Dear Dr. Jogeshwar,
Thank you for the prompt. I must have missed out on the initial discussion.
Personally attitude is everything, mainly because attitude determines how we conduct ourselves, how we work and most importantly how we approach difficulties. I have always keep in mind, to determine how well one performs is when one is put in a crisis situation and still think rationally. Skill and knowledge can be taught and trained but attitude is a steep hill climb, not something that can be changed easily. Unfortunately, in reality, its a different scenerio altogether in terms of recruitment.
In the company I work for, they tend to emphasis alot on organisational compatibility and the candidate's potential to stay rather than any other factors in terms of recruitment. I do not necessary agree 100% on this policy, but it has its merits as well as it takes into consideration on the company capacity to retain "high flyers/performers". Unless, the company puts resources to be the BEST Employer, or at least have the resources to implement some form of retention strategies, im afraid attitude will be a secondary consideration for my company. Of course, the down side of it is, we employee second best employees, and occasionally Managers complaint that they lack the proper working "ATTITUDE". I remember a saying that goes "We employed based on Skill and Knowledge, but when we fire, we fire based on Attitude."
In succesion planning, Attitude again is vital. The higher we climb the corporate ladder, it will mean more money, more responsibility, more back stabbing, more politic-ing, less time for self, less time for family, trying to balance career and work, and much more. Without a proper attitude, individuals are going to have a hard and stressful time climbing ladder. It is evident, as we look around us, how many of us and honestly say I am stress free (I am only referring to the destructive form of stress). I remember reading several months back, that it was reported that in UK there is a significant rise in stress related cases. Just imagine the quality of family lives for these executives and the type of environment it would create for their children. Another reason to support ATTITUDE in succession planning, is to ensure that the right candidate is promoted to be responsible for resources and management. Our perception is strongly influence by our attitude. Our perception will then determine our decision and ultimately, our decision determined our actions.
It is my opinion, and how you'll find my sharing valuable.
Dear Bala,
Thank you for enquiring. Aikido is a great art, for maintaining both physical and mental health. When we first join, we are constantly reminded to relax and to breath though our hara in order to stimulate and encourage our flow of ki. Not sure if you are familiar with the Japanese terms, hara is the point in our abdomen that is the source of our ki, and ki is, if I am not mistaken, pranas?, what we chinese also term as chi. In fact, aikido allows us to build up our ki level, bring our conscious level higher and of course with better flow of ki, our body becomes more healther through our bodies rejunevative process.
In the martial aspect of it, it teachs us to defend ourselves by being calm in order to intercept the various ways and attack can originate from. Also it teaches us how to receive the attack by being soft, so that we can bring the attack into our circle of control and thus neutralise the attack without force or unneccessary hurt to the attacker. A great way to relax after a stressful day. In fact, some people coin aikido as "dynamic yoga".
Like many other arts, I believe that we are loosing the importance of the budo, or way of the warrior. We see only a winner and a loser, to bring an attacker down with the fastest and the deadliest possible way etc. Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido, created this martial art as a link between humans and our creators (aikido has only 1 religous connection, and that is the religion that each individual pratitioner believes in) through the universe. It is art of love for humanity and for our nature. It is a mirror where we will find ourselves and bring ourselves to a higher plan of achievements and awareness.
Aikido is a martial art and a way of life.
There are numerous website that talks about aikido and its application. Just google search and you'll find plenty of sites. The most popular one is the Aikido journal website,
I think I've gone on too much and barely even touch the tip of the iceberg. Guess I better stop before I write a whole book here, :D, but I would love to answer any questions that you have concerning aikido. It is a wonderful experience and fantastic art for self defence.
Regards
From Malaysia, Johor Bahru
Thank you for the prompt. I must have missed out on the initial discussion.
Personally attitude is everything, mainly because attitude determines how we conduct ourselves, how we work and most importantly how we approach difficulties. I have always keep in mind, to determine how well one performs is when one is put in a crisis situation and still think rationally. Skill and knowledge can be taught and trained but attitude is a steep hill climb, not something that can be changed easily. Unfortunately, in reality, its a different scenerio altogether in terms of recruitment.
In the company I work for, they tend to emphasis alot on organisational compatibility and the candidate's potential to stay rather than any other factors in terms of recruitment. I do not necessary agree 100% on this policy, but it has its merits as well as it takes into consideration on the company capacity to retain "high flyers/performers". Unless, the company puts resources to be the BEST Employer, or at least have the resources to implement some form of retention strategies, im afraid attitude will be a secondary consideration for my company. Of course, the down side of it is, we employee second best employees, and occasionally Managers complaint that they lack the proper working "ATTITUDE". I remember a saying that goes "We employed based on Skill and Knowledge, but when we fire, we fire based on Attitude."
