Watch your Back

Advisory on board a flight ‘in case of emergency put on your mask before helping others’ even your own kids. It may sound crude but is quite a genuine advice because you can only help if you are safe. Likewise …

Sholey : Our Own Veeru

Millennials may not have heard of “SHOLEY” the famous Bollywood block buster of 70’s though it has come repeatedly on TV channels.

Let me share a part of this story. Gabbar Singh – the famous dacoit, captures VEERU – the hero who was hired to capture Gabbar Singh alive. Basanti- the girlfriend of VEERY also gets captured and Gabbar Singh asks her to dance in front of all dacoits.  VEERU, who is hanged with hands tied angrily asks shouting “Basanti not to dance in front of these dogs” but poor Basanti that she loved VEERU so much, does not hear VEERU and starts dancing on broken glass pieces to save life of VEERU.

VEERU who was strength of Basanti becomes her weakness to kneel before dacoits.

Interestingly, GOD has given each one- the mightiest, wealthiest, mediocre & poorest, their own ‘VEERU’, which is strength and thus weakness as well. GOD may have done it to create a balance of universe – ONLY GOD IS SUPREME.

Richest person/s are working day in and day out while they have enough wealth to live many lives. Still, they are working, taking pressure & pain. What would be their ‘VEERU’ – may be to still prove to World that they are best, that they have carried forward business better than before, or that they want to continue to contribute to Society while making money.

Working class’s ‘Veeru’ could be never ending list comprising insecurity, career, promotion, salary raise, luxuries, comforts, kid’s and self’s future! Poorest may have hunger satiation as their ‘VEERU’.

We all have our own ‘VEERU’ and which is hanging hand cuffed. To save this ‘VEERU’ we all are dancing to the tunes set by others or GOD himself to sound more prophetic.

The biggest issue is that people take advantage of other’s ‘VEERU’ and most of times to save their ‘VEERU’ they do not hesitate to sacrifice other’s ‘VEERU’.

In my career spanning 3 decades I have not been able to exactly figure out how not to dance on broken glass pieces and yet carry on with my ‘VEERU’ to path of success. However, one thing that I don’t do is take advantage of ‘VEERU’ of people around me, linked to me.

Many books and articles have been written about leadership but rarely, we find, being followed in our day to day work life. Hope, we all leaders take note and mend ways to let others grow happily.

So, here’s leaving you with a thought, think and suggest how one can save one’s ‘VEERU’ without dancing on broken glass pieces!

Live pure, live happy- Happy Leadership.

Indoor Air Pollution: Myths & Realities

There is lot of buzz of air pollution these days. Suddenly, there is growing awareness and concerned about air quality. While government agencies have been studying this for quite some time now, there have been no credible solutions found which are easy to implement by individuals. At larger levels, Car Days etc have been tried out in various Nations including Delhi.

I wish to bring focus on Indoor Air Pollution! Actually, while doing research to launch Air Purifier, a new product division for my organization, it got to know many surprising facts.

Many would be shocked to know that air quality in door is more polluted then out door. Do google, and you would know claims that it is 10 times worse than out door.

Surprising, because we keep our house the cleanest. But our lifestyle and way of living in itself causes indoor air pollution.

Most common causes are Plants which release Pollens, Pets/ Human hair & dander, Dust, furniture and wall paints, house hold cleaning products, personal grooming products like fragrances, perfumes etc, cigarette and kitchen smoke, incense sticks being used for daily prayers. Bacteria, virus, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are aplenty indoors. Air Conditioners circulate same air again & again.

Of course, I am not going to give harmful effect of all above air pollutants, please do google or meet a pulmonary doctor. But, one would agree that above pollutants can’t be avoided being part & parcel of daily routines. So what to do? Also Air pollutants cause more damage to our body health then water as we consume around 5-6 liters of water compared to some 18000 liters of air every day (google please).

Well, I am not suggesting to go and buy Air Purifier right away. There are few ways by which one can reduce indoor air pollution. It is a known fact that Land and Sea breeze replenishes our outdoor air twice a day.

I recall my parents always advised to find home having a cross ventilation & natural light, whenever, we switched home on rent, in fact many a times. I did not understand then but now it is very clear. CLEARLY, LET’S ADOPT OLD PRACTICES OF DAILY LIFE to reduce indoor pollution.

