D) Why MNC falls

Why MNC or any business institutions fail?
It reminds me a story of a king and his faithful prime minister who served him many years and saved the king’s life at many occasions. Once, the king was in jubilant mood and asked the prime minister for the reward of his services. Prime minister thanked the king for rewarding him and said that he was too happy to serve the king without having desire of any rewards. The king insisted him, and then ultimately prime minister agreed to have a reward of being the king of that kingdom for 24 hours (one day) and let the king become prime minister for that day. It was easy for the king to accept this reward and he declared prime minister to be the king of that kingdom for a day.
As soon as the prime minister became the king, he ordered to kill the then prime minister (old king). The newly appointed prime minister (old king) asked the present king the reason behind of his killing. The king said that your negative aspects like reaction, rejection, condemnation & hatredness started working in my mind (present king’s mind) and consequently he had ordered the sentence of death to then prime minister. The moral of the story states that in a management scenario, the respective hierarchy should be maintained in business institutions. However, they should have the sense of team work by keeping shoulders together to carry out others responsibility but under individual’s limitation.
Whenever, the responsibility of CEO is grabbed by junior managers to prove their enthusiasm, dedication & commitment (like prime minister, the assistant of the king did), the mishap or failure happens. Similar is the case when CEO indulges with the work of CMD. Spirituality suggests that each individual has to take up the complete responsibility and work like a master not like a slave. However, they should get involved as helping hands in each other work but should not get indulged beyond their limitations.
The reason for failure will be more clear by taking an analogy of chariot, charioteer and horses which drive the chariot. They represent the goal of the business, master mind and assistant mind respectively. In successful business management scenario, the chariot, being goal of the business organization, is driven by horses (assistant mind or junior managers) under the control of charioteer (senior manager or CEO). When charioteer is in sleep or his mind is not focused on the business, the goal (chariot) can fall in a ditch. At that moment, charioteer (CEO or senior manager) may blame the planner of the organization or beat or scold the horses (junior managers). But the reason for failure or the missing link is in between charioteer & the horses (CEO & junior managers).
Spirituality suggests that each individual / manager has two types of mind namely i) master mind, known as emotional mind & ii) assistant mind, known as intellectual mind. Each one is represented by right lobe & left lobe of the brain respectively. Unless both are balanced and functioning in harmony, there are plenty of reasons to face the failure in business organizations. The purpose of the spirituality is to harmonize the intellectual & emotional mind.
Spirituality also points out the importance of intellectual & emotional mind and how to blend them to achieve the integral personality of manager.
As intellectual mind will guide how to take up the intense responsibility, how to bear with high target of the business and how to be aggressive & competitive without having reaction, rejection, condemnation and hatred ness while interacting with senior managers. At the same time, they (first level or middle level managers) will have good listening ability, better absorption capability, concentration & creativity.
Similarly, emotional mind gives rise to tolerance, acceptance, appreciation and sense of compassion to senior managers or CEO so that their interactions with the seniors and also with the juniors will be fruitful.
Another reason of failure is to have shaky foundation of moral, ethnic & virtuous human values. This is because, they are based on educational, economical, cultural & environmental aspects of day to day life. In case of business crisis or business fraud, the human values are ignored by the management people. The related values such as integrity, honesty, transparency & accountability are not properly taken care at the time of fraud. How ever, spirituality provides the concrete foundation for the same (human values).
The book describes the related approach to establish these values and how to balance the intellectual as well as emotional faculty of mind to minimize such kind of mishap.

