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Karma Yoga For Individuals and Organisations for Attaining Bliss ,Wealth and Happiness in Material

World Through Excellence in Work

Principles From Sanathana Dharma

By

V.I.G.Menon(N)Vyloppilly Gopikrishna Menon


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m) Relative Manifestations Of Absolute Truth in its Positive Formsn) Relative Manifestations Of Absolute Truth in its Negative Formso) Relative Categories Of Absolute Truthp) Relative Classification Of Absolute Truth

Fundamentals II Society As a Manifestation From Absolute Trutha) Absolute as Relative Truth in: :b) Levels Of Relative Truth In Professionsc) Passing States: Classification Of Professionsd) Classification is with upward Mobilitye) Classification is Eternalf) Levels Expression Of the Of Relative Truthg) What Causes Conflicts ?h)Evaluating the Level Of Truth

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Fundamentals IIIa) Understanding the Universeb) Does the Universe think - is it Intelligent ?c) Is this Ecosystem intelligent ?d)Why the Nature/Universe is intelligent ?

e)The Intelligent Universe and AstrologyFundamentals IV Who Am Ia) Who Am I ?b)What is Self ?c)What is Mind ?d)The Subdivision Of Minde)The Overall Structure of I

f)The Material World and the Beings: Bhutasg)What are Panch (five) Bhutas ?

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h) Just Remember this !i) How the Bhutas Make Parts of Me ?k) The Making Of the sheaths around Il) How Bhutas /ThoughtonsMake up the Material Universe ?m) Why Astrology Works ? n) How Some Planets Influence Our Actions/Karmao) Body ,Mind ,Society and Soulp) My Awarenessq) Who Am I ,again?r) The Witness I

s) Karma Yoga And SuccessKarma Yoga:Types Of YogasUnderstanding SELF

Purpose Of YogaWays Of Each Type Of YogasDefinition Of Karma YogaConvergence Of All YogasAll Yogas need a bit of Each Other When Yoga is achievedHow Mind Works ?The Activities Of the MindPositive and NegativePositive and Negative KarmaKarma Yoga Obstacles

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All Yogas need a bit of Each Other When Yoga is achievedHow Mind Works ?The Activities Of the MindPositive and NegativePositive and Negative KarmaKarma Yoga ObstaclesKarma Yoga Develops Qualities Of MindKarma Yoga is Commitment To Self MasteryCauses Of SufferingThe Eightfold Approach To Karma YogaThe Inviolable Universal Laws Of LifeRules For Conduct

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Why Goal Attainment Makes Us Happy ?What are the Possible Goals ?

What are the Possible Actions and Capabilities ?Types Of People Goal/Capability wiseHow do people become Deviant ?

Karma Yoga For the IndividualGoals Progression in LifeMy Karma/Actions-CycleKarma Yoga Blocks & Supports

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Details Of Personal CausesObstacles for Karma YogaEvolution Of a Karma YogiCaution !Essential For Karma YogaEnemies For Karma Yoga !Dos and DontsAlways Remember !

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Essential For Karma YogaHow To Bring Consistency ?Remember The Following are Manifestations Of Absolute TruthWhat Am I to Do ?Everyone has a set Of All SkillsSkill distribution graphKarma Yoga Goal SettingSociety Is A PersonEvolution Two TypesHow Society Evolves As a Person ?Why Collective Humanity is God ?No Challenge is hard

The Unit Of SocietyOrganisational Karma Yoga:Examples

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YogaYoga is all about mind stretching to experience higher realities.In the few introductory slides are presented a possiblescenario,based onseveral data, that humanity had a uniqueancestor to its varied faith systems seen today

These thoughts should keep all of us across theWorld Stay United under all circumstances !


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Prelude:If Tilak was right

Druids represented the Priestly class of Celts.The druids ,likeBrahmins,used oral traditions in passing spiritual Knowledge.And theDruid Traiditions resembled Brahminical Traditions .

If Tilak is right,then Druids could be the abbreviation of

Dhrua+Vid = ( from Pole+Learnt in Vedas).,Meaning,the Learnt Fromthe (north)Pole,ie Arctic

It is equally Possible that a highly Learnt Sub Group of this crossed the hornof Africa to reach India and Were Called Dravida.

The other Group must have Come to India through Afghanistan and called Aryans.

It is often said that Karthikeya abridged Sanskrit Grammer into Tamil around 15,000 BC,so both Dravidians and Aryans share same origin,very much asWestern Civilisation shares with the Eastern


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Prelude:Unity Of Religions

In his History of the Jews, the Jewish scholar and theologianFlavius Josephus (37 - 100 A.D.), wrote that the Greek philosopher

Aristotle had said: "...These Jews are derived from the Indian philosophers; they are named by the Indians Calani." (Book I:22.)Clearchus of Soli wrote, "The Jews descend from the

philosophers of India. The philosophers are called in IndiaCalanians and in Syria Jews

So All the Abrahamic Religions Namely, Judaism,Christianity ,Islam and Bahai have Common Ancestry From India Directly,which itself was fromthe Arctic !!!


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What is Philosophy ?

It is clarification of Thought. What is the difference between the Western and

the Eastern Philosophies?The western philosophies aims at Clarification of

ideas , whereas the Mainstream Eastern Philosophyaims at Clarification of the Mind Itself (either byannihilating the mind or by annihilating ripples in it).

This discourse aims to bridge both the approaches in philosophy.


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What is Knowledge ?Sense impression is data and meaningful data is information.Sensational information is News.And.We all seek knowledge.We all create and use knowledge.But--

What is Knowledge ?Knowledge is Self guiding principle .There are two types of Knowledge.First is the knowledge of the mind and spirit/soul.This concerns withreligion, Yoga, Meditation and so on.In Snskrit it is called paravidya.

