking intellect and
personal responsibility to the
collective. As Isabelle Delannoy
advocates in The Symbiotic
Economy, it is based on the
symbiosis of human intelligence,
the power of ecosystems, and
tools. The leadership challenge
is in finding the right balance
to regenerate them instead of
exhausting them; to create a
system that works without burning
out either the leader or the
followers. This is also what Gunter
Pauli advocates when he talks
about the Blue Economy.
How to apply this level of subtlety
to the very heart of inspiration
at the corporate level? How to
re-consider what we think is at
the bottom of the ladder in our
systemic worldview and, instead,
make it the engine of a humanistic
recycling economy?
In this sense, the leader and the
follower are two sides of the
same coin in a circular economy.
Restoring a person’s pride can have
benefits for everyone in the system
since all are intimately connected.
This is what we call leadership
from the heart: not only human
and benevolent leadership but also
courageous leadership of being
oneself in front of others, and
especially for others.
Could this subtle Heartificial
Intelligence save leadership from
the dehumanization of Artificial
Intelligence, while we wait for
leaders to have an NFT rating?
This is highly possible!
Illustrations by Мария Гисина
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Age, Time,
& Wisdom
DR. ICHAK ADIZES addresses the topics of aging gracefully,
family health, and the role of the extended family unit for
stability, wisdom, and mental well-being.
I
remember a time when being old
was honorable. Old people were
respected. Others would get up
from their seat on a bus or train
to give them a place to sit. No one
interrupted them when they spoke.
There was honor and rituals of
recognition of their worthiness as
the older generation. Old people
were the Elders, the wise.
When I was a child, only eighty
years ago, I used to kiss my
grandfather’s hand and he would
bless me, putting his hand over my
head. At the dining table he had
his chair that no one else would sit
in. It was his reserved seat. When
he took a nap in the afternoon,
everyone would walk on tiptoe and
whisper not to wake him up.
Being old meant being wise and
knowledgeable. The elder made
the rules of the house, and since
being old was so respected, there
was no need to try to hide your
age by dressing like a young man
or woman. Children used to
pride themselves in the way they
treated their parents at home.
Grandparents were not a burden,
they were an asset. They helped
around the house and conveyed
family traditions and stories to
the grandchildren. There was
continuity that provided stability
and nourished mental health.
But this is all changing. Being old
is no longer something to be proud
of. On the contrary, old people are
seen as stupid. They forget things,
perhaps losing their acuity to the
creep of Alzheimer’s. They do
not shave evenly, have age spots
on their skin, and can’t walk well.
They do not know how to operate
the computer, the TV, or even
drive well. People shy away from
them. The respect, the honor, and
the recognition are all gone.
The elders used to live with
their children and enjoy their
grandchildren every day. Rather
than being visited once in a blue
moon, they were part of the
family. Now the older generation
is discarded as a useless burden,
sent to an old age home to wait for
death, cared for by people they do
not know. It is not love or a sense
of obligation that drives those
caregivers; it is a paid service.
There is a Jewish prayer that says,
“Do not discard me in my old age.
I took care of you when you were
young and helpless. Be with me
at my old age when I am feeble
and weak and in need of love
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more than ever.” In the Western
world this is only a prayer.
Retirement homes are ubiquitous,
and expensive. Why do older
people spend so much money on
retirement homes? What choice
do they have? Who else will take
care of them? Being old means
having the problems that come
with aging, and someone needs to
help.
Where are the children? Scattered
around the nation or the world.
Maybe they call sometimes – on
a birthday, perhaps. Some old
people refuse to leave much, if any,
of their assets as an inheritance to
their children. For them children
were not an investment, they
were an operating expense. At
the Passover Seder dinner, as my
children and grandchildren were
seated around the table, singing
and laughing, I realized how lucky
I am. I have the respect and the
love I cherish so much. They told
me that there is no way they would
let me go to a retirement home.
They are for me and with me until
my last breath. I am blessed. What
is my biggest achievement in life?
Not my books. Not my balance
sheet. It is my loving family. It
should not be taken for granted.
Just thinking and feeling,
Ichak Kalderon Adizes
This blog post was featured in
the Huffington Post on June 8, 2016.
https://www.ichakadizes.com/post/
old-age-over-time.
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Your heart is melting
when you connect with others;
nothing more is required.
DAAJI
I M A G I N E:
O P E N Y O U R
H E A R T

The Beauty of
Elders
KARISHMA DESAI writes about her grandmother, and
what we can learn from the elder generations.