C) How this book is innovative

Foundation of the book entitled “Spirituality at School of Management (SOM)”.
The Ancient Indian Management (based on Vedic principles) shows the three tier management system. For instance, the Mourya dynasty was effectively managed by Chanakya (management guru), Chandra Gupta (king / master of management) and prime minister of Mourya dynasty (assistant of the master). The three tier concept was evolved based on the functions of three kinds of energy possessed by every individual.
Modern physics has discovered that matter is energy. The greatest contribution of Albert Einstein shows that even the solid rock is a pulsating energy. The rock has as much energy as the roaring ocean. The waves of the solid rock cannot be seen because they are very subtle. Mind is a little more subtle, but still not too subtle, because we can close our eyes and we can see the thoughts moving. Another dimension of energy, known as gross dimension, consisting physical body. Our body is visible to everybody.
The third, the ultimate layer inside us, is that of consciousness. It is not even visible to us. If all these three energies function in harmony, we are healthy and whole. If these energies don't function in harmony then we are ill, unhealthy. Consciousness is the purest energy. The mind is not so pure; the body is still less pure. But we can know this consciousness only if we make a cosmos out of the three.
The Ancient Indian Management has evolved the concept based on the dominating energy possessed by the master, assistant and management guru. For instance, a person evolved upto the level of conscious energy is fit for management guru where as the master has to evolve upto emotional aspects of mind. Similarly, the assistant of the master should have the growth of intellectual mind related to mental energy.
Let us take the analogy of chariot, charioteer and horses. The chariot represents the gross dimension (physical dimension) responsible for maintaining five systems of body; the charioteer represents the mental dimension (emotional aspects of mind) and horses represent the other aspects (intellectual dimension) of mind. If charioteer (master) and horses (assistants of the master) are functioning harmoniously the chariot can be driven successfully without falling into a ditch. This insures that there won’t be any psycho somatic cases.
Effectively, the management is fully controlled with the help of master mind and his assistant. This means that there should be full evolution in respect of emotional aspects and intellectual aspects of mind but they should not indulge in the negative aspects of others evolved energy. For example, the master of management (CEO and senior managers) should have the control of negative aspects of emotions like reaction, rejection, condemnation and hatred ness. At the same time, they should possess the positive aspects of emotions like tolerance, acceptance and appreciation. Likewise, first level manager should possess the positive aspects of intellectual mind like being a good listener, good receptiveness and absorption ability, growth in concentration and creativity.
The first level manager (assistant of the master of management) needs to develop the intellectual aspects of mind and should also have the exposure of emotional aspects of mind. Normally, intellectual aspect of mind provides the growth of self esteem (SE) of managers and emotional aspect of mind provides the growth of self control (SC). The self esteem is achieved with the help of modern education like MBA training and self control can be achieved with the help of inculcation of spiritual concepts.
Likewise, the senior managers and CEO has to have the domination of self control (originates from emotional aspects of mind), also known as master mind. If it is vice versa, that becomes the reason for failure of MNC. This indicates whenever an organization or MNC is dominated by low level managers (assistant of the master) and higher level managers (master mind) are passive, there is a chance of mismanagement in the organization.

How the book is innovative?
This innovative book brings out the concept of spirituality in the form of energy manifesting at hand, head & heart level. This is quite different than the concepts of spirituality followed elsewhere (in most parts of the world). In present day scenario of many financial frauds and set back in MNC, the necessity of spirituality is felt essential so as to concretize the foundation of business ethics. The book brings out the salient features of spirituality, its importance and applications at SOM.
The book explains the problem solving approach related to business reforms, controlling factors of mixed economy, reduction of employee’s strength in management and improving the sense of creativity of the existing employees.

A) Resume of ANP

Brief Resume of Shri A.N. Pandey (Author)

Shri A.N. Pandey, graduate in Mechanical Engineering (1969), Post Graduate with “Honours” in “Analysis and Design of Process Equipment” (1971) and Post Graduate Diploma in “Business Administration”, worked as Senior Scientific Officer / Engineer in Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) since 1972. He retired from the service in January 2006.
During his service, Shri Pandey was responsible for executing the various projects of the department and he acquired wide experience & expertise in the field of project management. Also, he was responsible for operating and maintaining the chemi nuclear plant in DAE.
Since 1976, he was equally interested in acquiring the knowledge & experience of “Ancient Indian Wisdom (AIW)” through reputed institutions of India in the field of Spirituality. He worked & developed a spiritual (vedantic) model in association with Swami Vivekananda Kendra, Bangalore (Deemed University in Yoga & its application); Bihar School of Yoga, Mungher (First University of Yogic Philosophy in the World); Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY), Coimbatore; and Vipassana Meditation, Igatpuri; while he was performing his technical responsibilities. After the retirement, he also got associated with YSS (Yogda Sat Sang Society), Ranchi; Brahma Kumari, Mount Abu; Isha foundation, Chennai; & Nitya nanda Dhyana Peetham, Bangalore.
Shri Pandey has gone through many systems of spirituality in depth so as to acquire the easy methods available in each of these systems, which can be used by the business people for materialistic gain as well as to follow the further process of evolution.
It is important to note that each system available in India has many useful concepts for strengthening the growth of business management and the same can be utilized to transform the employees in positive direction at field of work.
Based on his experience gained in the field of Spirituality, Shri Pandey has developed many packages such as “personality development for student”, “personality development for professional” and “professional development for manager”. He has also developed the packages for stress management, anger management, resistivity management, leadership, self motivation, time & mind management and communication skills in the background of spirituality (Yoga & Vedanta).
Since 1999, he is engaged in delivering the talk cum demonstration on self improvement, change in life style, self motivation and also on inner education based on the experience gained from Ancient Indian Wisdom.
Shri Pandey is engaged in compiling his experience in the form of books on spirituality and business management taking simple but effective concepts. He visualized many simple and effective techniques such as science of breathing, development of subtle inner personality, relaxation in action and meditation in action by taking the themes of spirituality.

His innovative book “Spirituality at School Of Management (SOM)” is ready for publication.
Other books namely i) “Spirituality for ICT(Information & Communication Technology)” ii) “Spirituality at R & D” iii) “Spiritual answers for FAQ on Management” iv) “Spirituality for every one” v) “Spirituality speaks on scientific achievement of western world” & vi) “Spirituality for politician” are under conceptual and preliminary draft stage.