The second type of knowledge , called apara vidya empowers themind for worldly transactions through different professional/career disciplines .Most people aim at the second,leaving the first.Butboth vidyas are required. Sadly Current Education System Providesonly apara vidya causing all the problems we have


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Repeat, What is Knowledge ?

Knowledge is the Self Guiding

Principle (either as para or apara vidya).

It is the principle that takes the soul or itsembodiment to where it wants to reacheither in the material world or thatabove


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What is Capability ?

Capability or skill is the ability to attain or ,if required,even Change the Goal.Without knowledge,there is nocapability,but even with cerebralknowledge one may not have the skill/patience/ability/attitude to practice or attain ones Goal. Thus for example, a person knows how useful isMeditation,he also has attended the class on Meditationwhere he was the topper in the demo practice of Meditation.But ,back home,he does not have the patience to

practise meditation,or even if he does, it does not helpcalming his mind,which was the goal-not attained because hiscapability to meditation is yet to mature


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What is Truth ?

Truth is the principle of consistency or constancybetween Ones inner and Outer Experiences.

Truth also requisites to have the property of Constancy,that is ,if something is True Today,it should be TrueTomorrow and the day after ,and so on ,adinfinitum. Asimpler definition for personal truth is the principle of consistency/constancy between Ones Goals,Thoughts,Words ,Actions and Attainments throughoutones life.No doubt Mahatma Gandhi was reputed for being highlyTruthful


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Is there Truth in Beauty ?

Higher Levels of Relative Truth is there,separately, in Physical, Intellectual,

Social, Orderliness compared withOrderlessness


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Is there an Absolute Truth inthis World ?

If our Answer is that there is No Absolute Truth in thisUniverse,then that statement has to be True Today,Tomorrow ,till eternity..which means we have atleast oneAbsolute Truth that is ,the statement which tells that there isno Absolute Truth in the Universe.Since we end up in a contradiction, we can definitely Assumethat:

There is Absolute Truth in this Universe !

Readers note: we are using a limited medium of the written language to communicate about theexistence of an absolute, unlimited, Truth,expressed again in the written language.(we will haveoccasion to discuss this problem from the vedic angle later)

Also Bertrand Russel Created a Special Approach to deal with such Contradictions in theMathematical Logic specifically in Set Theory


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How Am I Experiencing AbsoluteTruth ?

If Absolute Truth or,the Principle of Consistency is there in the Universe,

why am I not seeing it?.A Thought Experiment: Why we do notSee/Perceive Truth- see next slide


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Why we do notSee/PerceiveAbsolute Truth ?

Imagine : Three dessert dishes, of which the first and the second are Labelled Sugar : the first isempty ,second is full of sugar cubes,and

third is showing the word Sugardisplayed using sugar cubes in the dishitself, but without a label


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Which in the above has thehighest ( n o t A b s o l u t e )

Truth ?The first one refers to sugar but doesnot have it ,so it is untrue .

We sometimes deliberately project wrong entities as True and timefalsifies these mostly.


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The second one refers to sugar using an external label it is true partially

since the printed word is not thesugar, which is else where. We often believe entities such as an

event, or a relation, or an assumed affection to be True but ,again,timefalsifies these.

Which in the above has thehighest ( n o t A b s o l u t e ) Truth ?


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The third one refers to itself as thesugar and it is made of Sugar Cubes.This is Highly Consistent and it hashighest Absolute Truth of the Three. Many times we feel an inner tranquility and a feeling that a higher

power is residing in us or guiding us.These are our Moments of Truth !!

Which in the above has thehighest ( n o t A b s o l u t e ) Truth ?


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Ans:We do not find Absolute Truthbecause we are using the wrong medium to see Truth.

Repeat Why we do notSee/PerceiveAbsolute Truth ?


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1) It Causes Consistency

2) It is Valid for all time to come3)It has to be same everywhere4) It Cannot be Created Nor EliminatedIt is Justthere

5)It Cannot be seen but it can only be Lived, for sentient beings , through Life .

Properties Of AbsoluteTruth


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Relative Manifestations Of Absolute Truth in its Positive Forms

1)As Gods, Yogis, Saints, Messaiahs, Angels at the spiritual realm2)As Great Leaders in any Society or Humanity Itself 3)As Professionals4)As Labour 5) As wealth6) As the Physical world We use the word Relative in the sense that in a plant ,flower has come from the

twig,twig has come from branch and branch from the stem

Term Positive and Negative is only from Earthly Plane, for the AbsoluteTruth is the cause for All.


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Relative Manifestations Of Absolute Truth in its Negative Forms

1)As Evil Spirits in the Spirits realm2)As Nefarious ,Criminal Leaders of any Society or of

Humanity Itself 3)As Criminal Minded Professionals4)As Lazy and Destructive Labour 5) As ill gotten wealth6) As Errors, Delays and Disasters in the

Organizations or the Physical world


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Relative Manifestations Of Absolute Truth

1.As PMSS Skills +ve or -ve2.Attitude +ve or ve

3. Goals +ve or ve4.Means +ve or -ve


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Relative Categories Of Absolute Truth

1)Subjective Truth realised by

Intuition/Meditation or Revelation2)Objective Truth:Experiential Truth


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Relative Classification Of AbsoluteTruth

1)Material /Physical Truth:These Follow Material Laws Of Nature2)Mental (Emotional/Logical Intellectual/Scientific)Truth:TheseFollow Logic &Emotions

3) Social (Ethical):Laws of Dharma ,Ethics and Harmony4)Spiritual Truth/God:All religious principles which helps us realizethe Absolute Truth .

