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7 Crucial Steps PM Modi must take to protect Indian Economy
April 19,2020 / The Kautilyan Perspective / 0 CommentsOn April 17, 2020, Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das, addressed a much-hyped media gathering. Indian stock markets, hopeful of "additional stimulus package," led to a modest spike in the market indices. In his statement, Das...
Why the collapse of Chinese Communist Party may now be inevitable?
April 05,2020 / The Kautilyan Perspective / 1 CommentsCorona Virus, better known as Covid19, started in China, which is the reason why US President Donald Trump insisted on calling it the Chinese Virus. “It originated in China!” that is how POTUS explained it. And it may not be right to call him...
Is Collapse of European Union Imminent?
March 30,2020 / The Kautilyan Perspective / 0 CommentsOn March 29, 2019, amid chaos and economic uncertainty in his country, and the European Union, finance minister of Hesse state in Germany, Thomas Schäfer committed suicide. Hesse is home to Germany's financial capital Frankfurt, where major lenders...
Corona Lock down: Contemplate instead of Complaining
March 29,2020 / The Kautilyan Perspective / 0 CommentsAs the world is locked down and people are confined to homes exposed to countless mindless forwards and a flood of data, mindfulness can keep your head above water. An empty mind is the devil’s workshop. These days having fed the mind with...
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The Vedic Perspective on Criticism
May 30,2020 / Vedic Leadership Counselling Vedic Management / 0 CommentsAccording to Vedic rishis, anyone dedicated to criticizing others without the willingness to accept criticism is a Murkha or a fool. But this doesn’t mean that we must not criticize or that criticism by itself is bad. Just that before we criticize...
Panchatantra: Why is it Still Relevant?
May 29,2020 / Vedic Management / 0 CommentsPanchatantra, translated to “five strategies” in English, has always been an exception. It has not just entertained and hailed the importance of morality, besides defining it, but has also educated people about the intricacies of life –...
Elevating oneself from Poverty to Prosperity unto Perpetual Bliss
May 24,2020 / The Kautilya Project Vedic Management / 0 CommentsEvery Vedic Rishi has declared Poverty, or दारिद्र्यं (Daaridryam), as the greatest disease, or व्याधि Vyaadhi, capable of crippling not just the body but also the mind. The objective of Vedic education, therefore,...
Mantra: The Idea that Creates, Sustains or Destroys
May 22,2020 / Vedic Leadership Counselling / 0 CommentsMantra is by far the most misused as well as abused word of Vedic Sanskrit. The mantra was never some “spell” reciting which you could recite to “magically” summon “divine powers” or “superhuman intervention.” Mantra is also...
Vedic Counseling for Leaders
May 21,2020 / Vedic Leadership Counselling Vedic Management / 0 CommentsIn simple term Vedic Leadership Counseling is about attaining a Sattvic state of mind whose intent is to alleviate the impurities of the mind (Manokalmasha), increase the power of the mind (Manoshakti) and the strength of the mind (Manobala) in a...
Ahimsa: A Vedic Perspective
May 20,2020 / Vedic Management / 8 CommentsDharma is not doing to others what you don't like being done by someone else to you. Dharma is that which sustains the order in self (mind), family, society, nation and the world at large. Dharma is sustained by doing things where the strong don’t...
Chanakya & Six Principles of Vedic Management
May 18,2020 / The Kautilya Project Vedic Management / 2 CommentsChanakya was not a vengeful person, nor a ruthless and blood thirsty conspirator as it is wrongly believed. He wasn’t even “Prime Minister” of the Mauryan empire under Chandragupta Maurya. He was a wise sage who arduously studied, respected...
Tantra, Mantra & Rajaneeti: The Unmistakable Connection
May 13,2020 / 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...
The Fundamentals of Rajaneeti: Vedic approach to Politics
At a time when the “best” of political approach seems to be inadequate, it could certainly help to know about the Vedic approach to politics – Rajaneeti, where greater good was achieved by inspiring leaders to, first, better themselves. In...