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B) The reasons for proposing a new book in this area

The reasons for proposing a new book in this area

Swami Vivekananda wanted spirituality to be brought out from the forest to the door step of each and every individual so that he or she becomes more enthusiastic, dedicated and committed to the professions for achieving better growth of the society in positive direction.
This has inspired the author to explore the related facts existing in Ancient Indian Wisdom (AIW) by which common men or professionals can develop their personalities and can contribute towards the growth of economical, educational, cultural and environmental aspects of the society.
He has made an attempt to bring out the simple concepts available in scriptures and also prevailing in existing spiritual institutions like i) Swami Vivekananda yoga Anusandhan samstha, Bangalore (deemed university in yoga & its applications) ii) Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) , Coimbatore iii) Bihar School of Yoga, Munghyer (The first university of yoga in the world) iv) Vipassana, Igatpuri v) YSS, Ranchi vi) Brahma Kumari, Mount Abu vii) Isha Foundation, Chennai viii) Nitya nanda Dhyana Peetham, Bangalore.
He has gone in depth of each spiritual system in order to find out the simplest and easiest methods (paths) available for the development of common mass as well as professionals to have balanced growth in them.
Existing yogic institutions along with AIW scriptures inspired author finally to bring out Spirituality in the form of energy at three different levels in human beings. This is because, spirituality is the awareness of self; means awareness of what universally we possess. Human beings possess body, mind & spirit and the functions of these parts of the human system need minimum required energy of different quality. Hence, AIW and other spiritual institutions define spirituality in terms of the awareness of different levels of energy.
It is observed that the development of awareness is proportional to passiveness and receptiveness of an individual; which in turn is proportional to the relaxation of mind and lower frequency of brain. In other words, intensity of awareness directly depends on the quality and magnitude of energy at body and mind’s level. The manifestations of energy at body and mind’s level are the main factors for understanding the real meaning of spirituality in materialistic world.
The book describes about 1) what is spirituality? 2) different views of experts on spirituality (including views of HBS) 3) why business organizations fail?4) the important role of “School of Management” (SOM) 5) how business, trade & commerce get affected because of imbalance of two energies? 6) why spirituality is needed in SOM? 7) What kind of task the energy at body level does? 8) What kind of action the energy does at mind level? 9) Purpose of spirituality 10) how to enhance the energy at body and mind’s level? 11) Why spirituality has become so popular, especially in business world? 12) How to inculcate spirituality? 13) spirituality and its advantage 14) spirituality and religion 15) spiritual tools.
The management is pointing to increase the productivity and profitability in industries and business world, keeping minimum number of creative employees. To meet the balance between less number of employee’s productions and profitability, more employers are encouraging spirituality as a way to boost loyalty and enhance morale among the employees.
The book reveals the secret spiritual approach for achieving top rank in the respective field of business. The spiritual approach has to be followed in two steps namely i) balancing the gross & subtle energy & ii) blending these two energies (known as sharpening them). The blending approach can be understood thoroughly by an example of a blind & a lame man who wanted to enjoy the fruits of trade fair in nearby village. Another example of blending two forms of energy is illustrated by the working attitude of wood cutters who often use to sharpen the tooth of the blades after balancing the tension in it. The similar steps (2 steps) are adopted by the toppers of the Olympic Games. They balance the energy first and then they sharpen their energies with the help of exploring the extra possibility existing in them. The spirituality elaborates how to balance these two energies among managers and professionals while they are in jobs (actions).
For the obvious reason, if the managers or leaders are not trained or exposed to the spirituality in SOM, they will not be in position to implement the same at their workforces. That is why, spirituality should be inculcated at SOM first to balance the gross and subtle energy among the managers and then the same can be effectively implemented at works (among the employees).

IMPORTANCE OF SPIRITUALITY IN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

The Brief over view of “Importance of spirituality in Business school”

*1 The Business School provides the modern education and develops the outer personality to deal with the people objects and situations while interacting in the business deal. This education has missing link to produce the balanced mind. Mind is controlled through a process of inner education. Right now the development of the mind is one-sided. Our mind has been trained to see outwards and when the mind sees out, it has no foundations inside, no connection with its source, and it can become disturbed at any moment. But if we are able to provide a link with the inner self, then that mind guides the performance of the individual and ensures we are unaffected by the negativity received from the world.

*2 The School of management produces the professionals being extrovert in nature. The behaviour of Managers are identified with the senses and the external environment. Professionals have been looking out so much that they have forgotten to look within. They have lost the sense of awareness, the quality of observation that can otherwise, help them to find the equanimity between the gross self and the subtle self. In absence of awareness, they further develop the sense of emotion.

*3 The trained Professionals live in a world full of emotion. The development of main conflict in human life is due to disharmony in the realm of emotion, not in the intellectual portion. This disharmony many times manifests in the form of anger, hatred, jealousy, frustration, love, affection, happiness or sorrow with the help of trillions of brain cells known as neurons. So, what they are actually interacting with in is nothing but emotion. When rationality comes in and they are able to understand the situation properly, then proper step is taken and progress is made. In order to understand what is happening in the heart there has to be some form of self-observation. That is why, it is said that spirituality is ‘self-observation'

*4 Spirituality deals with physical body, mind and self. In the course of time, physical development became a separate science, the development of the mind became a separate science, but the spiritual development remained in the background. Spiritual development is also necessary. One can develop the body, one can treat disorders of the mind, but in the absence of spiritual development these two remain partial, incomplete.