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To my grandma, her
children and her
dear ones are
sacred, and her
entire life is an
expression of her
love for us.
W
hen I count my
blessings, I count
my grandma twice. I
am so lucky to have her around.
Shantaben Dave is in her late
90s and resides happily with her
loving family in Kolkata, India.
Her spirits are indomitable.
When I was a child, and even
now, when I meet my grandma
I rush to express my love with
my hugs, kisses, and cuddles.
She looks at me in utter despair,
thinking, “Why is such a display
of love necessary?” She comes
from a generation when love
was not expressed in that way. I
never understood this as a child.
It was only later in life, when I
started the Heartfulness practice,
that I learned to appreciate the
phrase, “That which is sacred
need not be made profane.”To
my grandma, her children and
her dear ones are sacred, and her
entire life is an expression of her
love for us.
Despite never having attended
school, she was our first teacher.
She was not educated; it was her
sheer eagerness to read spiritual
texts that made her teach herself
to read. She made sure that all
her children completed their
education, so they did not have
to face the challenges she had
faced in life.
She taught us important life
learnings through folk tales,
delivered in a very local dialect,
which added to the whole
experience. Even now, when
my children and I visit her,
we gather around her feet and
attentively listen to her stories,
which have simple lessons.
Her devotional songs and
stories of love for God kindled
an inner search in me, which
eventually led me to pursue
the Heartfulness way at the
age of 18. Her engaging folk
tales always aroused feelings
of love, appreciation, devotion,
joy, service, care, compassion,
honesty, courage, etc., all of
which helped me greatly to
shape my adult life.
Her teachings are not restricted
to storytelling, but also exist
in her resilient actions. She is
a role model and displays all
the qualities I aspire to have.
Despite having lost several
of her loved ones – including
her spouse, children, and a
grandchild – we have never seen
her morose. Even in her late
nineties, she tackles challenges
easily and encourages everyone
to keep moving on with a smile
and be grateful for what they
still have.
Her memory is very sharp. She
can still sing songs without
reading their lyrics. She can
recall the events from when my
mother was born (my mom is
75!). Her life possessions can
be packed in a small handbag,
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We have all learned
so much from their
generation of
wisdom, love,
courage, and
generosity. It is now
the time, more than
ever, to shower
them with love and
care, and never let
them forget
themselves.
I,” she proudly explained, “can
never forget myself because you
all remind me of who I am.”
She was happy to share that
everyone around her loves her.
Even her many grandchildren
around the globe call her often
and connect with her. “How can
I ever forget myself when I have
so many loved ones reminding
me of who I am.”
Her simple reassurance brought
tears to my eyes as I thought
about all those grandparents
who do not have such deep
connections as this.
I live oceans apart from my dear
grandma, but I hold her tight
in my heart. I send her love and
continue to feel close to her.
Most importantly, I call her
every now and then to remind
her of what she means to me.
I request the readers to join me
in a positive intention for the
happy, healthy, and joyful life
of all the loving and selfless
grandparents and elders of the
world who have shaped our
lives for the better. We have
all learned so much from their
generation of wisdom, love,
courage, and generosity. It is
now the time, more than ever,
to shower them with love and
care, and never let them forget
themselves.
Illustrations by PRAMITI
RAMCHANDRA
and yet she is most generous in
showering us with gifts when we
visit her.
I can never forget a moving
conversation I had with her
a few years back. We were
concerned about a relative who
was diagnosed with dementia
and could not even remember
her name.
I expressed my concern to my
grandma: “What will happen if
you develop dementia and forget
us all?”
At this open expression of
concern, my grandma instantly
and lovingly reassured me that
I need not be worried. She
explained to me that since this
relative had no one to talk to, she
forgot who she was, “whereas
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UPAMA RAJASEKHAR is a Brighter Minds trainer and
Heartfulness trainer. Here she shares some thoughts
on future educational goals and today’s children.
R
ecently I spent three days
with the most humble
school principal and six of
his students during their recent
visit to Kanha Shanti Vanam. I
am so grateful to witness, develop,
acknowledge, and expand my
thinking and ideas. I was shocked,
surprised, hopeful, and grateful to
learn from them.
What made them stand out? I
feel that right brain education is
the answer. I employ quantum
techniques as well as utilizing
the subconscious mind. I believe
that teachers and parents must
work on themselves first. Once
they’ve tested these techniques in
their own lives and are convinced
of their potential, they can
then utilize them with joy and
confidence with children.