All communications on the aspects of Absolute Truth as well asrealising It are termed Sruti in Sanatana Dharma or the eternal

religion of humanity enshrined in the Vedas


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Society As a Manifestation Fromthe Absolute Truth

Fundamentals II


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Absolute as Relative Truth in:Matter Of Facts (as they occur in day today life )

Matter Of Logic (as facts are communicated through language)Matter Of Semantics (mapping to reality in Language)Matter Of Syntax (in written structure in Language)Matter Of Rhetorics (in communicting emotions through Language)Matter Of Ethics (as acts and facts that impact people)

Matter Of Law (as rules governing personal and conduct)Matter Of Scientific Laws (as in Science and Technology)Matter Of Aesthetics (Technics in producing emotional effects)Matter Of Etiquettes (in our day to day behaviours towards others)Matter Of Scientific Laws (as in Science and Technology)Matter of Technics (in science, technology and arts)Matter Of Politics (concerning the progress of Local/Global groups)

All these are mentioned as related to Smriti since these are not eternal


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Physical Matter Of Facts and Materials (as they occur inday today life )

Intellectual Matter Of Logic (as facts are communicated through language)

Matter Of Semantics (mapping to reality inLanguage)

Term Truth is used as Relative Truth

Levels Of Truth InProfessions


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Mental/Intellectual:Matter Of Syntax (in written structure in Language)Matter Of Rhetorics (in communicting emotions through

Language)Matter of Technics (in science, technology and arts)Matter Of Scientific Laws (as in Science and Technology)Matter Of Aesthetics (use of Facts,Language,Logic,ethics ,

Science and Technics in producing emotional effects)

Matter of Technics (in science, technology and arts)



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Social Matter Of Ethics (as acts and facts that impact people)

Matter Of Law (as rules governing personal and conduct)

Matter Of Etiquettes (in our day to day behaviours towards others)

Matter Of Politics (when it concerns the survival and progress of humanity or itssub groups)

Spiritual As any or all Religions and Spiritual Faith Systems

All these professions are related to Smriti since these are not eternal



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Passing States: ClassificationOf Professions

Sudras : Who looks only for meeting their bodily needs (eg.mere physical Laborers): Type -Physical Vaisyas: Careerists in different Professions includingBusiness by providing various products and services tosociety: Type-Intellectual Kshatriyas: Those who are Social/Political /Trade Leaderswho protect society and its people:

Type -Social Brahmins: Those who do services for the sake of GODRealization of others or themselves: Type-Spiritual NB1: God realized Yogis, Messaiahs, Sanyasis,Rishis are above BrahminsNB2:All these four types are Passing States for an Evolving Individual,or society,eg all Children are sudras


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Classification is with upwardMobility

This Classification is only based on theQuality of Actions and Not by Birth


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Classification is Eternal

This four class system is eternal and willlast as long as humanity exists


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Absolute Truth may also express in four WORD forms in varying degrees :1)As all spoken words Called as Vaikhari

2)As all thought forms in Mind as Madhyama3)As intution and revelation as Pashyanti 4)As the visible mantra during Samadhi as ParaRemember the Biblical Statement: In the beginning was the word,and

the word was the God. That God will manifest as the word AUM during Samadhi.Also that is why,Vedas are said to be revealed,to,not written by ,Rishis in the Para State.

Levels Expression Of the Of Absolute Truth


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What Causes Conflicts ?You may be seeing the Truth from the Madhyama level ,I may see it at the Vaikhari ,the lowest level and each of us is convinced about our Truth,but do not accept the others Truth.We do not see the higher perspective and we fight for Truth! To add to Complication, I may be at a physical level,communicating Truth at the Vaikhari Level,and You may beat spiritual,communicating at the Vaikhari Level about the Truthyou experienced in Madhyama or Even Pashyanthi Level

All religions and Professions Engage in these kind of fights Another is Class Conflicts

At the Para Level, we may never have any conflicts at all since nocommunication using the Physical Medium is required .


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Evaluating the Level OfTruthLevel 1Is it Only mere Physical Phenomenon ?Level 2.Does it affect my thinking ,and habits ?Level 3Does the fact or thinking, affect humanity or even its lowest

subgroup,namely,family or friends or others ?Am I doing my duty ?Level 4Doest it help me or others progress in all the previous levels by

attaining higher spiritual consciousness ?


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Understanding the Universe

Fundamental III


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What is Universe ?All those Physical,

Mental,Social,Spiritual (PMSS) entities inme and those Outside me constitute theuniverse


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What is Intelligence ?Ability to comprehend or create higher levels

of, values (PMSS Values) order, or organizationAre we human beings Intelligent ?YesIs the Universe Intelligent ?Yes !Yes! Yes!



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Why Universe is Intelligent ?If the universe is not intelligent, how come we, as a productof the universe are intelligent ?

It will look as if we got our intelligence from outside theUniverse.The argument is similar to the field of Robotics.Since we are intelligent, we create intelligent ,and even self evolving robots.Similarly, the Universe and the Nature is intelligent enoughto make intelligent, self evolving beings like us !



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What is Thought ?Thought for us is pattern of Energy

Changes(in me or in the Universe).



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What is Intelligent Thought ?Intelligent Thought is Organised pattern

of Energy Changes, which can modifyitself so as to create (PMSS ) Values.



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Does the Universe think - is it Intelligent ?

Under the Previous definition ,yes, itthinks and it is intelligent.


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Does the Universe think - is it Intelligent ?

Consider a Small Forest Ecosystem .Primary foodproducer here are plants.

Primary Consumers are the worms and vermins

Secondary consumers like birds here consumethe WormsTertiary Consumers like fox consumes the birdsDecomposers like bacteria,fungi do the clean up

act of consuming the dead tissues of plants andanimals, as well as that of the decomposersthemselves


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Is this Ecosystem intelligent ?

Obviously Yes,because it requires intelligence tounderstand it in the first place.Second the entities which are players in the

ecosystem also have limited or extensive localintelligence for identifying and consuming thevalues they are programmed for through their DNAs.This very ability of the Nature to create and transmitGenetic information itself is a remarkable example of the Natures/Universes intelligence .


