Chasing mental ghosts

Gaining the mental edge How much is success dependent on the mindset of an individual? Is it only the result of one’s skills and capabilities, the physical attributes that he/she is born with and the intellectual acumen gained through education?

Intelligence and Creativity Intelligence and Creativity - born in Freedom not Conformity. How can we create a radically new society - A society where our leaders are free of greed and our systems free of corruption; a society where kindness and mutual well-being can be the norms by which we live?...

Secrets to avoid burnouts Burnout has not much to do with the physical condition of an individual. It is the result of the emotional state a person is going through. How did I first come to know about “the phenomenon of burnouts”? Once I was leading a group of people from Europe...

The Need for Awareness in Change "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." The deeper implication of these profound words by Mahatma Gandhi is clearly that...

Workaholism - Psychological or emotional? It is not the presence of certain disturbing emotions that causes one to become a workaholic but the inability to confront, handle and deal with these emotions that is causing the problem...

Chasing mental ghosts I tip toe into the room, groping for light switches on the wall. I feel my hair standing on my neck and the blood rushing into my legs. I hurry. Need to find the switch quicker. I can feel an eerie presence. May be there is something in the dark trying to approach me. Very unconsciously, images from many movies flood the mind...

Communication - Co-ordination of thought, word... Effective communication is all about conveying your messages to other people clearly and unambiguously. It is also about receiving information that others are sending you, with as little distortion as possible. It is looked upon...

A good teacher imparts information... The ancient Greeks who arrived at the concept of "schools" would be horrified at what it has come to be today. The word "school" means - "a place where learning takes place at leisure." The crammed classrooms with so many students their heavy school bags as if they were being trained to become weightlifters and railway porters;...

Does perfection hinder growth? One fine day, a teacher much loved and respected by the students, entered his classroom with an empty container, sand and pebbles of all sizes and shapes. Having set them down on the table, he asked his students to put them all in the container. One of the smartest of his students,...

Habits vs. Awareness If work becomes a habit and there is no conscious attention brought to the work you do, then slowly over a period of time brain loses its plasticity. Greater the plasticity, greater is your ability to learn, unlearn or relearn because the brain forms fresh neural connections...

The New Rules of Engagement Prahasitha, Faculty, shares some useful tips to manage your Lifestyle: Be the change you want to be…

Awareness – The new tool to success Look at the world around you! There is a sudden surge of Off shore hiring in key companies in USA, posing a potential threat tothe outsourcing companies world over; there are countries living under oppressive dictatorial rule; most of humanity lives on just a few dollars a day; an estimated 1 billion people lack access to health care systems in most countries...

Is joy the next evolutionary milestone? Imagine a long road that winds and curves. At different intervals on this road are the various evolutionary mile stones. Around 13.5 billion years ago the universe began; 5 billion-years ago the solar system; 3.8 billion years ago life on earth, 4 million years ago the first hominid and 1.5 million years ago homo-erectus or humanity as we know it today...

Stress Busting Monsoon traffic jams, rising food prices and longer hours at work, many of us are feeling more and more stressed these days. But what is stress?...

The art of effective communication Good communication begins with the art of listening. Listening is not only about listening to the other; it is also about listening to oneself...

'I told you so' Prahasitha, a relationship expert and counsellor, points out that the method adopted by John and his partner is the way to go. Commenting on the problems caused by nagging, she says, "Whenever we remained people about something which they do not like about themselves, they start hating you...

The Secret to Work-Life Balance Do you take problems from home to your office or do you carry stress from work back home? If either or both are true, there's no time like the present to try and sort out your work-life balance...

An Interview with Krishna, Founder To answer these questions and a few more, a Skype interview was set up with Krishna. Affable, good looking and absurdly young, Krishna came across as candid and direct. IT is part of the lore of Oneness that the whole phenomenon began when Bhagavan ran a residential school called Jivashram in Andhra Pradesh. At one point Krishna confided to him about seeing a golden man seated in his heart...

Working like family Man is a social animal which means the need to connect is the greatest human need. We also function at our best when we feel connected to people we work with because there is an involvement of the head (intellect) as well as the heart (emotions)...

Competition vs. Excellence Every human being has an innate desire to be good, to be the best. That is why we strive to be a good father, a good mother, a good son or daughter, a good partner, husband or wife. It is this desire that manifests at the workplace too as a quest for excellence, to be good, the best in his or her field of expertise...

Passionate About Work! If the answer to the question is yes, you are passionate about work, fantastic! You must be doing something right. But if you fall into the second category of persons dragging themselves to work each day, you seriously need to have a rethink about some core issues...

Love - The learning curve in a new workplace If you are a fresh grad or in a new work environment, self-consciousness may sound familiar to you, but how about consciousness or awareness? Awareness of a new culture? Awareness of different personalities around you? Awareness of different communication styles? Awareness of different knowledge levels? Awareness of different expectations? Awareness of different social situations? Awareness of different genders, age groups, attitudes? Awareness of work-life balance? Awareness of unfamiliar nationalities should your job takes you to unfamiliar places?...

Single and Fabulous! Technological advancement has given us more comfort but paradoxically, not more free time. We are more than ever hung up on our professional lives and seem to be missing out on family time...

Managing Office Politics ‘I heard it through the grapevine. Oh, and I’m just about to lose my mind.’ In the history of Motown Records this landmark song sung by Marvin Gaye sums up what gossip is and what it can do to you. But does one really need to lose one’s mind caught up in a situation of gossip at one’s work place or elsewhere? The answer is ‘no’...

Emotional Intelligence - The need of the hour In today’s fast paced multitasking corporate ecosystem, the importance of emotional intelligence has increased manifold. EI determines the crucial difference between an organization that is merely surviving and one that really excels ...

A healthy perspective to emotional Well-Being It is scientifically proven that physical health is susceptible to the thought and emotional patterns of the mind...