In the epic Ramayana, Ram encounters a peculiar demon in the forest. His name is Kabandha. Kaband ha stretches his two long arms and grabs Ram and his brother and then draws them close to his mouth. That is when Ram notices that the demon has no separate head; it has merged with his stomach. In other words, he sees for his stomach, his hears for his stomach, and he thinks for his stomach. His existence is all about eating. There is no other thought. No other purpose. This is a great metaphor for Capitalism and Socialism - the great economic philosophies that shape our societies today. Take a look at the ambitious billionaires of the world today. They have more wealth than anyone else in the world, but they still want more, pursuing relentless growth. In interviews they appear motivated, driven, hungry, and they glamourise their discontentment. This is because modern society sees endless ambition, like relentless growth, as a virtue, rather than a pathology.
Ambition makes sense when you do not have enough to pay your bills. But what about when you have a surplus of seventy generations? At what point does one say'I have enough'. Modern society says contentment is a pathology - it is equated With complacency in business schools and in the business world. Everyone, poor and rich, is expected to keep running on the treadmill, in the office, on the smartphone, accessible even on vacation, chasing the next goal, the next target, the next vision. Only the lazy rest. The rest have to stay productive.
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Pay the Price for Peace
Attachment or freedom? The choice is yours
Floating Through Life
When the going gets tough, the tough surrender
Sublimate your Emotions
Remember that emotion is ego in motion
A Lesson from Ravana
Reading between the lines
The Strokes of Daily Effort
What makes a good person great?
From Science to Pseudo-science - Part II
Where there is light there will also be darkness
The Trap of Reaction
Think, understand and only then act
Simple Is Best
We dismiss things as too ordinary and it is our loss
The Importance Of The 'Emergency Kit'
How to overcome difficult times by oneself
हृदय शुद्ध तो परेशानियाँ गौण
जिस मनुष्य का हृदय मलिन होगा उसमें ज्ञानाग्नि जलाने की शक्ति उतनी ही क्षीण होगी, जिसका हृदय शुद्ध होगा वह पल भर में ही आत्म-ज्ञान प्राप्त कर सकता है । यह आत्मज्ञान का मार्ग बहुत ही साहस का मार्ग है।