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Why the Nature/Universe isintelligent ?.

Recall that Intelligent Thought is Organised pattern of Energy Changes,which can modify itself .

The Ecosystem does exactly that.Energy from sun is transformed by plants which is transferred to

Insects,birds,carnivores and the saprophytes to complete the actas if choreographed by someone.

Also what makes the Yellow butterfly go to its particular, say,Yellow(or any other type) flower and what makes bats locate their preyusing ultrasonic echolocation,and what acts as the primary cause

in the timing of foliation or flowering of plants ?The ecosystem demonstrates ability to comprehend or create

physical and cluster (social?) values .So it has to be intelligent.


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Clustering Principle is universal and exist from the sub atomic level 1) At the appropriate temperature quarks cluster to formand atoms cluster to form liquid,gas,and solids or even react to form compounds .(Infact,quarks are not seen to exist independently)

2) Viruses which have the properties of matter and life stay as clusters,same with bacteria-they reproduce and stay in Clusters3) Same is true about the entire plant and animal kingdomwhich stay in Clusters4) No doubt it is evident in Galactic and super Galactic Levels

5) Clustering in humanity is Socialat the level of International Groupisms,Nations,States, Counties,Communities,Political and interest Groups

Why the Nature/Universe isintelligent ?.


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Origin Of the IntelligentUniverse

Let us imagine as to what the Universe is made of ? After all ,we need not give that prerogative only to scientists ,and

moreover we need not ,be career oriented and possibly we can bemore objective than career scientists. Also like them,we all are part of the Universe .

Not Atoms,because atoms are made of sub atomicparticles.But the sub atomic particles,are made of something...Assume ,as we continue to look further andfurther deeper levels,we got the fundamental particle whichmakes up the universe.

Let us call it the Thoughtons,(Or Bhutas) because this namewill help us relate to few other concepts. So we gotthoughton as the most fundamental particle .But remember we said the Universe is intelligent


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So this particle has to be intelligent.Since it is intelligent,it should be able to operate on

itself or change itself, because as per our definition,

Intelligent Thought is Organised pattern of EnergyChanges,which can modify itself.That is, 1)The fundamental entity which constitutes the

universe is intelligent 2) It is constant and henceeternal Truth 3)It is the Cause of all the subsequent

evolution of the universe 4)It is also the controller of the universe as it is intelligent



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Restating, 1)The fundamental (not the most fundamental) entitywhich constitutes the universe is intelligent

3)It is the Cause of all the subsequent evolution of the universe4)It is also the controller of the universe as it isintelligent

5) It is the Thoughton (as we said earlier) or Bhutas



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That thoughton,according to Bible wasthe Primary Word,Word was the God!

That Word According to SanathanDharma is the Word AUMCall it the ,Thoughton, Word Of God,GOD,GODParticle ,or The Unification Of Natures Laws.

However Such God Particles,Or Thoughtons, weWill Call as Bhutas its Traditional Name



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The Intelligent Universe andAstrology

At the University of Miami, psychologist Arnold Lieber and hiscolleagues decided to test the old belief of full-moon lunacy whichmost scientists had written off as an old wives tale. The researcherscollected data on homicide in Dade County (Miami) over a period of

15 years 1,887 murders, to be exact. When they matched theincidence of homicide with the phases of the moon, they found,much to their surprise, that the two rose and fell together, almostinfallibly, for the entire 15 years! As the full or the new moonapproached, the murder rate rose sharply; it distinctly declinedduring the first and last quarters of the moon.

http://www.innerself.com/Astrology/full_moon.htm


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Practical economic use of the lunar cycle has beengoing on for a long time. In tropical rain forestcountries in South America and Southeast Asia,where most of the worlds hardwood comes from,

tree-harvesting contracts are linked to the phase of the moon. The trees are only cut down on a waningmoon, as near to the new moon as feasible. This isbecause on a waxing or full moon, the sap rises in thetrees and extensive sap bleeding attracts hordes of

deathwatch beetles, which will devastate a crop.Awareness of this cycle means the differencebetween making or losing millions of dollars everyyear.



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Carl Jung's astrology study

Carl Jung, the world-renowned psychologiststudied 483 married couples and concludedthat long lasting relationships had a certainastrological pattern which were found to bethree times higher than the rate of coincidence.Also the couples whom astrologers wouldinterpret as being the most conducive tomarriage were the couples whose astrologicalpattern occurred most frequently.



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In a television program, in the US, the producersshowed twenty astrological birth charts mixed withthat of four serial killers ,to Carolyn Reynolds, a well-known astrologer, who successfully identified thefour people as possible serial killers. She was alsoable to give other specific information about theseserial killers that proved correct.



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Michel Gauquelin, a French psychologist and statistician,was highly skeptical of the validity of astrology. In his book,"Written in the Stars" he outlines the research he conducted

to find out if there was a correlation between a person'schosen profession and their natal chart. Gauquelin's findings placed astrology firmly on the doorstep of science. Hisfindings revealed that the position of the stars had someindication as to what line of work a person may enter in life.

http://www.williamjames.com/Folklore/ASTROLOG.htm

The Intelligent Universe and

Astrology


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Who Am I ?

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Who Am I ?

I am not my body because it grows andwithersI am not my mind because it constantlychangesI cannot call these changing entities as Ibecause when I refer to I , I means theCHANGELESS WITNESS of these changes.This WITNESS Which is UnboundedConsciousness is called the SELF


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What is Self ?

What is the Connection between I and itsbody as well as to the Mind ?

Self in the body is like the water in a chalkpiece dipped in water. SELF runsthroughout the Mind & Body and,runs it.Also,SELF,unlike water, is ConsciousnessSELF,like Water in the chalk piece above,Cannot be seen,but can be felt.Water can befelt by touch,SELF can be felt by reflection/Meditation /Intuition on the consciousness.