In succesion planning, Attitude again is vital. The higher we climb the corporate ladder, it will mean more money, more responsibility, more back stabbing, more politic-ing, less time for self, less time for family, trying to balance career and work, and much more. Without a proper attitude, individuals are going to have a hard and stressful time climbing ladder. It is evident, as we look around us, how many of us and honestly say I am stress free (I am only referring to the destructive form of stress). I remember reading several months back, that it was reported that in UK there is a significant rise in stress related cases. Just imagine the quality of family lives for these executives and the type of environment it would create for their children. Another reason to support ATTITUDE in succession planning, is to ensure that the right candidate is promoted to be responsible for resources and management. Our perception is strongly influence by our attitude. Our perception will then determine our decision and ultimately, our decision determined our actions.
It is my opinion, and how you'll find my sharing valuable.
Dear Bala,
Thank you for enquiring. Aikido is a great art, for maintaining both physical and mental health. When we first join, we are constantly reminded to relax and to breath though our hara in order to stimulate and encourage our flow of ki. Not sure if you are familiar with the Japanese terms, hara is the point in our abdomen that is the source of our ki, and ki is, if I am not mistaken, pranas?, what we chinese also term as chi. In fact, aikido allows us to build up our ki level, bring our conscious level higher and of course with better flow of ki, our body becomes more healther through our bodies rejunevative process.
In the martial aspect of it, it teachs us to defend ourselves by being calm in order to intercept the various ways and attack can originate from. Also it teaches us how to receive the attack by being soft, so that we can bring the attack into our circle of control and thus neutralise the attack without force or unneccessary hurt to the attacker. A great way to relax after a stressful day. In fact, some people coin aikido as "dynamic yoga".
Like many other arts, I believe that we are loosing the importance of the budo, or way of the warrior. We see only a winner and a loser, to bring an attacker down with the fastest and the deadliest possible way etc. Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido, created this martial art as a link between humans and our creators (aikido has only 1 religous connection, and that is the religion that each individual pratitioner believes in) through the universe. It is art of love for humanity and for our nature. It is a mirror where we will find ourselves and bring ourselves to a higher plan of achievements and awareness.
Aikido is a martial art and a way of life.
There are numerous website that talks about aikido and its application. Just google search and you'll find plenty of sites. The most popular one is the Aikido journal website,
I think I've gone on too much and barely even touch the tip of the iceberg. Guess I better stop before I write a whole book here, :D, but I would love to answer any questions that you have concerning aikido. It is a wonderful experience and fantastic art for self defence.
Regards
From Malaysia, Johor Bahru
174“So, perhaps our task in this shaky, fast-changing, bewildering world
in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have,
and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what
we have left.”
Zero Pathology Ganga
Thanks to all of you for so much interest to know about Zero Pathology Ganga. I had made a reference of it as I thought that the underlying attitude in Aikido appeared to me as paradoxical . First, anticipate that there will be attack on self and then go on defending the imaginary attacks even though there is no attack in view. One basic cosmic principle is now becoming popular that expectation causes happening. So very expectation of attack, I think, is against this theory. Only time will tell whether such a theory is correct.
Leaving aside the cosmic theory, let us come to lower logical ground. There was a psychologist. He wanted to prove that psychiatrists can make erroneous diagnosis. So he trained a dummy as schizophrenic for admission into the mental hospital. The dummy was admitted and remained as long as the psychologist had wished. The dummy could not be detected at all that he was a fake case l. After the dummy came out. the psychologist informed the hospital authorities about his success. After a few days he told the authorities that he has already sent then a number of dummies without sending even one. This time the hospital authorities re-examined all fresh cases and discharged about 10% of the iagnosed schizophrenics. So an obsession may vitiate accuracy of judgment.
Now let us come to “Zero pathology Ganga “. This is the name of our morning exercise group. It is so named because one is to ascend the stages of rahat(relief), arogya(cure) and niroga(ailment freeness). There is no guru, no chela and no leader. Every body has veto power means every decision be taken only with 100% consensus. Of course, I work as a threader.
First when we meet we greet as-Good morning brother(s)! Cheer up and gear up and march ahead. Then every one does his physical exercise as he likes. Some do individually and some in sub groups. Then comes mental/thought transmission segment. Here every one participates. The sequence is:
1. Om chandrasuryabhyam namah,
2. Om sarbadevebhya namah,
3. Mrityunjaya mantra,
4. Gayatri mantra,
5. Full breath Om 21 times,
6. Bhramari/closed lips om 7 times.
7. Then desired thought transmission mantras as:
THOUGHT TRANSMISSION MANTRAS
1. Let us attain perfection and pleasures in the constant flow of the
most favorable decisions and happenings to us and extinction of all unfavorable decisions and happenings against us instantly, perfectly, permanently and spontaneously.
