Temple bells playing morning raga for sun’s dance on the horizon. Fresh blossoms happily looking skyward. Lush grass giving me back the joys of morning walk. Busy squirrels stopping and munching on nuts. There couldn’t be a better place to think about self management. Kayavarohan (off Baroda) had the right ambience.
It was important to understand and be convinced about the motivations for self management. Swamiji, through his easy anecdotes, made a vivid case for the harmony of our success in the objective world to be in same measure as that in the subjective world. All the materials surrounding us and to gain which we work hard are part of the objective world. Whereas, the subjective world is presided over by ‘me’. Most parts of our formal education till now concentrated on the knowledge and skills required for doing well in the objective world. Very little time and energy were dedicated to know about self and for self management.
Swamiji helped us understand about expectations. One may have any amount of expectations. But, it is important to understand and be aware that not all of them can be accomplished. This is the mantra for managed expectations. This mantra is instrumental in realizing the true potential of ‘self’. Also, by cracking this code, one derives happiness as there will be lesser expectation conflicts within and without.
Swamiji explained the mechanism of anger. One gets angry because others may not be feeding the expectations or ego of one’s self. But, anger leads to sadness and disappointment. So, it is important to manage anger. The thumb rule for anger management is to “do unto others what you would want to be done to you”. Such a succinct, yet so powerful, advice from Swamiji.
Cheers,
Ganga
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