Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

 

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev



Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The quality of life is not determined by the clothes you wear or the bank balance you hold. Rather, is depends on how peaceful you are.

Unless something of true value happens within you, you can’t do anything of tremendous value to the world.


Fulfilment will not come because of an action that you perform. Only if your inner nature is complete your life will attain fulfilment.

“Work is an expression of who you are. So who you are is what needs to be worked out”
- Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

If you are deeply involved with the simplest aspects of your life, you will see every aspect of your life as spectacular”

- Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev


Whether you want to know pleasure or you want to know bliss, your system has to be willing. To know pleasure, your mind should come to a certain
state of willingness and your physical body should be in a certain level of sensitivity


Inner well-being:-
Feel pleasant in mind
Engineer innerself

"Let me go", must be forced upon mind. Otherwise, there is no urge to do anything. Just being here is enough, because it is really enough. It is really sufficient to be here. There is no need to go anywhere.
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Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
The charismatic Vasudev, 60, is a modern-day religious leader: long flowing beard, flamboyant Dumbledore-like robe, seen waxing eloquent with businessmen and policymakers in Davos every year and occasionally riding a motorbike in India. He is the founder of Isha yoga, one of the branches of yoga that deals with personal transformation, and his Isha Foundation in Coimbatore in southern India claims to be a nonreligious, public-service enterprise for "global harmony and progress." It runs yoga centers, a medical center, and a children's home. For personal growth, he offers courses in "inner engineering" to "explore the higher dimensions of life." With increasing competition between spiritual leaders, Isha volunteers often hold sample lectures by Vasudev for corporate invitees. If they click, well, Vasudev gets more followers. He is a hit with some of India's best-known bankers and stock market followers

source: business week

“Work is an expression of who you are. So who you are is what needs to be worked out”

- Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev


Sadhguru quotes:

--"I want you to know the power, the liberation of another kind of science, the inner science, the yogic science, through which you can become the master of your own destiny."


--"Yoga is about reaching your higher nature."

--"So the process of what you call as yoga, is not just about living better. It is about exploring the very source of life."

--"With proper practice of yoga, you are creating the right kind of chemistry where you are naturally peaceful, naturally joyous, naturally loving within you."

--"Liberation means becoming free from the very process of life, birth and death. Liberation means becoming free form the basic structures of body and mind. For all these, the karmic structure is the string which holds them together."

--"Peace is not the ultimate attainment of life, but the very foundation of life, the birthright of all human beings."


--"The path is the destination and the destination is hidden in the path as the creator is hidden in the creation."

--"It doesn't matter who you are right now, how miserable you are right now, how disturbed you are right now. If you pay enough attention to your interiority, being blissful is a possibility for every human being."

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Vishwanathan Anand

Vishwanathan Anand is World No. 1 and world champion in chess. Many of us know that the Chennai star can move the chess pieces expertly. In an off-beat interview to this newspaper, Anand fields a variety of questions, many of them not related to the mind game.

Earliest sporting memory: The first event I played when I was six. I remember losing my first three games and won the fourth game because my rival didn't turn up!
Other sports he watches on TV: Football and tennis.
Life without chess: Don't know. Would have tried to get good at it, perhaps.
Memorable sporting moment: A game against Tkachiev when around 2,000 people at the Kremlin started applauding. It was a honour for a non-Russian.
Worst sporting moment: Have long forgotten.
Sporting heroes: (Mikhail) Tal and (Boby) Fischer.
Favourite venue: Mainz.
Event he would pay to see: Viswanathan Anand play rapid chess. I have been told that it is the fastest action.
Most frequent question: ‘What is your favourite chess piece?' If they saw all my answers they would be confused.
His choice for one change in chess: Fair rules for all. Do away with privileges for a select few.
Sporting motto: Just play your chess.
Favourite dinner guest, and why: U2. Apart from that, Bono has interesting views about the world.
Best teacher: My mistakes.
Most admired player: Tal.
Favourite holiday spot: Tough to choose one. Current favourite is SA.
Other interests in life: Astronomy, reading and music.
Advice to youngsters: Take all the opportunities and challenges that come your way. You have to enjoy whatever you do.
Pet name:
Should I really answer this? OK, Simba.
Biggest extravaganza: My telescopes.
What he never leaves home without: My laptop.
Craziest thing he has ever done: Once the car I was travelling in broke down a few minutes before my game. As we were in Moscow I had no idea what the driver was saying but he wouldn't allow us to open the door. The driver gesticulated that the car would be repaired.
At some point it became comical as we were right in the middle of traffic. Concerned that I would be late for the game, I flung the door open and started running through the traffic. The poor driver gave me a chase and stopped me by the red light. Thankfully, I reached the venue in time and managed to win.
Best trait: My intuition.
And worst: I think too quickly. Well, that's what makes me a good chess player but at times gets me in trouble.
One bad habit he wishes to get rid of: It always comes back. Sometimes I play too fast and can't control it.
Worst nightmare: Preparing for the wrong opponent and I have already done it!
First game at international level: I remember seeing all the Soviet players and think "Wow, those guys must know everything."
What is the routine for evening games: Usually I wake up just in time to catch breakfast. Then, I do some work for a hour or two. Have lunch by about 2 pm and sleep for an hour. Get ready for the game and go over my notes. Sometimes, I like to listen to music just before a game. In the night, I analyse how I played that evening. Then I may go to the gym. Have a relaxed dinner and then quickly decide what I should play the next day. I really like to watch a movie or some comedy shows before I go to sleep.
His best present, and why: Aruna got me a telescope for my birthday. I remember telling her how cool it would be to have such a nice one. I never realised that she already bought it. We met up in Berlin for my birthday and she had even managed to bake a cake and bring the telescope all the way from Madrid to surprise me. The funny thing was I arrived early and Aruna refused to let me in to keep the present as a surprise.
Favourite author: I like reading a variety of books. I enjoyed the Dan Brown series. William Dalrymple is also very enjoyable. His Last Mughal was a very good read.
Childhood ambitions: To trick my opponent at blitz. Each win meant one comic book and one ice cream. My parents would buy me Tintin and Obelix.
Greatest influence on his life: I don't think anyone has influenced me greatly. I tend to learn from others but do my own thing.
Bottomline: Someone who made playing chess look so easy.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Half-Time Report: Revanth Reddy's Justice Delayed, Digital War Lost.

                                                                   A. Revanth Reddy


 Revanth Reddy Govt: Promises vs Performance


Nearly two years into power, the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government in Telangana faces mounting criticism for slow progress on key promises.


1. Accountability Delayed:

Despite pledges to bring the BRS regime to justice, major issues remain unresolved:


KCR Unscathed: No action yet on corruption allegations against the former CM.


Kaleshwaram Scam: Judicial probes haven’t led to accountability or fund recovery.


Phone Tapping: No convictions despite public outcry over illegal surveillance.


2. Losing the Digital War:


BRS Online Edge: The Congress lacks an effective response to BRS’s troll armies and narrative control.


Digital Weakness: Poor social media strategy hampers government outreach and credibility.


3. Governance Gaps:


Rising Debt: Over ₹7 lakh crore debt challenges welfare schemes.




Conclusion:

Style and accessibility aren’t enough. Without results on corruption, justice, and digital engagement, the government risks repeating the past it vowed to change.