*5 It is interesting to note that putting spirituality at work place is not an intellectual exercise. Instead, it focuses on the source of essential inner nature prevailing in human beings. It leads to bring forth the most meaningful, uplifting, practical course to take in life.

*6 The purpose of spirituality is to ensure that the natural state of mind remains constant, tranquil, so that only small ripples will be created when manager of different levels are engaged in business deal. During pre and post training period, spirituality insists for development of awareness managers of different level can find solutions too many of life's problems. The questions arise “Is it possible to remain aware when professionals are agitated and angry?” and “Is it possible to remain aware of what is happening to them when they are in confusion, suffering and conflict?” Right now, the answer is no. But managers and executives have to develop the awareness even in worst situations. When the awareness is developed, it makes them to witness the situations, become knower and observer of the reaction and emotion of all that goes inside. This seer (drashta) then becomes the controller or guide of actions to be taken and they find the balance of behaviour in life. Who is able to find the balance is known as a spiritual man. A spiritual man is not a person who practices different kinds of yoga, meditation and pranayama; but a person who has been able to find inner balance. That happens by developing the awareness with the practice of spiritual process.
In modern education, one is provided to become more aggressive and competitive. It gives the skills, concepts and ideas to act at the outer material level, to know how to attain the things under intense responsibility and viewing the high target of business. The outcome of modern education makes us to be desirous and we think how to acquire money, how to have an affluent society and how to be part of it, how to excel in the profession or field of expertise. Is it wrong desire? Certainly not. But the process followed to achieve the desire has missing link of not being relaxed, not being aware of the happenings, not being concentrated and not being creative during the fulfillment of the desire. Thus the entire education is directed towards building a better 'outer me', but how to become a better 'inner me' is not part of the modern education policy.

*7 The spirituality directs certain aspects and the first thing is discipline. The second thing is total control over the tendencies of the mind. The third is becoming aware of the inner being. The fourth is becoming free from the day to day turmoil that makes professionals moves like a shuttlecock, from this end, to that end.

*8 Developing immunity against the activity of the ripples of mind (vrittis), awareness is the first step of spirituality. Secondly, we have to learn to let go, to relax, to release the stresses which are generated in the mind, body and emotions without any conscious control. As we understand that every event in life causes tension, specially in managing the business whether in the field of project, finance, marketing and Human Resources. Tension is also the natural outcome of life. However, the moment this tension becomes intense, it affects the behavior of the mind and body in a negative way. Learning how to relax and manage the external and internal tensions is the second step of spirituality. Thirdly, one needs to provide a direction for the creativity in overall management to compete with the advancement of scientific and technological developments. That can be manifested through determination (sankalpa). This direction is a conscious understanding of the positivity in managing the business, and working to attain that positive quality. Fourthly, one has to develop concentration through the process of visualization. This is most important part of spirituality and this can be obtained by developing the sense of with drawl.

*9 Stability and prosperity of any business will depend on the strengthening of economy of markets and the creation of strong corporate governance systems. While it is encouraging to see emerging economies rebound from the financial crises of the last several years, it has become important to achieve the momentum for reform of corporate governance.

*10 Mostly we ignore the aspects of feeling and emotions while achieving the high targets in business, thinking that rationality is above the feeling and emotion. In early times, thinkers said that every expression in life came from the head, meaning the higher centre. Later thinkers said every expression in life came from the heart centre; that what we feel and believe in determines how we act and live. More recently, with the development of psychotherapy, Freud and other eminent psychoanalysts said that everything that happens to us comes from the lower centres. When world famous scientist, Einstein gave the “theory of relativity”, he said that everything is relative. The point to consider here is that we need to find a balance between our reactive, emotional and intellectual natures. Once a balance is found in these three different natures, then transmissions from the consciousness into the body will be more harmonious, balanced and integrated. This approach helps the professionals and managers to evolve his IQ and EQ and also balance them with the help of SQ.

*11 In spirituality, the different steps suggested to be followed have been reviewed and became the most wonderful science. For example, let us consider science of breathing or breathing management is one of the most effective management step taken by mankind in recent years. The topic on breath management signifies the state of harmony, along with the physical and mental energies, the two forces that reside in the human body. One is the force of bio-energy, or prana, through which we live, and the other is the force of consciousness, or chitta, through which we think and feel. These two forms of energy control each and every function in the human body. They are responsible for our mobility, our thinking and our total physical and mental existence. When there is disharmony between them there is disease, restlessness and disturbance; and when there is harmony between them, there is peace and good health. Through the practices of spirituality, these energies are balanced and regulated, and the whole body is purified. By this way, the state of union, harmony and peace is achieved.

