August 25, 2008

Fascinated by the Secret
http://www.thesecret.tv

Its a great book. I am totally fascinated by the concept. 
It talks about the power of believing and positive intention.  
The concept is simple yet believable. 
It re enforces the belief that you are responsible for what you receive 
You have the power to change your life !

I have tried it out. 
For simple things like - getting a parking space, receiving small favors / gifts etc.

My understanding is that the concept differs from the essence of 
Hinduism -
which states

a) You will receive what's best for you. (Destiny)
b) God (higher being) knows what you want, you don't need to seek 
the physical things.
c) Be aligned with God in the spiritual (higher) plane. 
(Ask the question - who am i, what is the purpose of my 
existence)

I have suggested this book to a couple of my friends. These were 
people who shared their frustration on the 'uncertainty' they were 
experiencing in their life space. 
Some of these folks had either heard about the book or read it 
partially Interestingly : 
Once they were triggered to read it, 
things began to work out for them.

Recent experience with the Secret :

Today when i was dropping my son to school, one of his class mates refused to enter 
the school, 
wanting her favorite teacher to be with her in school.  
Normally she comes in much later in the day, 
but the girl refused to enter the school. 
The mother was getting very flustered and suddenly the teacher 
came in her car... 
out of the blue. 
She wanted the teacher and she got what she desired.!!!

A friend's brother got married with 4 days. It was totally un planned, 
but everything fell into place perfectly

What the book does for me 
a) Keeps me on a positive frame. 
b) Makes me think of the good things in life
c) Be grateful for what i have

Your thoughts ?




August 21, 2008

Inclusion.....
Wikipedia - Inclusion is a sense of belonging: feeling respected, valued for who you are...

Watching Siddanth (my son) in action , i understand more the real meaning of 'inclusion'. 

Recently he started saying a hurray equivalent  (in hindi - Jai) to every one around him.. example - papa jai, mamma jai... etc

i am amazed that in calling out the names and saying jai (hurray) to them, he ensure that he mentions every single person in the family and his close interaction groups in his list of jai. 
For instance both his grandparents, cousins, maids, his best friend - Tvisha (refers to her as Piya), the  name of his school, .. etc . 

No one taught him this, but he does it relentlessly, each time - every time

Yesterday, i was handing my mother some money. I asked Siddanth to give it to her (thought it could be an interesting game).  After he completed the transaction with my mother - he asked me - Bhaaga ? (referring to my maid - Bhagya who was standing next to my mother, looking at this !)

A few weeks back when we were getting our house painted, we offered the tired painters some food and tea, suddenly out of no where, Siddanth shifted from the dining table (where he was eating), sat amongst the painters - and continued eating.  

It was a quiet, small gesture yet so profound

We have so much to learn from children... 
They are constantly mirroring to us what really makes us human