Children sometimes have difficulty
accessing their unlimited innate
abilities because of a negative
self-image in their subconscious.
Education can liberate children
from anything that limits their
mental potential. If a parent
or teacher can eliminate these
negative impressions and allow
children to discover the innate
power within themselves, they
will be able to make use of their
talents. This self-transformation
is an essential element of being
an achiever. Children raised in
a heart-based program become
sensitive, wise, passionate, curious,
loving, and kind human beings.
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What more can we wish for?
Today’s child is a wonderful,
magical mixture of sense-abilities.
In the past 30 to 40 years, science
has unlocked the door to the
infant mind, giving parents
rational proof that their children
have genius-like learning abilities
during their formative years. As
a mother and a teacher, I am
encouraged to do all that I can
for our children, in the hope that
the knowledge they gain and the
positive learning habits they form
during this time will influence and
enhance their learning and quality
of life forever.
The relationship between love,
the mind, and the brain
The mind makes the brain work,
and love makes the mind work.
If you respect your child as an
individual and show them your
love, recognize their existence,
and praise them, their mind will
be relaxed and they will be able
to use their true potential. If you
pay attention to your child’s mind
and their right brain, they will
change, grow, and be easily able to
acquire knowledge or information.
This is because you were able to
ignite a fire within them to learn
and absorb. This applies to both
parents and teachers.
The left brain is trained through
knowledge-based education,
whereas the right brain has rich
potential abilities because it
resonates with the cosmic energy.
The purpose of the right brain
is to process resonance, images,
mass memory, and high-speed
processing. The right brain can be
cultivated by using techniques like
sensory perception and memory
games.
The 21st century is the era of the
right brain. It is important for
education to integrate intelligence
and intuition, body and mind,
rational thoughts and feelings.
Fostering these combinations is
the true goal of education.
By planting the seeds of music,
math, spoken and written
languages, science, art, culture,
and more, early in life, your child’s
mind will have a rich subconscious
library of information. They will
naturally crave to learn more
about the world around them,
eagerly building this growing
library. And when high-quality
input is combined with joyful
play, imaginative exploration,
and critical thinking activities,
both hemispheres of the brain
are stimulated, resulting in
an incredible whole-brain
acceleration.
Future educational goals:
Inducing hidden human
potential.
Enhancing the well-balanced
development of body and
mind.
Nurturing sensibility.
Instilling creativity.
Promoting a deep sense of
spirituality.
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their impact on our future. Let us
encourage humankind to become
like little children. Only after
doing so, we can finally come to
understand the traits of this new
generation and resonate with
them.
Today’s child:
Picks up information at an
incredibly fast rate. They are
wired to continually gather
data and connect or link it to
what they already know.
Is a multisensory being who
can absorb information
through more than just their
five physical senses.
Seeks clarity and balance.
Blossoms in a joyful,
stimulating environment that
meets their individual needs.
Brings mental images to life.
They can see these images
clearly, three-dimensionally,
with all their senses. They
have the ability to imagine,
invent, and create a positive
future for all of us.
Today’s children are all around us.
All it takes is a little bit of effort
on our part to see them with an
open mind, a listening heart, and a
willingness to see.
Once we combine what we know
about the current generation with
effective, gentle, playful learning
methods – allowing their unique
geniuses to unfold – we need to
ask ourselves: how do we evolve
in order to successfully raise and
nurture today’s children? When we
answer this question completely,
we will genuinely affect the whole
world in a positive manner. In
short, we all need to rise up.
In the near future, I hope that
we will develop curricula that
educate children to be able to
carefully understand their ego, the
true nature of the universe, and
the meaning of life, rather than
simply learning facts and gaining
knowledge. Parents and teachers
can aspire to understand the
nature of a child’s mind in order to
unlock true potential and allow it
to develop holistically.
This is my perspective to share,
and my joy to impart – the truth
about the children of today and
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Pray for the
soul of this world.
LALAJI
I M A G I N E:
W E L L - B E I N G
I N T H E W O R L D

3 natural ways to harness
THE POWER OF WATER
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DAAJI gives 3 simple ways
to harness the power of
water, using examples from
Kanha Shanti Vanam. He also
shares a vision for social and
educational reform, so that
we can maintain the purity of
water on our planet Earth.