*12 It is very important to implement the beneficial aspects of spirituality in school of management. In this context, the issues like to what extent the current management schools are attaching importance to spirituality and what are the elements of some of the spiritually based organizations have to be reviewed. It is observed that American Academy of Management and Harvard Business School embraced some of the elementary concepts of spirituality. The important elements of the same are yet to be introduced with the help of breath management and mind management. The transformation aspects of behaviour and negative habits are the secret of spirituality.

TITBIT OF YOGA

THIRD PARTS OF BLOG

TITBIT OF YOGA and VEDANTA

Concentration is the essence of all knowledge. Nothing can be done without it. Ninety percent of thought force is wasted by the ordinary & common people, and they are constantly committing blunders. The trained men never make a mistake. When your mind is concentrated and turned back, all the ability within you will be your servants, not your masters. The ancient people concentrated on the internal world and developed the science of yoga. Yoga is controlling the senses, will and mind. The benefit of its study (science of yoga) is to learn the control on self instead of being controlled. The mind seems to have layer on layers. Your real goal is to cross all these intervening strata of your being.

Science of pranayama
You breathe in and out with the help of two nostril, namely left nostril and right nostril. The Almighty has provided the two energy source in each nostril such as moon (Chandra) property to the left nostril and sun (Surya) property to the right nostril. The moon has cooling, cold, calm, crisp and being composed in nature. In addition it has the other properties of being aloof, tranquility. When you are in grip of hot (burning, blazing, baking, blistering) effect, you need to activate the Chandra nadi (left nostril) to balance these effects. Another effect of heat (Surya) is to make you ill tempered, irritated, scorching, roasting and anger effect, you need to activate the left nostril to over come the hot effect of Surya (right nostril) nadi.
When you feel severe cold, you need to create heat effect such as to keep you warm, to ignite the sense of heat, to kindle the flame of warmness. Also, to enjoy the excitement of the moment and strong desire of doing some thing, you have to activate the right nostril (Surya nadi) to achieve the desired result. You need to activate the right nostril for proper planning and project activity so that action oriented work is implemented.

Titbit of yoga and Vedanta
In twenty-first century, people are very busy. The Vedantic prescription to tackle the busy life has been explained under the topic “Why Vedanta for everyone”. It inspires you to live more than hundred years (full span of life). To achieve this, verses of Gita such as “yuktahar viharasyacha…” gives the account of energy (life) during energy gaining activity and energy loosing activity. They have to be balanced to maintain the healthy life. The better approach shall be to have more energy gaining activity than the energy loosing activity. For example, more sleep than required, excess food, uncontrolled enjoyment activities are the energy loser; where as balanced diet without excess intake, deep sleep for required hours and happiness in the life are the energy gainer. Vedanta suggests taking the help of Yogic practice for keeping the energy stock much more than required in day-to-day life.
In addition, the titbit concepts of yoga and Vedanta will work as “the first aid tools” for interim measure. This tool will energize the life battery system. The interesting information of regular yogic practice will save lot of time and will make you to get freshness with the help of titbit of yoga and Vedanta.

Therapeutic aspects of pranayama for disorders:
Based on the basic science of Pranayama and experience gained in the process of practicing the same, certain therapeutic experiences have been arrived. You may do the further experiments and come to the conclusion, might be little different. However, the variation in experiment will not be more than ten percent. The basic science of Pranayama is based to tackle heat, bile, gas and cold effect in nerves (Nadis) connected with two nostrils known as Chandra nadi (Left Nostril), Surya nadi (Right Nostril) and susumna.

Health tips –
If cough, heat and gas are there, removal of the same could be done by using nostrils. For example, if cough is more [means left nostril more active] then balances the right nostril by activation. When heat is felt more [means right nostril is functioning more], the left nostril to be activated to get cleared. Similarly, if gas or air is more in the body system, it means there is a block in susumna. Clear the susumna nadi by a) balancing the left and right nostrils, b) with the help of nadi shodhan or anuloma viloma Pranayama, c) with the help of meditation, which can balance the left and right nostrils as well as susumna.
In brief, Left nostril provides the cooling or chill effect if working for long time and the Right nostril provides heat effect if functioning for long time. With the help of two nostrils function, the benefit of the pranayama can be achieved provided both are cleaned. The following therapeutic aspects of Pranayama could be utilized for the different kinds of situations, moods in order to get freshness:-
(a) Lethargic attitude – Early in the morning when you get up from the bed, you feel lethargic, less energetic and yawning mood. This is because; the right nostril breathing could have dominated for long time and you would have got disturbed sleep. The remedial aspect is to activate the left nostril breathing and compensate for the loss with the help of normal pranayama. If left nostril breathing is more, there is a bound to have passive nature and lethargic mood.

(b) Cold – There could be the blockage of right nostril. Left nostril could have worked longer time. The remedial aspect is to activate the right nostril breathing to provide the hot effect. It is interesting to note that this remedial aspect may not work for a person who has inner body heat in nature. He may feel the cold effect (having inner body heat), the right nostril breathing will be bad, as the same process will add the heat to the body. In this case better go for the cooling Pranayama even during cold effect.

