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Vedic roots of absolute power
April 17,2019 / Vedic Management / 1 Comments
Absolute power, that which Vedic seers like Kautilya, Bhartrihari, and Bhardwaj taught, is that which makes a man brave and fearless. In the presence of fear, there can seldom be any enduring power. In life, all fears must be uprooted before we make...
Chirantan-Chinta to Chintan-Manthan: From Mindless Trepidations to Mindful Thoughts
April 16,2019 / Uncategorized / 0 Comments
चिंता (Chinta) implies the trepidations of the mind. When the mind is engrossed in thoughts that lead to anxieties, fear, concern, and sleeplessness, it is due to Chinta. It is a detrimental quality that can severely impair the mind’s...
Daridryam, Dhanam & Dhanyam: From Poverty to Prosperity to Perpetual Bliss
April 15,2019 / The Kautilya Project Vedic Management / 0 Comments
Every 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,...
Hitashatru: That mortal enemy we mistake for a dear friend
April 14,2019 / Vedic Management / 1 Comments
Jealousy of people is among the many things that come along with success and wealth. And it is by far the most potent threat as it could turn even a dear friend into a deadly enemy. And when that enemy continues to pose as a friend, enjoying...
Ekaanth: The Power of Isolation
April 11,2019 / Vedic Management / 6 Comments
Since time immemorial people have often feared isolation. Nobody likes to live isolated and, therefore, seeks the constant company of people. Solitude is synonymous to loneliness – a lack of feeling that something is missing, a pain, a...
Essential leadership wisdom from Shukracharya
April 10,2019 / Sanskrit Translations / 5 Comments
Niti Shastra, a collection of quotes from various rishis, is believed to have been compiled in an abridged form, originally, by Shukracharya - a great Rishi (sage). It is an ancient India classic on leadership, teaching primary ethics and principles...

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Rishi Tales - Vedic Stories of Wisdom

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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 Comments
A 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 Comments
As 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...

No matter what you want to achieve; there will be detractors and supporters. While detractors will try to demotivate you; your supporters will want to motivate you. However, neither that demotivation nor motivation would work unless your mind approves of it. The mind is the supreme judge, jury as well as executioner of all your decisions, perceptions as well as paths throughout your life. The mind is, therefore, the supreme reason for you to succeed, or fail. Therefore, the mind can be your best friend or your worst enemy.
Brahmacharya is attaining a state of having absolute control over your mind and body by realizing the truth that you are neither the body nor the mind. That the urges of your senses are not yours, that you are the master of your body and therefore are able to control the sexual impulses. It is a state where you prefer to get perpetual bliss through Dhyana (meditation) and Nishkama-Karma (selfless-actions) instead of momentary pleasure through copulation. Brahmacharya is not a misogynist concept, it is not about hating women or, even, distancing yourself from them. It is about respecting women by seeing in them your own mother, sister, or daughter. Brahmacharya is not exclusive to men alone. To call yourself a Brahmachari you must also be humble, bereft of ego, not dominating others by posturing as if "holier than thou." You must also honor every creature and never harm them for satisfying your desires - Vegetarianism, therefore, is an essential part of Brahmacharya.
In Vyasa's Mahabharata, Matsyagandha a.k.a. Satyavati had a premarital affair with Parashara before marrying King of Hastinapur - Shantanu, Pandu was impotent whose wives - Kunti & Maadri - had sons through extra-marital affairs and Draupadi had five husbands of her own choice. Yet they were never looked down. Then there were, also, sage-celibates like Bhishma, a powerful warrior, brilliant statesman, and an erudite scholar; Parashuram an eternal-celibate intellectual and a warrior who protected women like a father. Yet neither Bhishma nor Parashurama controlled the sexuality of women in their family or made a show of their "Brahmacharya." Copulation was clearly a matter of personal choice and marriage was an institution for the upbringing of children with good values - never an instrument to dominate women. Those who use Vedic texts to control the sexuality of women, preach them "modesty" as well as those who call Vedic texts as "misogynist" are simply stupid and ignorant. Feminist could learn a thing or two credible lessons from the world's largest epic to truly empower women.
I do not understand the word "Hindu" or "Hinduism", let alone "Hindutva." I call myself as Vedantin - the follower of Vedic precepts called #Dharma. I don't understand "Sanatana Dharma" either, for Dharma itself is Sanatana. One of the most important aspect of Dharma is to shun hate. Rama after slaying Ravana, at his funeral, declared "Now that Ravana is no more let only his good deeds be remembered and bad forgotten." After the Mahabharata war Krishna asked Yudhisthira to ensure proper burial of every fallen soldier irrespective of the side he fought on and, also, to take care or Dhritarashtra as if his own father." This doesn't mean followers of Dharma do not have disagreements or must put up with every nonsense hurled at them. Adi Shankara had significant disagreements with Buddhists who abused Vedas, but instead of taking to mindless criticism and violence; he chose path of constructive debate - Shastrartha - where the loser accepts the winner's ideas and the winner would embrace the loser with dignity and respect. Shastrartha, or intellectual debate, to happen at least one person must be without lust, anger, greed, infatuation, ego and envy. It must be done also without abuses and bullying. Therefore, if you believe in Dharma, handle criticism and opponent with dignity without losing your mind at any given time. Any adharmic concept need intellectual deceit and physical violence to survive. Deceit and violence will never work on you if you are adhering to Dharma. This is the promise of Dharma. Therefore the saying "Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitaha."

The Kautilya Project

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Moles and Mentors: Utility of the saffron-clad in ancient Vedic India
April 04,2019 / The Kautilya Project Vedic Management / 1 Comments
Chanakya devised an advanced system of human intelligence-gathering in which operatives wore saffron to deceive the masses. There were instances when, before sending in the army to raid a village, for example, these pseudo-renunciates were sent...
Kautilya’s approach to conflict resolution: Sam, Dam, Dand & Bhed
March 10,2019 / The Kautilya Project / 3 Comments
Arthashastra, compiled, edited and commented by Kautilya a.k.a. Chanakya a.k.a. Vishnugupta, speaks more about administration, organization, clandestine operations, economy and diplomacy than war. Considering this, many political and diplomatic...
Rajaneeti, Artha Shastra & Artha Sutras
February 28,2019 / Politics The Kautilya Project Vedic Management / 1 Comments
Despite the significant transfer of power to people in most parts of the world through democracy, there isn’t a single school that can claim to teach politics. Even the greatest schools of politics either teach the history of politics or...

Books

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