My book 'MAGIC OF THE MIND' featured in Justice Express, Prayagraj.
The book is an exploration of the human mind, and a way forward in the present pandemic.
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Monday, 31 May 2021
Friday, 28 May 2021
MAGIC OF THE MIND
MAGIC OF THE MIND, available on Amazon is an exploration of the human mind and a way forward from the present pandemic. A personal account and journey.
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Jai Guru Dev
Thursday, 27 May 2021
MAGIC OF THE MIND
Catch the complete interview as I talk about my book 'MAGIC OF THE MIND'.
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Wednesday, 26 May 2021
BOOK REVIEW: MAGIC OF THE MIND in THE NEWS NOW
Monday, 24 May 2021
*It’s Little Things that Make a Big Difference.*
*It’s Little Things that Make a Big Difference.*
There was a man taking a morning walk at or the beach. He saw that along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish and when the tide receded, they were left behind and with the morning sun rays, they would die.
The tide was fresh and the starfish were alive. The man took a few steps, picked one and threw it into the water. He did that repeatedly.
Right behind him there was another person who couldn’t understand what this man was doing. He caught up with him and asked, “What are you doing? There are hundreds of starfish. How many can you help? What difference does it make?”
This man did not reply, took two more steps, picked up another one, threw it into the water, and said, “It makes a difference to this one.”
What difference are we making? Big or small, it does not matter. If everyone made a small difference, we would end up with a big difference, wouldn’t we?
Crisis in Every Generation - As received
Every generation faces a crisis. A moment of reckoning, when the people have to come together, if they are to bend the arc of history. Sometimes, the enemy is in flesh and blood. At other times, invisible. We can look back at previous generations, and perhaps learn from their failures and successes.
In the 1930s, the French invested heavily in the Maginot line - since they knew that a war with Germany was only a question of when, not if. The Maginot line was a series of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapons installations built to protect from German invasion , named after French minister of War, André Maginot. The French considered it impenetrable. As fate would have it, the Nazi forces went through the Ardennes forest, a place the French thought was utterly unlikely. The defence was breached at a point, no one had imagined. They had been caught off guard. Within days, Belgium and Holland had fallen.
Meanwhile, in Britain, Churchill had to tackle his political rivals Lord Halifax and the ousted PM Neville Chamberlain, who were advocating peace with Hitler. The collapse of Western Europe was imminent. It was, their darkest hour. The greatest battle Churchill faced, however, was not against the Wehrmacht - but self doubt and fear. The British depended on him to steer through the fog of war, even when he couldn't see clearly. When General Ismay asked Churchill if they should tell the people, the imminent fall of France, Churchill said, “Not yet. We must first arouse our old friends to an heroic resistance. France must be saved”. They couldn't find enough naval vessels. Churchill did the unthinkable - he sought the help of civilians to fight the world's most fearsome army . Operation Dynamo was born. 700 private boats sailed from Ramsgate in Britain to Dunkirk in Northern France. Some were manned by simple fishermen. They rescued over 330,000 allied troops. The rest as they say, is history.
These words echo across time today. We can’t be crippled by self doubt. We slipped once and let the virus take us off guard, but not again. We can’t repeat the mistake of underestimating the enemy. Falling down is an accident, staying down is a choice.
We face troubles, in more ways than we could possibly imagine. This is our generational call of destiny. Our darkest hour. We must arouse ourselves to an heroic resistance. India must be saved.
Today, we need everyone to join the fight, not just the frontline workers - just like those brave men who joined the British navy on their perilous journey to Dunkirk. If we do small things right, the big things will take care of themselves.
Our miracle of deliverance is in our hands.
Question and Answer with Gurudev
*Q:* How do I know whether I am in the right or wrong profession? Is it natural to feel reluctance or disinterest to something we were earlier fond of? Please guide
*Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:*
I tell you, every profession has its ups and downs. Sometimes you will like your profession; later on, you do not like it. Ask a doctor, or an engineer, or a politician about this. At some point or the other in their career they all feel frustrated. They do not like their profession sometimes and feel they should just quit. Why? It is because you experience a burn-out. *Why does the burn-out happen? It is because you never went into the other dimension that is deep within you. If you take some time off regularly, at least twice or thrice a year to attend a Silence workshop and the advanced meditation in Silence, you will find that you are recharged. Your enthusiasm comes back, and then any job you do, you will do with the utmost responsibility, keenness and awareness. You need to revive your spirit and that can only happen through meditation.*
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