Cooling Pranayama – This Pranayama balances the inner body temperature and cleaning the nerves related to Ear, Nose and Throat (E.N.T.). The E.N.T. portion meet at a gland known as tonsil (Vishuddhi Chakra) where the connecting passages of the Ear, Nose and Throat meet. This gland is also known as a gatekeeper and it checks any kind of viruses, bacteria’s and germs of the diseases. This work like pollution control measure for the liquid, air and solid to be taken by ear, nose and throat. If this gland is strong, it would not allow the disease and bacteria to enter inside. If it is weak then there is no check by the gatekeeper and you get affected because of change in environment, season and temperature. That is why, this gland is very important and it has to be activated with the help of Pranayama to remain in a strong condition.
Cooling Pranayama such as Sadanta (with tooth), Shitli (Through crevices) and Sheath Kari (tip of the tongue touching the pallets) pranayama will help to make tonsil to be a strong enough to face any kind of situations.
Cooling Pranayama is based on cooling and heating effect given simultaneously to this gland as nature provides the heat and cold effect to the body to make it strong.

(c) Obesity – Whenever there is a tendency to be in the grip of obesity, there is a domination of left nostril function and blockage of right nostril. As the right nostril blockage exists, the generation of cells or more than the destruction. Because of this phenomenon obesity takes place. In this situation one has to go to right nostril breathing more using complete course of pranayama.

(d) Depression – Many times, you are under depression without your knowledge. This is because you come under the grip of lethargic attitude (tamasik nature) for long time and your breathing is dominated by disturbed by left nostril breathing. To overcome this kind of situation you have to energize the left & right nostril breathing.

(e) Inner Body Heat – This shows that inner organs of the body are hot because of more activation of right nostril (surya nadi). The function of right nostril is generating more heat internally which may compensate if cold effect breathing is more. In case of inner heat you have to activate the left nostril regularly to balance the extra inner heat. Cooling pranayama, suggested earlier could be practiced to overcome the inner body heat.

(f) Fever – Fever is caused because of excessive heat generated during digestion and other functions of the system. Right nostril breathing helps to lower the temperature due to fever.

(g) Anger – When you are more active and functioning vigorously you may fail many occasions. Your loose tempered nature may make you angry. At that moment, right nostril breathing is more active compared to left. To cool down, you should take the help of left nostril breathing.

(h) Insomnia (Sleeplessness) – Whenever the Brain is more active you are energized to work more with alertness. Sleeplessness shows that the brain activity has not subsided to the level required for sleep. In terms of frequency of mind, there could be more than fifteen cycles per second of frequency during sleeplessness. The frequency can be brought down with the help of left nostril activation and sleep may occur. The left nostril (chandranuloma) Pranayama helps to reduce the frequency of mind provided; right nostril might be dominating at that moment.

(i) Generation of Red & White Cells in Body – More red cells are required to carry the oxygen in the blood and in turn they are main structure of the body. Whereas white cells provide the defensive mechanism in the body. Balancing Pranayama (both the nostrils breathe in and breathe out equally) helps to maintain the adequate red and white cells in the body system.

Therapeutic aspects of pranayama for inner core
The four faculties of mind experience different feeling at different levels. For example, mind feels pain and pleasure; intellect experiences lust, attachment and jealous; Self reflects respect & insult and mind stuff stores peace & tragedy. Whenever left nostril is dominating, you may be sensitive for the feeling of pain, attachment, lust, depression and insult. At that moment, you must switch over to right nostril breathing. Similarly, whenever right nostril is dominating, you may feel angry, jealous and mental disturbance. This is because you are more active (Rajsik). At that moment, you should activate the left nostril to balance.
Likewise, the malnutrition of mind could be overcome with the help of both the nostrils breathing known as nadi-shodhan.
The thumb rules are as follows:
(i)Diagnose your breath rate, whether right nostril breathing or left nostril breathing is more.
(ii)If left nostril breathing is more go to the right nostril breathing to over come the feeling of cold, lethargic, obesity and depression at that moment.
(iii)If right nostril breathing is more and you feel feverish, anger, sleepless and tension, you must activate left nostril breathing.


Management tips –
The both nostril (Surya nadi & Chandra nadi) techniques could be used for solving some of the management problems temporarily. For example, (i)Anger represents the result of past moment for which you regret and remain in grief; worry represents the expected result likely to be obtained in future (time yet to come) and lust happens when you are at present moment. They (all the three moments) are known as miss use of time.
(ii)Anger spoils Inter Personal Relation Skills (IPRS), greed spoils financial conditions and lust spoils health.
(iii)Diagnose the activeness of your left and right nostril function. If left nostril working more means you are under the grip of tamas or greed. To balance it, activate the right nostril so that you become Rajsik (passion to the activity). In case of Rajsik (passion), you will be pleased and active and you will possess the feeling of doer ship and enjoyer ship. You will come out from lethargic, inactive, idealness and dull kind of attitude. Those are the properties of being Tamsik (in darkness).
(iv) If right nostril is working more, means rajus (passion) is showing more pleasure and more activity of the work keeping doer ship feeling. To balance this, you have to activate left nostril to achieve tolerance and acceptance. When both the nostrils are working equally more or less you achieve Sattva guna (creative property). That is why, pranayama is recommended to balance both the nostrils so that you retain Sattva guna more.
(v) For maintaining peace in mind – Start deep inhalation with sound of om, while exhalation say your weakness or bad temperaments or malnutrition are getting thrown out.
(vi) For fear removal –Do the same as above while inhalation; while exhalation, say your unrighteous means, negative thinking, fear of death are going out.