Sukham & Duhkham: The Vedic Philosophy on Happiness and Sorrow
May 11,2020 / Vedic Management / 5 CommentsWe are all born into this body without possessing anything. All that we gain is after the birth of this body. We are also sure to die, after which all that we have accumulated and achieved must be left behind. So, we are neither born nor do we die...
Stress and Crisis management: The Vedic Approach
May 08,2020 / Vedic Management / 2 CommentsHope and fear are nothing but figments of human imagination. When we fear, we affect our mind in a negative way; when we hope, we seek for viable alternatives. The Vedic thought, however, professes a golden middle path – a state of perfect...
10 Qualities and Characteristics of The Wise
May 06,2020 / Vedic Management / 0 CommentsSo, how do we know if someone is wise or otherwise? It’s a simple question with a complex answer. Wisdom is not ingrained – people are seldom born wise. For wisdom to dwell in an individual, (s)he must nurture specific qualities besides...
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Tantra, Mantra & Rajaneeti: The Unmistakable Connection
May 13,2020 / 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...
Vinayam: The hallmark of Vedic Knowledge and Wisdom
May 09,2020 / Vedic Management / 2 CommentsVedic greetings like Namaste, Namaskaram, and Pranam – are a sign of respect shown for all beings – animate, inanimate, and, even idols. These words convey respect and reverence by recognizing and honoring divinity in others. The Rishis...
Kautilya's Perspective on Justice & Revenge
May 04,2020 / The Kautilya Project / 4 CommentsIn the absence of justice, error and evil thrive. Truly, evil only gets worse when those who are righteous resort to revenge and do not insist upon justice. The Ahimsa of Kautilya was based on the idea of Dharma. Ahimsa doesn’t mean you will never...
The Qualities of an Undeserving Leader according to Chanakya a.k.a. Kautilya
April 30,2020 / 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...
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The Vedic Perspective on Criticism
May 30,2020 / Vedic Leadership Counselling Vedic Management / 0 CommentsAccording to Vedic rishis, anyone dedicated to criticizing others without the willingness to accept criticism is a Murkha or a fool. But this doesn’t mean that we must not criticize or that...
Vedic Counseling for Leaders
May 21,2020 / Vedic Leadership Counselling Vedic Management / 0 CommentsIn simple term Vedic Leadership Counseling is about attaining a Sattvic state of mind whose intent is to alleviate the impurities of the mind (Manokalmasha), increase the power of the mind...
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...
Vedic Wisdom on 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
The Three Crucial Questions
April 19,2020 / Rishi Tales / 2 CommentsThis story is a part of RISHI TALES (Volume 1) by U. Mahesh Prabhu with Foreword by Dr David Frawley. The book is available on Amazon.com for $9.99 and Amazon.in for INR 200.00 Bhoja Raja, also known as Raja Bhoj, was one of the greatest kings...
When a Rishi drank wine
September 25,2019 / Rishi Tales / 0 CommentsLong ago, in a city called Avantika, there lived a Rishi. He was held in high esteem not only by the common people but also by the king of the land. Whenever the king felt disturbed in mind, he would approach the Rishi. The Rishi’s wisdom-enriched...
The king who relinquished his throne to teach a deserving student
June 12,2019 / Rishi Tales / 0 CommentsAn aging Brahmin was overwhelmed by his poverty. Without any wealth, he was respected neither by his relatives, nor his children nor his wife. All that he wanted was to find a way to earn enough wealth to win back his dignity and respect in the...
A Rishi, a Dimwit and the Distortion of the Vedic Teachings
April 22,2019 / 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...
Bhartrihari: 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...
Rishi Tales 2: Foreword by Dr David Frawley
January 06,2019 / Rishi Tales / 0 CommentsMahesh Prabhu presents these wisdom stories in their core essence, relaying and focusing their deeper meaning, not interfering with it or reducing it to alien and superficial concepts. His stories are short, poignant, and diverse, with multiple...