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Assume the water in which the chalk piece is dipped isblue coloured,due to some blue dye. Then the chalk

piece looks blue and nobody even will bother about thecolourless,stainless water inside .

Mind is like the colourant attached to the soul on one sideand to the body (through sense Organs)on the other asif SOUL or the SELF is embedded in the Colured Mind and the Coloured Mind is embedded in the body

What is Mind ?


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The Subdivision Of Mind

Mind Can be sub divided into :

Sensory agency which interfaces with theEmotional Mind (ie the outward mind)

The Emotional Mind Which Interfaces with theIntelligence (or the inward Mind)


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The Overall Structure of I

Body Sheath or Anna Maya Kosa(Sanskrit) (1)

Sensory Sheath or Indriyas/ PranaMaya Kosa (Sanskrit) (2)

Mental Sheath or Mano Maya Kosa(Sanskrit) (3)

Sheath Of Intellect or Gnana Maya Kosa(Sanskrit)(4)

I ,the witness or AUM (6)

Bliss/Ego/Causal Sheath (5)


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The Material World and theBeings: Bhutas

The Absolute Truth after SeveralModifications Becomes the Five

Elements or BhutasEther Or Space (Akash), Air (Vayu)(Fire) Agni,Water (Jal),and Earth (Prithvi)


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What are Panch (five) Bhutas ?

They Stand For the Principal Essence behindsuch Material Manifestations.At the Bhuta Stage Material World is not Yet

Manifest.Thus Akash (Space) Means the Principle of Space,Vayu (Air) Means Principle Of Air andSo On.

The Name Thoughtons we gave earlier Could Very Well Fit Bhutas


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Just Remember this !

All the Environmental Problems in theWorld are due to the angst of the

Bhutas


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How the Bhutas Make Parts of Me ?

The next Slide,Titled, The Making Of I showshow the Satwik ( Purity) aspect Of Bhutashelp Making my Sensory apparatus/sheath

Thus (see the following slide) Purity Aspect Of (1)Akash,(2)Vayu,(3)Agni,(4)Jal,(5)Prithvi Helpdevelop my organs Of (1)Hearing,(2)Skin,(3)Sight,(4)Taste and (5)Smell respectively


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Also the Purity Aspect of Bhutas Make my Perceptive and Cognitive Parts

Of My Mind (not Brain-which is a Material Entity)

While The Passion Aspect of Bhutas Make my Vital air Or Prana Or the Sensory Sheath

Possibly You are able to relate why Prana Yam ie.,Stretching The Prana and Yogic Postures

which Stretch Body help tone up the Mind.



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The following Slide,Titled, The Making Of I theRajasik ( Passion) further shows aspect Of Bhutas help Making my Motor (locomotion)apparatus

Thus (see the next slide) Passion Aspect Of (1)Akash,(2)Vayu,(3)Agni,(4)Jal,(5)Prithvi Helpdevelop my organs Of (1)Speech,(2)Hand,(3)Foot,(4)Genitalia and (5)Anal Organsrespectively



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The Making Of the sheaths around I


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How Bhutas /ThoughtonsMake upthe Material Universe ?

To Make Up theMaterial World,

First Tamas(Perversion)

Part of Each BhutaPrinciple dividesinto five equal Parts

As Shown horizontally.These Parts Join( see Vertically )to formReal Material World

Sub Division Of Bhuta Principles

Akash(Ether)

Vayu(Air)

Agni (Fire)

Jal (Water)

Earth(Prithvi)

Manifest(S pace)Dark Matter

RealVapour StateAir

RealPlasma

/Fire

RealLiquidStateWater

Real Solid StateEarth


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Why Astrology Works ?

Now the the Universe and Planets are Made Of Thoughtons Or Bhutas They Should Be able toinfluence everything at the Thought or

Thoughton or Bhuta Level.That Explains why Planets influence Human and Material behaviour,(way beyond EMI and Gravitation,which is negligible), and hence

Astrology.


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How Some Planets InfluenceOur Actions/Karma

Sun at the I,the Soul and other LevelsMoon at the Mind/Emotional Level Mars at the Ego Level

Mercury at the Intellectual Level Jupiter affects the Para Normal Level Significantly through luck,fortunes etc Saturn Creates Obstructions (which are Good Spiritually) and Servility


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Body ,Mind ,Society and Soul

I find I am not alone,there is a family or a group ,or a large society there of which

I am A part


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My AwarenessI am aware Of My BodyI am aware Of My Sensory DataI am aware Of My Mind and Its EmotionsI am aware Of My Knowledge and IntelligenceI am aware of My Society , which influences meand of which Society/Family I am a PartI am aware Of Myself as the WITNESS of allthese sub entities


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My Awareness

I am aware of my Physical Self I am aware of my Mental

(sensory/Emotional and Intellectual) Self I am Aware Of My SelfI am Aware Of My Spiritual Self


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Who Am I ,again?

I am the witness to my PMSS (Physical,Mental, ,Spiritual) Changes.


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The Witness II am the witness of My PMSS ChangesI am the Consistent Entity throughout my existence.I am the Truth for me

I can experience this Truth only by Living it I Can Live the Truth using my PMSS skills to attainmy PMSS Goals through every Karma Cycle I undertake


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Karma Yoga


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Karma Yoga:

What is Yoga ?

Yoga means Joining or uniting Specifically it means Union of Body and

Mind With the SOUL , the SELF

witnessing all about oneself.


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Types Of Yogas

Bhakhthi YogaGnana Yoga

Karma YogaThese are the ways in which ones, Body,

Mind (including) Intellect can be

Stretched so as to meet or join withthe SELF


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Understanding SELF

Every one has a Physical Self,Mental Self,under the SELF which is the witness of

all these subservient selvesIn actuality the SELF in YOU and the theSELF in Me are the same .Each of us is awave in the Ocean Of the SUPER SELF.

