2006-03-20 -
There are two key challenges before any state in India. One is infrastructure development and the other is human resource development
2009-07-24 -
The debate over destiny, free will Jul 24, 2009
2010-09-24 - DNA
In the Bhagwad Gita, there is a beautiful explanation of yagna philosophy. Most people
understand yagna to be the activity of giving oblation in an altar of fire, what we call
Homa in Sanskrit. But this is only symbolic of the spirit of yagna as explained in the
Geeta. Yagna is an action of acknowledging the role played by others and expressing our
gratitude towards them. Lord Krishna says that this world is a co-operative venture,
which has been made possible because of contribution of many, including devatas like
Indra, Varun, Marut, etc. We give oblation to express our gratitude to them.
Similarly, we have to express gratitude to all others by giving away a part of what we
have. Those who do not share their acquisitions with others are only thieves, as Lord
Krishna categorically says in the Geeta. Also in this co-operative venture, each one has
to do their part to make this world a beautiful place to live in. Those who do not give
their best and/or take more benefit while giving back the least will surely accumulate
negative karma which they will have to suffer either in this birth or next, as per the
basic karma philosophy of Hinduism.
Oblation means doing our bit to this co-operative effort. Each one of us has to do our
duty properly as a contribution to this beautiful venture called 'the world'. One should
share with others whatever one has — wealth, knowledge or power, and never try to
usurp larger share of earth's resources to the exclusion of others. This is the spirit of
yagna.
2012-03-19 - Times of India
We remember God either to seek blessings, fulfil our desires, or to feel secure in life. God is infallible and we are fallible, so we seek solace from Him; this led to the evolution of the concept of God in different cults.
There are two different thought patterns in these concepts: ‘God is infallible’ and ‘the infallible is God’. Your belief in either one of them will decide your level of happiness. Those who believe in the former will enjoy a trusting relationship with God for some time. But when their prayers are not answered, they will have doubts and lose faith; consequently, they will lose their happiness.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/in-god-we-trust/articleshow/8530785.cms
2012-01-24 - Times of India
In respect of understanding what is yoga, people make two common mistakes. Most people think that yoga means only asanas or physical postures. It’s that and more.
Yoga is a complete way of life including therein, gyan yoga or philosophy, bhakti yoga or path of devotional bliss, karma yoga or path of blissful action and raja yoga or path of mind control. Raja yoga has eight parts of which only one part is asana.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/all-about-real-yoga/articleshow/9184972.cms
2012-03-19 - Times of India
An open leatter to Akhilesh Yadav ,Hindustan Times, March 19,2012
2012-05-29 - Times of India
Most of us suffer in life because of confusion between love and attachment.
Love is a positive quality of giving someone positive emotions without any expectation.
But attachment is getting tied to a person or an object with the expectation that the person or the object will make us happy. Love never fails, but attachment causes bondage as well as disappointment and ultimately makes us sad. Most times we confuse attachment with love and therefore do not want to get rid of attachments despite being unhappy.
Attachment is our strong preference for persons or things which are perceived to be favourable to us. We all have strong attachments to money, name, fame, relatives, friends and others. We hardly pause to think if they make us more happy or unhappy. Most times, attachments create bondage and blind us in the process. So we tend to ignore the minus points of things or persons to which we are attached. Discrimination is lost when it comes to dealing with your attachments. So you suffer. Secondly, the more you are attached, the more you expect something out of that relationship. When these expectations are not met, it causes misery.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/edit-page/fellow-passengers-on-a-journey/articleshow/13608476.cms
2014-11-24 - SpeakingTree
meditation is a process of 'being' and not 'doing'. It helps us in making our mind pure. Just as we take care to remove all the dust and dirt from our body, we need to clean our mind on a daily basis. We think we get happiness in our body. But without our mind co-operating, even the most lovable objects or relationships will not give us happiness. Mind is the central piece in the process of happiness.
https://www.speakingtree.in/article/meditation-for-perfect-bliss
2015-03-12 - SpeakingTree
Doing karma, engaging in action, is inevitable for anyone. If that be so, how about using karma as an instrument of yoga? Karma yoga offers this option. The term ‘karma yoga’ is used often by different people differently. A rich businessman, who is busy making money for self and family, claims that he is doing karma yoga. Some people think that doing your duty without expecting any reward is karma yoga. But this is not the whole story. Is it possible for an average person who has a family to support and desires to fulfill, to be doing karma yoga?
