Western leadership models are military in nature. Command and control. It's about tracking tasks and achieving targets. Indian leadership models were about people - reminding them that the purpose of life is not to eat, but to feed. To feed is Dharma. He who enables feeding is a Dharmic Leader.
All of us have the capacity to feed and be fed.
Those who feed first are the 'Yajaman. Those who reciprocate are the 'Devata'. It is the hungry, frightened, crumpled mind that creates notions of superiority and inferiority.
This crumpled mind is i, the ego. Yoga enables uncrumpling. The uncrumpled mind is Atma, the soul, which is infinite, and so is able to empathise with the hunger and insecurities of those around. The Dharmic leader, therefore, values Yoga.
Yoga enables us to exchange properly, focus on other people's hunger rather than simply our own. When we do Yagna without Yoga, we are unable to empathise. Empathy is key to becoming a Yajaman. A Yajaman can see that Ravana is not a villain; he is anxious, controlled by Aham, hence his need to dominate everyone around him. Ram has no such anxiety.
He is relaxed. He is no victim or hero; he is in touch with his Atma.
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Moringa Flowers
Edible flowers? Yes! Ayurveda mentions many edible flowers. One of them is the Moringa flower.
You Gain Some, You Lose Some
Recently, we the Chennaites, got the opportunity to get blessings from His Sharada Peetam.
A Healthy Body
An incident from Swami Vivekananda's Life
A Man Himself is Responsible for His Deeds
Renouncing doer-ship
The Unstructured Drama of Life
Go for the silent roles
Positive Thinking and Meditation
A life-raft for seniors
Soul Connects
The Yoga Institute’s Reach Out Camp
The Wood Wide Web
As a kid, Suzanne Simard grew up in the rainforests of British Columbia and she normally spent her summers visiting forests around and exploring them along with her family, which included a curious dog named Jiggs.
More About Dharma and Duty
Considering One's Own Background (Part 2)
Devaluing Your Value
The lure of more