ENVIRONMENT
Solution 1: Soak Pits,
Canals, and Charcoal
We started harvesting water and
planting trees at Kanha Shanti
Vanam toward the end of 2015.
We didn’t have a lot of water, and
so we weren’t doing very well until
2018, when we really learned how
to store and preserve water. That’s
when things got exciting.
We started building soak pits
across Kanha. At the bottom of
these pits, we put about two feet
of charcoal. Without the charcoal,
the water rushing into the soak
pits can remain dirty, and the
underground water quality spoiled.
With charcoal added, the water
that percolates to the bottom of
these pits is relatively pure.
Charcoal is a magical thing. Most
reverse osmosis (RO) filters use
charcoal. Even the most expensive
cars today – Mercedes, BMWs,
Audis – use charcoal filters.
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Charcoal is also used in medicines
because it absorbs everything,
including toxins and pollutants.
Ten grams of charcoal has the
surface area of one acre of land, or
43,560 square feet – that’s a huge
amount of exposed area that can
be utilized to absorb pollutants.
Once a pit is full, water flows
into the next pit, and then into
the next, and so on. All around
these pits, there are plants and
trees that absorb some of this
water. Ultimately, the water end
ups in ponds, and all of the six or
seven ponds we have at Kanha are
interconnected.
You will be surprised to see some
canals here filling with water
from the outside roads, like the
main road that connects us with
the next village. The village water
runs everywhere, undirected, so
we have directed it into a canal.
Across India, highways pass
through villages. Those highways
are full of water, especially during
the monsoons. That water can
benefit farmers if every farmer can
build a small canal, starting at the
highway, creating as many pits as
they would like to have along the
canal. They can then put charcoal
in those pits to purify the water.
To obtain charcoal, they need
to burn their crop waste to 10%,
and leave it in those pits. The
farmers can use this pure water for
themselves and their cattle.
Solution 2: Irrigation from
Mountainsides
Another way to harvest water is
to collect it from mountainsides
during the monsoon rains. In
southern India, the monsoons
comes from the West, and so
when we compare Tamil Nadu and
Kerala, Kerala is much greener.
In Kerala, you feel you’re really in
“God’s Own Country.” It rains so
much more as the clouds dump
their rains on the West side of the
mountains, the downside being
flood problems and soil erosion.
Fertile soil is washed away and
ultimately ends up in the sea.
In contrast, the East side of the
mountains receive very little
rainfall.
I might have a solution. It’s not
magic, but both states could
benefit from it. We could create a
water canal, with the top on the
Kerala side, and the bottom on the
Tamil Nadu side. At the base of
the canal, we can create ponds – as
many ponds as we need.
Rain-fed
area of the
mountain Dry area
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ENVIRONMENT
One inch of rain over a 1000 sq. ft. area
would amount to 600 gal of water or 2280
L. One acre of land will generate 44,000 L of
water. So, for a mountainous area of X square
feet, multiply X by the inches of rainfall, and
multiply that by 600 gal. Then multiply by 3.8
and you will have the number of L of water.
Based on the number of L you arrive at, you
can dig as many water pits as you need while
keeping the mountain green.
Rain-fed
area of the
mountain
Solution:
Dry area
Shallow water bodies
Water channel
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Solution 3: Rain Guns
We use rain guns at Kanha to help
our rainforest survive during the
hottest months of March, April,
and May. These guns don’t need to
be used a lot. Five minutes, three
times a week, and they maintain
our forests really well. The
solutions are simple.
Creating Awareness
Until 1970, India had sufficient
water. After the ’70s, the water
tables started falling because
free electricity meant people
pumped water out of the ground
indiscriminately. It hasn’t changed
much since then. Now we need to
find other ways to motivate people
to get pure water for themselves,
for their herds, and for their
crops – water that is not from the
ground.
We need to let people know that
the more they dig water from
the ground, the more salts will
come, and the more their soil will
become saline and less productive.
They will have to put more and
more fertilizer. When the water
is purer, everyone can survive well
and with better crops.
This issue is more about the role
of a social and civil society, rather
than water awareness. Take water
pollution. What is the point of
storing water if it’s going to be
polluted? We are also worried
about soil problems, but the main
problem to be addressed is how to
put a stop to the problem of water
pollution.
Why would an industrialist
discharge waste into public waters?
We all know it is greed – more
money, more profit, ignorance.
The same is true for air pollution.