So, first thing, do ensure that you allow fresh air to pass through your house at least 3 times a day to refresh. Sun has UV rays which destroy bacteria and viruses therefore, to possible extent, let direct Sunlight come inside. In case cross ventilation is not possible, then create artificial ventilation by installing exhaust fans at appropriate place / direction so that air circulation is made possible. In case direct Sunlight is not possible, then do ensure that you place all your curtains, upholstery, linens and pillow etc in direct sunlight at least once in a week to make them disinfectant. We must ensure that we dry all our clothes in Sunlight even if that means going to roof top. This would make our clothes free from impact of detergents which are essentially chemicals and release odors.

Modern day living practices also needs to be followed strictly if one has to stay healthy and safe from Indoor pollutants.

Kitchen smoke needs to be vented out thru proper exhaust system. Run exhaust longer then precooking and post cooking. Avoid to maximum possible all odors / fragrances. Use lesser oiled pooja lamps covered from top so that fumes don’t circulate in indoor air.

Daily vacuuming is a must, if one is having pets, carpets and heavy curtains. Otherwise at least once a week entire dust of house must be removed thru vacuum process collected and thrown outside the house in proper waste disposal. Door / window grills, curtains are another big dust traps, do brush then weekly with your nose & mouth covered.

Some of my colleagues argued that no point avoiding pollution in house because otherwise one is always exposed outside thus immunity would reduce. Well, my simple question is that what is better – having 100% impurity causing 100% damage to inner system Or having 66% impurity causing 66% damage considering that one third time – 8 hours are spent at home.

Taking above way of daily life, we can definitely bring down indoor pollution levels. And if one wants to be more careful about indoor air then Air Purifier usage is recommended. Just like most of us use some or other kind of Water Purification solution at our homes.

Stay Healthy, Stay Peaceful.

Zero Constraint Life (ZCL)

V all wish to have Zero Constraint life. Don’t we?

Some talk about ‘Financial Freedom’ which would mean that for day to day living, one does not have to work any more.  Frankly, I have come across so many professionals who acclaimed to be financially free- still working hard for their future, if not today. So what is meaning of Financial Freedom?

And is financial freedom going to give a Zero Constraint Life? Honestly No.

Let’s define what Zero Constraint Life (ZCL) is all about. ZCL simply means availability of resources to the extent that none of your need/s gets delayed in its fulfilment. Ordinarily seeing this definition of ZCL, it may imply that having limit less resources to fulfil any need or want.

Here, let me also share with you that GOD or Nature, as one may love to address ‘the Supreme’, has created constraints in every one’s life so that there is interdependency which leads to love, empathy and tolerance. If there is no interdependency then World shall collapse immediately.

Thus, ZCL is not about having limit less resources or no interdependence. It is all about utilizing resources diligently to full fill all ur need/s. Timing is of essence here.

Now let’s also try to define Need. One may say ‘My Personal Need/s’. If we deep dive into so called Personal Need/s, actually, there is nothing called “My” or “I” since we all are interdependent on others. So my personal need/s have dependence on others for their fulfilment, isn’t it? Thus, Need is not personal in nature, it is for the person in question, person/s on whom he / she depends and persons who are dependent on him / her.

Thus need/s are collective in nature while camouflaged as ‘individual need/s’ many a times. Also there is a clear distinction between ‘a need’ and ‘a greed’. Here we are addressing Need fulfilment thru a ZCL and not Greed fulfilment. And who is better judge then oneself to know, as to what greed is and what need is! We can also say that once a need is expressed as My Personal Need, it is a greed camouflaged as need; request to those who may not agree to this point, pl deep dive to understand.

So a Need is collective and its fulfilment benefits a group rather than an individual in many ways. Thus ZCL is possible by dropping greed/s and fulfilling need/s.

Everyone has sufficient resources to fulfil all need/s and remember, time is of essence here. Diligent selection of need and timing shall lead to Zero Constraint Life- ZCL.

Happy Living friends.

Live pure!

Lead Ur Self: B Ur Own Leader

V all look for a mentor and / or a leader in life to move forward. That’s very natural. Always a guide is needed b it ur professional or personal life. This leader or a mentor cud b any one. At times v go to a spiritual leader and same time follow a political leader or a social leader or God whom many of us refer to as Nature as well. Some of us humans make books as our mentor be it holy books or life teachings from gr8 ones lived or living. Thus v may have mentors more than one.