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Let’s see karma yoga from the perspective of attitude. What is the karma yoga attitude to work and why is it so important? The Bhagwad Gita says that karma yoga does not only mean detachment to the outcome -- karma yoga has six tenets:
https://www.speakingtree.in/article/cultivating-the-karma-yoga-attitude-to-life
2016-06-20 - Times of India
In respect of understanding what is yoga, people make two common mistakes. Most people think that yoga means only asanas or physical postures. It’s that and more.
Yoga is a complete way of life including therein, gyan yoga or philosophy, bhakti yoga or path of devotional bliss, karma yoga or path of blissful action and raja yoga or path of mind control. Raja yoga has eight parts of which only one part is asana.
Not an alternative
The second misconception about yoga is that it is thought to be an alternative to physical workouts. Yogasana is quite different from any other form of physical workout. First of all, the purpose of physical exercise is to improve the body, while the main purpose of yogasana is to control the mind. The benefit of yogasana to the human body is only incidental; a welcome by-product. When we do asanas in the way prescribed by the scriptures, our mind becomes steady and quiet. Once you practice asanas for a long period, the mind learns to be steady in all situations. Of course, in this process, the body also becomes flexible and gets toned up.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/all-about-real-yoga/articleshow/9184972.cms
2022-10-23 - DNA
Just as maanitvam (demanding respect) is the surest way to be unhappy in life, dambhitvam (showing of what is not) is another way to catch people's attention in order to expect some respect or gain, which ultimately makes one sad. This is the reason why the second value written in scriptures is adhambhitvam (opposite of dambhitvam).
We all have our pretensions in varying degrees. People use different methods to enhance self-importance. They dress snobbish, flaunt objects of luxury, create high sounding titles for oneself and drop names among others. When a person says, "I know Amitabh Bachhan well," we are impressed, not realising that everyone knows Amitabh Bachhan 'well', but Amitabh Bachhan may not know him at all. This malady of pretending is called dambhitvam. People showoff to look important, be respected or for self gain.
https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-dr-hasmukh-adhia-adhambhitvam-for-a-humble-living-1602521
2022-10-23 - DNA
First of all, we must simplify or unclutter our life. Simplifying life means consciously avoiding certain activities in life by understanding the futility of such unnecessary engagements in life.
https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-dr-hasmukh-adhia-tips-on-anger-management-1575926
2022-10-18 - DNA
Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia is hopeful of a smooth transition to the GST regime and says it will help domestic firms to become more competitive apart from streamlining the taxation for all business activities.
"Unlike in other countries, the transition to the new tax regime would be smooth here because there are multiple points of taxation in the country. Hence, the possibility of sudden spurt in inflation is remote," said Adhia, who is spearheading the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax.
https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-gst-will-make-domestic-companies-more-competitive-hasmukh-adhia-2430252
2011-08-21 - DNA
Lack of self-esteem is a negative psychological belief, which may not be borne out by facts. You may think you are ugly but others may think you are beautiful. One of the major causes for sadness in life is lack of self-esteem. Self-esteem means trust in one's own capability, while lack of self-esteem means a feeling of 'I am not OK', 'I am inadequate', 'I am not beautiful', etc. Lack of self-esteem is a negative psychological belief, which may not be borne out by facts. You may think you are ugly but others may think you are beautiful. The strange fact is that in spite of having everything in life, most people suffer from this syndrome. A person with this syndrome will find it difficult to achieve his or her goal in life. Self-diffidence will not allow them to get their maximum potential realised, even if they are physically and intellectually sound. This may make such a person an angry, frustrated being, never content with what he is doing. Lack of self-esteem makes us dependent on others. We dance to the tune of others around us since we do not wish to lose their approval. This can lead to emotional exploitation too. Also we crave for more objects or position or social circle in order to gloss over the feeling of inadequacy within. Excessive shopping or eating could be manifestations of this malady.
https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-dr-hasmukh-adhia-tackling-lack-of-self-esteem-1578220
2011-02-04 - DNA
One’s free will is more powerful as it is by the exercise of this free will that one interprets destiny. How do we tackle Prarabdha karma which is adverse? The first thing that one needs to do is to acknowledge the fact that because of our own wrong karma in past birth, certain adverse situations have come to one's life in form of Prarabdha. Acceptance of the problem is the first step to solve this issue. Non-acceptance will only lead to blame game without any solution.
Destiny does play some role in our lives. But a person's free will is more powerful because it is by the exercise of this free will that one interprets destiny. A person has freedom to interpret destiny in a positive manner. Suffering makes us humble, prayerful and sensitive to others. Dukha can be interpreted as an instrument to make you wiser in life or it may be a lost opportunity if one keeps on lamenting and asking: 'Why me?' It is this interpretation of destiny, which can make you happy inspite of all problems doled out by destiny. After all, happiness is a state of mind, and not something present in some objects only.
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