But what is behind this greed
and ignorance? Yoga says all our
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Unless the mind and the heart are
regulated, there is no solution. The
inspiration must come from within
that, “I must do something about
my surroundings.”
activities are controlled by our
mind. If we are not able to regulate
our heart and mind, we are a
burden on this planet.
Our planet is victim to mad people
who are ruling countries and have
power in their hands in the form
of money. Greed for gains has
made them sacrifice the moral
divine laws. They sacrifice all that
is good. It is not that they don’t
have a heart: they have a heart,
but greed takes over. And all of us
pay the price. By disregarding this
creation, the nature that we see,
we are disregarding the creator.
And eventually, we will all pay the
price for remaining witnesses. We
have to take these matters into our
hands.
Recently, I was with the Minister
for Water in Jabalpur, and we were
talking about water problems.
He loves the Narmada River, and
he said, “Daaji, the problem is
created by the ashrams and temple
people. Wherever I go, they dump
their waste into the river.”
I said, “You are a Minister, why
don’t you do something?”
He had no answer for that,
because he also knows there are
repercussions, so I offered him a
solution.
When I was running a chain of
pharmacies in New York City,
if a dog relieved itself on the
pavement outside your store or
somebody threw a Pepsi can, you
were not responsible for it. But
if a sanitation inspector saw that
your pavement was not clean, he
would give you a fine of a $100,
no arguments. He would come
with a camera, take a photo, and
show you, saying, “This is in front
of your store. It is your pavement.
You are responsible for cleaning
it.”
So, I told the Minister, “Let’s
do something like this,” but
unfortunately, the more laws we
create, the more avenues we create
for corruption. That is the danger
we are facing in our country:
more laws, more inspectors; more
inspectors earning more money
from law-breaking citizens.
So, unless the mind and the heart
are regulated, there is no solution.
The inspiration must come from
within that, “I must do something
about my surroundings.” We
are offering solutions for every
little thing: for air pollution, one
solution; for the water problem,
another solution; but let’s go to the
root of it. If we can solve the root
problem, we can prevent many
problems, and we can also solve
many problems.
Education begins very early. Let
children learn all these things.
Teach them how to segregate
waste, how to process waste,
and how to preserve water. I am
reminded of a video of an “aware”
monkey. Some of you might have
seen it. In a village there was a
running tap and nobody turned it
off. But the monkey did!
Let’s see what we can do together.
We can bring a lot of farmers, a lot
of villagers, a lot of village heads,
to start with in our ashrams across
India. Many such locations can
be made use of. They are not only
for yoga and meditation, but also
for many social activities that can
uplift our nation and our planet.
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ecology
Inner and Outer

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I
have always been involved with
the idea of holistic health. My
first concern was environment
and health, then I came to yoga
three decades after that. And when
I did, I realized that holistic health
goes far beyond food.
I was always drawn to the idea
of being able to connect directly
with the food I ate with as few
intermediary steps as possible.
When I lived in the USA in the
mid-1990s, I saw packaged, mass-
produced, and processed foods.
I felt uncomfortable about using
chemicals for increasing yield or
quality without reverence for the
land. It felt intuitively wrong.
So I sought out and started
buying organic foods from smaller
retailers, who were not selling
popular or branded items. This
was also the time when genetically
modified crops (GMOs) were
being introduced in the USA.
For instance, dairy cows were
given rBGH (recombinant bovine
growth hormones) to increase milk
production, and in Wisconsin,
where I lived, there was activism
against this. I always bought milk
from dairy farmers who did not
use rBGH.
At that time, food production
and policy were skewed toward
corporate interests, at least in the
West. I started volunteering at
an organic farm and doing some
gardening, and I was shopping at
cooperative natural food stores.
Eventually my interest in food
and food systems led me to
care for a broader set of issues:
land energy, regeneration of the
environment, and human rights. I
started reading books like Small Is
Beautiful by F. Schumacher, and a
few by the Indian environmentalist
Vandana Shiva, and they helped
me envision solutions. I also
became associated with an NGO
in the USA called Association for
India’s Development.
Once back in India, a friend and
I started a community-based
organic store, called reStore in
Chennai in 2008. To this day, it
remains an active place, a center
for direct farmer support, local and
traditional foods, zero waste, etc.
I was very busy and was running
into difficulties in my ability
to work with people. I realized
I didn’t understand my mental
patterns very well, or what was
leading to the difficulties I had
dealing with the world. I wanted
to find a quieter space for myself
from where I could understand
myself better and the world better.