Is it bad or wrong to do that. Frankly not. But a question always hits me- why should one leave one’s life to teachings of others just leaving aside God or Nature.

Leaving aside God or Nature because HE or SHE is omnipresent and ‘shaswat’/ eternal and has no life limitations and is Creator.

What is it that so called mentor or leader or any body else has which is not there with any of us or v can’t acquire in terms of knowledge, understanding ?

And always the answer came to b that there is nothing that v can’t acquire which other human leader or mentor has.

And why is that v r equal to every one else? Lets take help of “Holy Geeta” to understand this. As per this holy book and many more holy books- v all have a part of God or Nature with in us. Now this can b proved if u look at ur life closely. God or Nature is a creator, v also r creator as v have the power to think, have power to visioning and action/deeds named as Karma. Our these actions or Karma is responsible for peace, Mukti and sufferings.

So we have the power of our actions & thoughts to create our own destiny. And amongst the living creatures only Humans have been given this power to think and act. A powerful entity called Mind has been bestowed upon all of us by God or Nature to do good deeds or Karma and lead to peace eternally.

So why v can’t b our own leaders/ mentors and lead ourselves to glory. Yes v can and v must. Look at u and u wud find that entire Universe is with in u. There is nothing outside. Every thing is inside us- the joy, the sufferings and whole lot of emotions like winning losing etc.

So lets b clear about our motive of this life and then drive towards that with full vigour, focus and might. U wud find that God or Nature as many wud wish to refer, arranges entire show to help u achieve. BE UR OWN LEADER & LEAD URSELF.

Happy Living.

“An Ideology”

We come across so many different point of views, becoming a way of life for some, which are termed as “IDEOLOGY”.

Be it Left – communists or Right – the vampanthi Or Congress Or Samajwadi or Bahujan Samajwadi or ‘Aam Aadmi’ & many more in the making etc.

The evolution of these or many more so called “Ideologies” have not been out of need for a ‘Nation’ to progress but to benefit a person or set of people or a section of society at best.

Now many of you would not agree to this. OK, let’s leave it as it is, respecting the freedom of thought & ethically + morally correct expression.

Major point that is being strived here is that all these are not “IDEOLOGIES” but actually are ‘point of views’ with a limited scope of helping or developing a section of society and not entire society as a whole. Unfortunately these are becoming divisive being a self-promotion vehicle rather than unison – uniting entire society.

Now the question is – what is an Ideology?

To simply put it for ease of understanding – Lord Krishna’s Gita is an Ideology which aims at benefiting entire human race, which shows to each human being, the path of salvation not only for self but for entire human race.

Lord Rama’s entire life is an Ideology which clearly tells how Raj Dharma has to be lived and practiced and how each fellow human being has to be valued and taken care of.

I urge here that don’t see this as if writer is promoting Hinduism.

I apologize for not having read Or heard prophesies of Holy Bible and Holy Quran and therefore, an unable to relate to them.

But for sure, these Holy teachings have come for ‘Almighty’ and therefore, are important to follow in their real sense. Same as Geeta and Ramayana is to be followed in their true spirits and real sense without adding/ polluting with color of self-promotion.

So to be crisp, Ideology is a Vision, a way of life, which encompasses wellbeing of entire Society/ human race and certainly is not limited to one section of society benefiting few at the cost of others.

For ease of clarity and management, let’s look at entire human race in terms of its Nations, which must only serve as geographies and nothing more.

Thus an ‘Ideology’ for a Nation to progress but for sure not at the cost of other Nation’s growth and sovereignty.

If that’s the case being can all parties now frame an IDEOLOGY which is aimed at progress / development of each Indian rather than being a congressman, communist, vampanthi or aam aadmi or samajwadi or bahujan samajwadi or patedar or jaat etc.

The issue here is that how each of these section of people would prove that they are more capable to rule India then other?

Well, IDEOLOGY for everyone becomes development of each Indian then question of who is ruling does not matter because this IDEOLOGY requires SERVICE to people and not RULE people.

Now a group of people who can prove that they have better, competent ideas and Practices for SERVICE to people for development, shall be at the Centre and a PRIME SERVANT rather than PRIME MINISTER.

It is a must that all of us who have developed an allegiance to some ‘Point of View’ or the other, must now Frame an IDEOLOGY in its real sense and must pull up other person/s in life to the extent that we can.