Hari Om. After a long gap of time, I am
returning to my favorite blog and hoping to start contributing to it regularly
from now. Work and other family activities kept me away from updating this blog
regularly, all this time. I am now enrolled as a voluntary teacher for
Balavihar classes in the local Chinmaya Mission here in Plano (TX) and I
utilize my bandwidth availability for that one too, now.
Instead of specific planned topics, going
forward, I will try to update this blog with my general thoughts and readings
about Vedanta. Currently I am reading a wonderful book 'The Art of
Man Making' by Sw. Chinmayananda. Though written for kids and youths who
grow up in today's high pressure societies without a spiritual touch, the book
is equally valuable for grown-ups too. In the book, Gurudev wonderfully
explains the spiritual truths of the Bhagavad Gita and guides the youth to
understand and utilize the extorts of Lord Krishna for a contented and happy
life. This is an amazing book for all who are interested to know the
inner depths of the Gita. I would encourage all to read slowly and
reflect on the messages on each chapter before going to the next.
I am also reading another great book called
'Conscious Capitalism' written by Whole Foods founder John Mackey and
management professor Raj Sisodia. The book explains how a
true capitalist system should work and the authors emphasize that just like
humans, organizations should have a higher ideal and purpose. Though
not a book on religion, or philosophy, the
book clearly shows how the authors have surely been influenced by the concept
of eastern spirituality that emphasizes on the macrocosm and holistic thinking.
Hari Om.