This brought me to studying
yoga. I did not want to only be a
practitioner, but also understand
the philosophy behind it and
understand the yoga sutras. So I
joined a yoga teachers training
program.
The program led me to the
affirmation that the Hindu
tradition is really a holistic view of
the universe, which is made up of
the 5 elements or bhutas – akasha
(space), vayu (air), agni (fire), apas
(water), prithvi (earth). Everything
RADHIKA RAMMOHAN is a yoga practitioner and therapist with
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In yoga, it is about leading to a
quieter mind that is able to witness
itself and see from where these
actions arise. Yoga is for everyone,
including people with busy lives,
with a family, etc.
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So, even if you come to yoga for
physical exercise, you will naturally
gain more sensitivity. Hopefully,
after finishing your practice, you
will reach work and be able to see
the behavior you are upholding
in your workplace. Or coming
home to your kitchen, maybe
the way you are interacting with
your house help, or someone else.
Hopefully some of that stays with
you, and you are able to say, “What
am I doing here?”
Adding yoga to ecological
campaigns is a wonderful idea.
When we see environmental
injustice, damage, or inequality,
and we are not able to do very
much about it, it can lead to a
lot of anger. Being stuck in that
anger is not very conducive for
good activism. We might turn into
angry activists who people love to
hate. It’s not very efficacious.
is essentially made up of these
basic elements.
In the last few generations, we
have been leaning toward a
reductionist view of life. We break
down everything to its atomic or
molecular structure, which is very
practical, but in doing so we miss
the interconnectedness between
things. It’s not so evocative to say
that you and I are made of the
same elements, so we reduce it to
a very atomic level, rather the level
of the pancha bhutas.
We are not so very distinct from
each other when we look at it this
way. Any sense of competitiveness
is reduced when we lose this
sense of individual distinction.
This is how I’ve seen yoga and
sadhana bringing our minds to
a quieter location that increases
our sensitivity and lets us reflect.
That’s also how I feel yoga
helps us develop environmental
sensitivity.
Yoga influences the way I handle
relationships, which includes with
other beings and the environment,
and, of course, my work. Earlier,
I thought of health in a very
physical sense, and I related it
mostly to food and exercise. But
mental, emotional and spiritual
well-being is actually the space we
act from, and where our deepest
aspirations come from. Very often
we don’t get in touch with that
core.
My way of thinking has shifted to
inside-out. Our ways of relating
to ourselves and to the world are
mostly programmed or habituated.
In yoga, it is about leading to a
quieter mind that is able to witness
itself and see from where these
actions arise. Yoga is for everyone,
including people with busy lives,
with a family, etc. Yoga isn’t about
the asanas or pranayama alone.
It doesn’t have anything to do
with a mat. It is about principles
like satya (truth) and ahimsa
(non-violence). So, while having
a regular life with children, pets,
and other people around me, if I
can make sure that my interactions
have the qualities of the yamas
and niyamas, then the residue
I leave behind in each of these
interactions will be minimal. That
is the practice of yoga.

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When what we are practicing
is contributing to some kind of
quietness, and we’re able to see
everything around us with a little
more compassion, then we are
definitely in a good place. It gives
us a happier way to wake up in the
morning, compared to saying, “Oh,
the climate has not changed, abuse
has not changed, and injustice
has not changed.”Then it’s not a
happy way to wake up.
I hope that yoga teachers impart
to their students not only the
knowledge of the asanas, but also
the deep, transformative potential
of the practice. Krishnamacharya
once said, “The location for
a yogi ought to be shantam.”
That is equanimity – not in
the sense of being unable to
respond appropriately to different
situations, but to respond from
the space of shantam. To bring
out whatever is appropriate –
anger, courage, wonderment,
love, compassion – but not to get
carried away with it. To come back
to the equanimous location.
It is difficult to practice yoga
for a short time and expect your
problems to be solved. You need
to dive deeper. As a teacher,
that’s my aspiration – to help my
students take their practice deeper,
to understand their minds and
their yoga, to study some texts,
to understand the underlying
foundations behind what we are
teaching them.
For others, I would say get
involved with a community or
sangha. Study together. It could be
a formal teacher training course.
We can create communities of
practitioners who learn from
each other and take their practice
deeper.
I think it’s important that we have
some way of knowing if what we
are practicing is transformative.
If we can sense that we are more
sensitive today than yesterday, we
can say we are progressing. It’s a
sense of refinement. If we are not
feeling that, it’s okay, but we have
to keep trying and learning.
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