(vii) For anger removal – You make a fist in both the hands as you do in the case of Instant relaxation technique (IRT) and get released of anger. IRT is more suitable to overcome anger and jealous. Similarly, Quick Relaxation Technique (QRT) and Deep Relaxation Technique (DRT) are suitable for greed and lust removal respectively.
In brief, when left nostril dominates you go to rest. When right nostril dominates start your activity (karma) more vigorously to achieve success and when both nostrils are working equally, you may go for creative thinking of your profession. Equal working of both the nostril helps you to sit for meditation or to sit for creative work.

Nostril concepts to be observed before interview:
The candidates should avoid two deficiencies while going to face the interview. They may feel nervous system weak. This is because they possess fear, anxiety and worry in the mind whether they are going to be successful or not? Another deficiency will be feeble voice of the candidate that will not reach to the members of the interview board.
The feeble voice indicates two scenarios of the personality of the candidates facing interview, namely (i) They are weak internally and unable to express the clarity of mind (ii) They are very humble. The humbleness of the candidates is judged by the members of the board when candidates are not reacting aggressively at the time of harsh and odd questions. Where as weakness of the clarity of mind is judged if the voice is feeble during the interview. The candidates should keep in mind that the intensity of their speech or conversation should be loud enough to be audible to the members of the board.

The following steps in respect of nervous system are to be followed to get sure success in interview: -
(a) Calm down with the help of yogic breathing (deep inhalation and exhalation by taking five rounds or cycles) with out making sound of inhalation and exhalation to over come the excitement, fear and anxiety.
(b) Use the Chandra nadi (left nostril) if you feel burning sensation, fluctuation of mind, fear and anxiety in your thought. Also, if you are getting irritated and observing negative reaction and getting angry, then activate your Chandra nadi (left nostril) to over come the effect. Even, if you are not excited, better to activate your left nostril more to compose your calmness before interview. This process should be carried out little before you are being called for interview.
(c)Just two to three minutes before of your call, activate the Surya nadi (right nostril) to prepare the warmness and activeness of your mind for facing the challenges likely to be imposed by the board.
(d) During going towards the interview chamber, take the first step with right leg and visualize your Surya nadi (right nostril breathing) more effective than Chandra nadi (left nostril breathing). You need not to bother much for this step of activity as the same will be maintained automatically if earlier processes have been followed while waiting for interview call.
(e) Complete the formalities of bidding the good morning to chairman and the members of the committee. Sit down calmly when chairmen or any member of the committee asks you to sit.
(f) If possible, activate your Surya nadi (right nostril) mentally and keep it alive during interview time.
(g)Answer the question with confidence keeping your right eye contact with the right eye of the chairmen or member who so ever asking the question.
(h) While coming out from interview board say thanks to every one in a disciplined way.

In brief, you are the best judge to feel the movement of air breath in & out and related action to be carried out at that moment. For instance, if you want to be vigorous, powerful and full of glory, generosity, full of energy, majesty, brilliant at work and magnanimity; activate your right nostril to function better than left nostril. This you can judge and experience while facing the interview. Similarly, whenever you are under feverish feeling, passion, pain, suffering and grief at the time of interview, you may take the help of left nostril breathing more than the right nostril to observe calmness.

ANCIENT INDIAN WISDOM (VEDANTA)

ANCIENT INDIAN WISDOM (VEDANTA)

Second part of Science and Vedanta

Difference between scientific and spiritual discovery

Scientific discovery is planned between matter likely to be inert, feeling less, static (jada) and the consciousness, rational, intelligence, spirit & perception likely to be energy or dynamic (chetana). The inert matter is the part of nature or universe where as consciousness is the part of inner instrument (four faculties of mind) in the case of scientific discovery. This kind of experiment between inert matter and consciousness (experimental result between jada and chetana) is carried out by the scientist. That is why, the science is having the dimension of static nature (universe) and four faculty of human mind but the human mind has the limitation as per the spiritual development.
Spiritual discovery is carried out by mystic (rishi). This discovery is also planned between inert matter and spirit (chetana) but at different scale. For spiritual discovery, the human mind is taken as the inert matter (jada). This is because when we close our eyes, we see the darkness inside and darkness is turned as inert (jada) compared to light (chetana or consciousness). The other part of the spiritual experiment is consciousness or vigilance of rationality (chetana or jnana) which is opposite of ignorance and the same is taken from the cosmic intelligence. The spirit (chetana) is also known by different names such as soul, energy and perception.
The main difference between scientific and spiritual discovery remains in the selection of experimental aspects of Jada and Chetana. The scientist takes mind (antah karna) as chetana but the same is taken as jada by the spiritual personality.
Another difference lies towards the inclination of the research for discovery. For example, the scientists are inclined towards the nature or universe to find out the scientific laws hidden in the natural phenomena where as, rishi’s inclined towards Almighty (creator) of the universe to find out the mystic phenomena of the creator which discovers the pure governing laws of the universe.
The third difference between these discoveries is to understand the cause and effect phenomena. The scientist can establish the cause and effect phenomena where as rishi or mystic discoverer can experience the cause of certain effect but cannot be proved on paper. Each and every individual has only to experience.
Who discovers the pleasure or the basis of happiness based on the matter and energy using phenomena existing as natural laws is the scientific discovery where as who discovers the permanent pleasure (sukha) by conducting the experiment using antah karna and beyond existing chetana known as mystic discovery.