The Underlying ocean is same.


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Yoga

Yoga is stilling the mindIf mind is a river, thoughts are its

currents and stilling the river, makes river bottom to be seenSimilarly when mind is stilled, it allowsthe absolute Ito be realized


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Purpose Of Yoga

Yoga has two Parts:Stretch Body and Mind to attainConsistency with the SELF so that theidentity of SELF is felt.This can beCalled Preparation stage.

Stretch SELF to attain Consistency

with the SUPERSELF Till theidentity is felt.


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Ways Of Each Type Of Yogas

Bhakthi Yoga : For the Emotional mInd.To believe ina Personal God ,Worship and Work For him. It helps mapthe Emotions and Experiences of the Individual to hisGod and later to the his Universe. Wider the universe,

Better the Yoga Attainment.Final Result is Union of the Emotional mInd with theUniversal Mind.

Benefits: Progressive Peace Of Mind,Luck,Fortune, PeaceOf Mind, Universal ,Understanding. Clairvoyance, Clair Audience and for the blessed,Moksha

Personal God is the Guru


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Gnana Yoga :Stilling the Mind so that (the Stretched) I

merges with the Universal Intelligence.Sub Yogas: Physical Postures and Asanas,

Pranayama and Finally Meditation Leading toMoksha

Benefits: Same as in Bhakthi YogaAny apt person can be the Guru and Guru is

the GOD



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Karma Yoga:Stretch Relevant Attitudes, Desires, Goals and

Actions , by eliminating at the same time

Irrelevant Desires, Goals and actionsBenefits: Worldly Progress, Leadership, and in

due course, Realisation of the SELF

Goal is the God,or Guru.Karma Yoga is Excellence in Ones Work,holistically.



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Definition Of Karma Yoga

Continous improvement of Ones (Noble,Relevant ) Goals,Desiresand Actions and Elimination of Traces of Ones (Ignoble ,Irrelevant)Attitudes,Goals, Desires and Actions .Restating,Karma Yoga ,simply is Excellence in Ones Tasks

Pre Conditions :It should be done as your duty (to family, organisation, humanity etc)There should not be any Ego

Best if it is done as a Sacrifice for the Personal God and only for Spiritual RewardsBest if there is no desire for Physical, Mental, Rewards,but not to deny them if these happens


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Convergence Of All Yogas

Yoga Principle is all about Stretch .Stretch Your Self, Stretch, Your Prana, Mind,Intellect so as to widen your understanding of

your SELF .All Yogas, Bhakthi,Gnana,Karma get thesame benefitAll Yogas need a bit of Each Other All Yogas Finally End up in knowledge andrevelations about the SELF.


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All Yogas need a bit of Each Other

For Example the Karma Yogi who is engaged incontinual improvement of his Goals at his Work

Area will be definitely helped by a bit of Bhakthi Yoga in the form of devotion and submission tohis Lord ,as well as to his Work Area Tasks and Goals ,as well as by Gnana Yoga such asInteelectual Pursuit Of the Absolute Truth,Or theTrade Skillls


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When Yoga is achieved

Any or all the following happens in degreesPeaceJoyConsistency in material lifeHarmony with SocietyGod/Self RealisationMiraclesMoksha/Salvation


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How Mind Works ?

Being made of the subtlest thoughtons ,(panch Bhutas) ,mind becomes what it perceives and confuses it for the I which leads toan cycle of happiness and misery .


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The Activities Of the Mind

These areUnderstandingMisunderstandingImaginingSleeping (withdraw into Void)Memorising


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Positive and Negative Karma

These activities can be Positive(Progressive) or Negative (Regressive)and can express physically ,in Society


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Karma Yoga Results

EquanimityFreedom is that State when Self is above

positive and NegativeResults from a Lifetime of Self Mastery

K Y g Ob t l


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Karma Yoga Obstacles

IllnessFatigueDoubtCarelessnessLazinessAttachmentDelusionFailure To Achieve Tranquility

Failure To Maintain TranquilityAbsolute Surrender to the Almighty,the UniversalConsciousness eliminates the Obstacles Gradually

Karma Yoga Develop Qualities


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Karma Yoga Develop QualitiesOf Mind

Friendliness To All Compassion Towards Suffering

Happiness in the Company Of the PureNeutrality Towards the Impure

Karma Yoga is Commitment To


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Karma Yoga is Commitment ToSelf Mastery

It is Throughout Life based on Continuous

Stretching the Purity Levels Of Mind (and Acts)Stretching the Refinement Levels Of Mind and ActsStretching the Levels Of Surrender to Almighty


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Causes Of Suffering

Ignorance about the IEgoism Attachment (Identifying oneself with onesPhysical, Mental or Social Assets)Hatred (Towards Self or Others or to PMSS Values)Fear Of Death

Every Individual Has it in degrees.KarmaYoga will reduce it Continuously

The Eightfold Approach To


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The Eightfold Approach ToKarma Yoga

Yama:Or,Following the Laws of LifeNiyama:Or,Laws for Conduct

Asanas:Yogasanas Or Postures

Pranayama:Or Stretchingthe breathPrathyahara:Or avoiding Sensory DistractionsDharana:Steadiness of Focus in LifeDhyana:Meditative thinking on GoalsYoga:Success in Attaining the Goal

The Inviolable Universal Laws


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The Inviolable Universal LawsOf Life

Non-violenceTruthfulness (consistency betweenGoals,Attitudes,Thoughts,Words and Deeds)

Compromise in these leads to Conflicts and lossof Peace of Mind or Loss Of Focus


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Rules For Conduct

Simplicity (Non Self-Projection)Contentment (About Self and its Past and Present)Continuous Purification Of Mind and ActsContinuous Improvement/Innovation in Mind and

ActsSurrender to Almighty

Why Goal Attainment Makes Us


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Why Goal Attainment Makes UsHappy ?

