The Kautilya Project
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The Role of Tantra & Mantra in Rajaneeti
July 08,2019 / The Kautilya Project / 3 CommentsMantra and Tantra were regarded by Kautilya as two crucial elements in the art and science of Vedic approach to politics – Rajaneeti. Without a plan and a strategy to execute it Shakti (read Power) is of no use. In Arthashastra, he declares...
Kautilya on Rajyanarha: 10 Unmistakable Qualities of a Person Undeserving of Leadership
June 07,2019 / The Kautilya Project / 0 Commentsराज्य (Rajya) in Vedic Sanskrit means Administration. A great many translators of Kautilya’s Arthashastra have translated it as Nation-State, State, Country, etc. Kautilya a.k.a. Chanakya also uses a word called...
Kautilya's Rajarshi: Unmistakable Qualities of an Ideal Leader According to Kautilya
June 06,2019 / The Kautilya Project / 0 CommentsThis article recollects the qualities of an ideal leader according to Kautilya aka Chanakya which could be relevant even to this day in any organization, be that political, social or economic.
The Unmistakable Connection between Yoga, Ayurveda, Arthashastra & Vedic Management
May 25,2019 / The Kautilya Project Vedic Management / 0 CommentsVedic Management, we teach at Vedic Management Center, is on the foundations of Yoga & Ayurveda. The idea is to create leaders. To lead, you will need a happy mind and a healthy body. As Kautilya states in his Arthashastra, “A person infected with...
Articles on Vedic Leadership Counselling™
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Bandhu & Bandhanam: The Vedic Wisdom on Relationships
July 28,2019 / Vedic Leadership Counselling / 0 CommentsRelationships are bondage, indeed. But not all bondages are bad. Relationships that can give us peace, help us pursue our paths with limited distractions are always welcome.
Vedic Approach to Resolving Emotional Crisis
July 26,2019 / Vedic Leadership Counselling / 0 CommentsThe mind consists of ideas and thoughts. If you choose ideas and thoughts of helplessness, chance, and luck – your mind will function in ways supporting those ideas undermining your potential. But...
A Threat might be Real, Fear is Optional, but Hate is always Detrimental
May 04,2019 / Vedic Leadership Counselling / 0 CommentsWhen people undermine your interests, that is a threat. The threat is always real. But fear is of the mind, therefore optional. If you know you are not the mind, you’d know how to handle the mind...
Is it Possible to Live without Desires?
May 02,2019 / Vedic Leadership Counselling / 0 CommentsLiving without desire doesn’t mean living in a despicable condition. It doesn’t even imply relinquishing everything you have and becoming hermits or mendicants; quite the contrary. Living without...
The Healing Power of Conversations
April 08,2019 / Vedic Leadership Counselling / 0 CommentsOne of the most credible ways to destress a mind, other than distracting it momentarily, is to engage in a productive conversation with another mind that is without any trace of stress. The mind...
Satyavati’s Paradox: The forgotten crucial lesson from Vyasa’s Mahabharata
We often think we know what we want. Yet we forget that we’ll have more respect for something only when it’s not there or when it is lost. We are all mortal with frailties – we don’t live...
Rishi Tales - Vedic Stories of Wisdom
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A Rishi, a Dimwit and the Distortion of the Vedic Teachings
July 23,2019 / Rishi Tales / 1 CommentsThis ancient Vedic Sanskrit tale, translated and retold by U Mahesh Prabhu, explains how downright materialistic and heathen practices wrongly came to be known as "Vedic."
The Story of Rishi Ashtavakra
January 11,2019 / Rishi Tales / 0 Comments“O King, Knowledge is that which instils humility. In the absence of humility, knowledge destructs and wisdom become elusive. The collapse of great empires and destruction of finest people has happened not due to external factors but owing to...
Trivial Actions. Severe Consequences.
January 10,2019 / Rishi Tales / 0 CommentsA Rishi wandered from village to village, and from town to town, followed by a lone disciple. The disciple, a restless young man, was in the habit of talking rashly and doing things which were not necessary. “My child, you must try to exercise...
The King who became a Rishi
January 07,2019 / Rishi Tales / 0 CommentsAs wise Rishis have justly declared, ‘To die is a passing pain but to be poor is an eternal anguish.’ Besides, I am also in agreement with the Rishis’ declaration, ‘It is better to die loved in youth and not hated in old age.’ If you would...