Why the Spiritual personality has taken mind as inert matter?

The scientific approach is quite different than spiritual approach. The nature has sound and waves, which have been given the form of language by the minds of human being. As we know the expression given by human mind varies from one person to another and each one cannot be established as truth. That is why scientists require evidence in the form of an experiment, which could be universal. Because of fluctuation in thought, the rishi’s (spiritual scientists) have taken the human mind as inert matter. The seer who has gone beyond the inner instrument (antah karna) and perceived the truth of the universe with the help of space and cosmic energy and the same has been described in Upanishads.
In brief, the scientific discovery can be proved with the help of evidence and experience by the human mind universally where as a spiritual discovery can be experienced by the Jnani (remover of ignorance) by achieving ananda (by establishing good dharma) and love developed by tolerance, acceptance and appreciation.
Scientific experiment is conducted on approachable five bhutas such as light was the main factor for establishing the theory of relativity by scientist Albert Einstein. The theory of relativity states that the total energy is the product of its mass and velocity of light into (x) velocity of light. The mass could be the mass of light. But a spiritual scientist takes the pancha bhuta at the highest dimension (space or akash) to discover the mystic cause and effect. The scientist could not take up the basis of air and a space of pancha bhuta as an element for experimental discovery. The light, which was taken as the basis of Einstein’s discovery, which is readily experienced bhuta of pancha bhutas by the sense organs (indriyas).

How scientist can get benefit of Vedic concept?
Vedic concept makes you aware of your spirit & potential divinity. When you are aware of your spirit and divinity, you will be more benefited than simply using the same with out awareness. It is like this; when you are aware of eating your favorite sweet, you will enjoy the taste of the sweet better than with out awareness of the added adjective “favorite” sweet. Like wise, if you are aware of your own “spirit” and “divinity”, your action will be more fruitful. The same concept, a scientist can use and can see the difference.
What is spirit? It is the flow of energy in your body system and processing the same from body to mind in calm, energized, rhythmic manner with out having any disturbance. For instance, you take up any scientific work where more concentration is required. You have to calm down your body and mind by relaxation to achieve full concentration. That means you withdraw your locked up energy from the knots of your body and muscular system. This can be achieved by loosening your body and muscles. This will make you to calm down the function of your body, energy and mind. It is important to note that you can’t be aware of your breath unless you calm down your system.
Hence, it is the first step to relax your system and calm down with the help of Instant Relaxation Technique (IRT). Next step is to be aware of your breath; which should be rhythmic, deep and slow. The same can be achieved by yogic deep breathing practice. Third step is to feel (by imagination) your potential energy getting energized. When you are aware of your breath, the smooth flow of energy from bottom of spine will move upward direction with out any hindrance and the same is known as freedom of energy flow. That means, while deep inhalation you visualize your energy flow from bottom of the spine to the pituitary gland.
All happens if your breath and mind is at calm. When you achieve this scenario; that means you are ready to utilize your spirit. Hence, spirit is the process of (i) calm down the body, breathe and mind (ii) making aware of your breath which should be deep, slow and rhythmic (iii) feeling freedom of energy flow in abundance. When you are full of spirit, you will achieve good success.
Similarly, divinity is the process of retaining the free flow of your energy and using the same for getting unknown hidden solution for utilization and also for the benefit of planned experiment or action. Because of this, spirit and divinity are interlinked. The spiritual scientists make use of their spirit and divinity for getting answer from the unknown (mystic) sources. The scientist can make use of both (spirit and divinity) in aware condition and can add the benefit of the same in their research.

Factors affecting spirit and divinity

Most of the scientists are free from elements of malnutrition, but few of them holding the deficiencies like blame, criticism and disbelieve among the associates. The healthy criticism on certain concept and theory is welcome; however, criticism, blame and doubts among the associates arising because of jealous, hatred ness and anger are the factors depleting the divinity in them.
The spirit and divinity can be enhanced if scientists develop the Vedic concept like (i) give up the desire of the fruits (ii) know the art of giving (iii) selfless service and (iv) work is worship. They can use the above concepts while conducting the research.

Spiritual scientist can get rid of delusion where as scientist can over come the illusion. This is because of spiritual and materialistic concept folowed by them.