Attainment of a Goal For which we work selflessly (For the Organisation we work for,For the Family etc.)Make UsHappy because:When Our Goals are Selfless,the Witness I,the Truth

in me identifies itself with the Goal and makes it Happen.When the Goal Is attained,the feeling of Oneness with theGoal as well as the Truth or IMakes me feelpowerful ,blessed etc, and Gives me another Opportunity to Stretch My PMSS Capabilities Further.


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What are the Possible Goals ?

Only four typesPhysical

MentalSocialSpiritual

What are the Possible Actions


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What are the Possible Actionsand Capabilities ?

Only four typesPhysical

MentalSocialSpiritual

Types Of People Goal/Capability wise


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Types Of People Goal/Capability wise

Only four typesThose who works for/attains Immediate Physical Goals Mainly (Sudras/Pure Laborers)Those who works for/attains Mental(Intellectual/Planned) Goals Mainly (Professionals-Vysias)Those who works for/attains Social (Leadership) Goals Mainly (Kshatriyas)Those who works for/attains Spiritual Goals Mainly(Brahmins)All this is by the Quality Of Action, not by birth ,

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How do people becomeDeviant ?

Entrenched Self Centered (P,M or S) GoalsFrustration When It is ThwartedBrooding On What is Lost

Loss Of Clear Sense Of CircumstancesLoss Of Clear MemoryLoss Of Clear IntellectFall


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Karma Yoga For the Individual

Your Lifes Goal

Your Physical Goals (Food,Clothing,Shelter,Housing,Intimacy Needs)

Your Intellectual Goals(Education,Trade Skills, Reading,

Riting ,Rithmetic,Internet ,Movie,Professional Goals)

Your Social Goals(Status,Recognition,Reputation,Friends Circle)

Your Spiritual Goals

(Pilgrimage,Meditation,Yoga,Prayers,Satsang)


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Goals Progression in Life

Bliss (Joy,Happiness & Even Moksha)

Kama (PMSS Desires-Goals) Artha (Health, Wealth, Knowledge & Reputation)

Dharma (Duties &Obligations to Gods, Self,Family,& Society)


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My Karma/Actions-Cycle

1. I assume my Physical/Mental/Social/Spiritual (PMSS)capabilities2. I Decide A Goal3. I work for the Goal4. I win Or Lose5. I reestimate My assumptions about My Capabilities6. I Improve/change My Capabilities and Goals if Required

7. I take up Improvement Of the Current Goal or take upanother Goal8.I do it in Every Area Of My Life, every time


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Karma Yoga Blocks & Supports

Your Lifes Goal

Your Physical Goals (Food,Clothing,Shelter,Housing,Intimacy Needs)

Your Intellectual Goals(Education,Trade Skills, Reading,Riting ,Rithmetic,Internet ,Movie,Professional Goals)

Your Social Goals(Status,Recognition,Reputation,Friends Circle)

Your Spiritual Goals

(Pilgrimage,Meditation,Yoga,Prayers,Satsang)

Natural CausesEg .Health/

Rain/Sunshine/Incidents/ etc)

Social Causes

Personal CausesAttitude/Aptitude

SpiritualOr

Divine Causes


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Details Of Personal Causes

Qualities Of TheMind (That keepsChanging,Time To Time)

Nature Result

Satwik Attitude (Nature Of Purity) Supports Purity Of Goals and Means

Bliss/Happiness

Rajasik Attitude (Nature Of Passion) SupportsCompetitive Goals And Means

Conflicts,Frustration andSorrow

Tamasik Attitude (Nature Of Perversion) SupportsDestruction and Negativism

Ignorance &Further Failures


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Obstacles for Karma Yoga

Dehabhiman (Pride about Body and its Posessions)

Sastrabhiman (Pride about Trade/Technical Knowledge)

Lokabhiman (Pride About Social Status)

Types Of Attitude,Energy,Goals


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Types Of Attitude,Energy,Goalsand Means

(Uttam) Highest

(Madhyam)Medium

(Adham) Lowest


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Caution !

Never aim at creating Trust .Then that becomesyour Major Job!.Always follow a regimen of identifying your PMSS weaknesses,including your Trust worthiness, that may affect Your Performance of the Duties at home or at Office/Field/ProjectsOne who has mastered self improvement ( it may takeyears!) can help improvement at Office/Home -Otherwise NO!Mere performance Of duties at home or duties will do !Continuous Improvement is the principle of

Karma Yoga .Otherwise it becomes just a Karma !

E i l F K Y


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Essential For Karma Yoga

Consistency in PMSS Goals, Attitude,Thoughts, Words,and Actions


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Enemies For Karma Yoga !

Lust (Craving for and living in Physical Pleasures Not Natural to Ones Situation inLife)

Anger (Emotional Outbursts that Devalue theRecipients)Greed (Desiring and Acquiring Physical Wealth Not Natural to Ones PMSS Capability or Situation in Life)

E i f K Y !


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Enemies of Karma Yoga !

Inconsistecy: Between onesGoals,Attitude,Thoughts,Words,and Deeds.Falsehood /Hypocrisy,is another

name for it .Violence : In OnesGoals,Attitude, Thoughts,

Words,and Deeds.Covetousness: Inordinate appettite to

ammass ones own wealth by taking that of Others


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Dos and Donts

Never Ever Find any fault with any thingabout your body,mind, society or Soul-butContinually Identify Improvements in anyPMSS areaOnly remember that whatever thefacts,they have been deemed so by theGod,the absolute TruthAlso remember that,it is enough you work

continuously with the energy levelavailable to you to improve your PMSSLevels of Performance


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Always Remember !

Only Embodied human forms can actand change this world

For that I have to Learn to ChangeMyself With that Capability I can help others inthe directions they want.


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Essential For Karma Yoga

Consistency and Excellence in PMSSGoals, Attitude, Thoughts, Words, andActions


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How To Bring Consistency ?Initially Work only on small Commitments till you have proven yourself to your own SELF-it may start from child hoodDo Not Simply Commit Anything just casually

Think Enough Before You Commit ,if it is worth the effort.Dont be carried away by the PMSS incentives you may get if youhonour the commitmentEvaluate it from Your Own PMSS Capability as well as the relevanceto your PMSS Goals and the overall risks and rewardsConsult a Spiritual Guru or any one whom you trust but takedecisions your self .Prayers are also helpful in stressful decision making.Pray for Yourself ans the Parties involved,even if they are your adversaries.

Get back in reasonable time ,as committed,and Give your Yes/NoOnce Committed Stay with it.

Remember The Following areM if t ti Of Ab l t T th


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Manifestations Of Absolute Truth

1.As PMSS Skills +ve or -ve2.Attitude +ve or ve

3. Goals +ve or ve4.Means +ve or -ve

What Am I to Do ?


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What Am I to Do ?

When everything is a manifestation Of TheAbsolute Truth, What Am I to Do ?Nothing to worry.

If it is your duty to arrest terrorists ,go ahead,you cannot desist from that. That is your dharma.

Otherwise, Do what you deem as YOUR DUTY !


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Everyone has a set Of All Skills

Consider the Graph in the next slideWho has highest spiritual skills (intuition,religiosity etc)? Who has highest social skills ? Who has the highest physical skills ? If we take statistical graphs for a large number of people


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Skill distribution graph


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An idealized skill difference/distribution graph in a group of 82 students


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The Skill Distribution

Rightmost end of the previous graph shows that only a very few studentsare the top scorers.Similarly leftmost end of the graph shows that only avery few students are the abysmally low scorers.Rest of the Students

fall in between and maximum number gets average or closer scoreto the average.This is only one aspect of the Distribution Of Skills in Reading,which is an Intellectual Skill But for all other PMSS Skill Categories a Similar Distribution is found

That is,Given any of the millions of Skills,Few are the Leaders (uttam), Few are Average (Madhyam) And Few are (apparent) Laggards (Adham),


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But Remember ,No one can Ever hope to be thetopmost in all Skill Levels,forever.This Causes Mutual Leadership and dependenceThis is an Unviolable Rule in Social Order

Also This is valid only at a Given time of theSocial Group,since the Individuals may evolve(eg a Laggard in Intellectual Skills May do Better in Social Skills and few who were Excellent inIntellectual Skills must have either climbed up or

down). But the distribution will look the same.

The Skill Distribution


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Karma Yoga Goal Setting

Know Your PMSS Capability Profile.Have a Plan to Develop Your PMSS

Profile aligned to your Life GoalsAim always for Peace Of Mind Even As

You are engaged in the Most FormidableTasks

Follow the Karma Cycle


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Society Is A Person

With The Priestly Class and Progressive Idealists( Brahmins) as its Head With The Leaders ( Kshatriyas) as its Trunk

With The Professionals (Vaisyas) as its ThighWith The Labour Class (sudras) as its Feet

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Why Collective Humanity is God ?

Individual Man Cannot Fly but Society/humanity CanMake it happenIndividual man cannot Prevent Diseses,but Society CanInfact, individual man cannot do anything, unless heis in a position where society can empower him So Love This God Called Society.Take

All the Goals For Him as Worship.SeeGoals Themselves as GOD


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Evolution :Two Types

Genetic -by physical modification of theindividual species for most of the nonhuman speciesEpigenetic -by modification of Physical,Intellectual, Social Environments

How Society can be Looked at


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As a Person ?Rivers, Canals ,Pipelines and Transports form its Circulatory System

Atmosphere form its Respiratory SystemLand, Infrastructure and Buildings form its Support SystemMines and Agriculture form its Mouth Material and Food Processing form its Digestive SystemCommunication and Internet form its Nervous SystemMechanical Systems are its MusclesEach Industry is its OrganGovernment is its BrainEnvironment Management is its Excretory SystemMedia and Channels are its Endocrine SystemMilitary is its Immune SystemMoney is its Blood


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Why Collective Humanity is God ?

Individual Man Cannot Fly but Society/humanity CanMake it happenSociety Nourishes,Society Teaches.There are no letters or words in these slides whichare not given by society/humanity at largeIndividual man cannot Prevent Diseses,but Society CanInfact, individual man cannot do anything, unless he is ina position where society can empower him

So Love This God Called Society.Take All the Goals For Him as Worship.See Goals Themselves as GOD


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No Challenge is hard

No external Challenge is as hard or asrewarding as the challenge of organising oneself from internally


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The Unit Of Society

The Unit Of Society is individuals.Individuals are born,brought upinfamilies/householdsThey Work in/for enterprises

Organisational Karma


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Yoga:Examples Of Previous Decade

Primitive Examples Of Previous DecadeTQM

KaizenSix SigmaCMMI

ISO 9001Why they are not Enough ?

Why they are not Enough ?


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They are not enough, because the Earlier Management Styles though thoroughly Improved ,Des not Fully Empower the Individual or his LiberationThey Never aimed at improved at the PMSS qualities Of

the Person in Toto.It was Always aimed at improving work Though Work is Worship,all these movements failed totake the employees or the Manegement to an exalted level because many practices were reduced as mere

mechanistic rituals.

Organisational Karma


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Yoga:What is it ?


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Notes

AttitudeRespect,Worship

Forget & ForgiveLearn From MistakesNon Ego

See Gita 11 plus


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Brain _learningTamasikResultsPatanjaliFailure archBreaking free from Habits Brain-HabitHow will power is affected by sensory drainsPower of discrimination/power of determination

OrganomeIcchasakthi etc.

principles of karma yoga1.2

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