2.Let us have
breath in our nostrils,
voice in our mouths,
sight in our eyes,
hearing in our ears,
hair that has not turned gray,
teeth that are not discolored and
much strength in our arms.
Let all our organs remain unimpaired
and our souls in peace and harmony.
3.Let us attain perfection and pleasures in simultaneous and
spontaneous regeneration, fresh generation, repair, readaptation,
regularities and cell health medicines instantly, perfectly,
permanently and spontaneously.
4.Let us attain perfection and pleasures in feeling free, relaxed,
comfortable, reorganized and produce and progress instantly,
perfectly, permanently and spontaneously.
5.Let us attain perfection and pleasures in the constant flow of
clear, vivid and correct feelings and ideas and not any wrong
feeling and idea instantly, perfectly, permanently and
spontaneously.
8. Laughter session
9. Then
Sarbe bhabantu sukhinah,
Sarbe santu niramayah,
Sarbe bhadrani pashyantu,
Ma kaschit duhkhahbhag bhabet.
10. Then parting;
OK brothers! Cheer up and gear up and march ahead .
regards
From India, Delhi
Namaskar. Thanks and Most welcome Bala. To stand up and progress vicarious effect is essential. regards "Oops forgot to ask, Dr. Jogeshwar, what is Zero pathology Ganga?" Noel
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
Thanks to all of you for so much interest to know about Zero Pathology Ganga. I had made a reference of it as I thought that the underlying attitude in Aikido appeared to me as paradoxical . First, anticipate that there will be attack on self and then go on defending the imaginary attacks even though there is no attack in view. One basic cosmic principle is now becoming popular that expectation causes happening. So very expectation of attack, I think, is against this theory. Only time will tell whether such a theory is correct.
Dear Dr. Jogeshwar,
I agree with that line of thought, "expectation causes happening". So example, if we are conscious over lets say a WHITE HONDA CIVIC. We will begin to notice, "Hey there are quite a number of people with a white honda". Humans tend to do a lot of selective reasoning, always looking out for evidence that will prove or disprove our own beliefs, and not daring to put reality in the forefront. We tend to want to create and live in our own fantasy world. A fantasy world, where we we are comfortable in, where we can have reasons for our own joy and suffering, yes this fantasy world most of time includes our misery and pain. Aikido has taught me not to anticipate, for anticipation can lead to miscommunication and injuries. In fact, aikido trains me to observe the real situation, and not the situation that I perceive. It made me look at myself deeply, for perception begins with me. In order to move to a higher level of humanity I am require to first conquer self, the first and the hardest step.
Regards (Be 2 Big for Worry and 2 Noble for Anger)
From Malaysia, Johor Bahru
Dear Dr. Jogeshwar,
I agree with that line of thought, "expectation causes happening". So example, if we are conscious over lets say a WHITE HONDA CIVIC. We will begin to notice, "Hey there are quite a number of people with a white honda". Humans tend to do a lot of selective reasoning, always looking out for evidence that will prove or disprove our own beliefs, and not daring to put reality in the forefront. We tend to want to create and live in our own fantasy world. A fantasy world, where we we are comfortable in, where we can have reasons for our own joy and suffering, yes this fantasy world most of time includes our misery and pain. Aikido has taught me not to anticipate, for anticipation can lead to miscommunication and injuries. In fact, aikido trains me to observe the real situation, and not the situation that I perceive. It made me look at myself deeply, for perception begins with me. In order to move to a higher level of humanity I am require to first conquer self, the first and the hardest step.
Regards (Be 2 Big for Worry and 2 Noble for Anger)
From Malaysia, Johor Bahru
Dear Noel,
I agree with the point that expectation causes happening. And anticipation could lead to miscommunication (this has happened to me several times and still keeps happening). I also agree that we got to look at the real situation rather than perception. But this goes against the very often flaunted theory that "perception is reality". It is much worse if it is "my perception is always my reality" andsomebody else's perception doen't matter. This "perception is reality" I keep hearing almost everyday and now i have a fear that i amalso moving towards the same psychology.
Thanks
Bala
From India, Madras
I agree with the point that expectation causes happening. And anticipation could lead to miscommunication (this has happened to me several times and still keeps happening). I also agree that we got to look at the real situation rather than perception. But this goes against the very often flaunted theory that "perception is reality". It is much worse if it is "my perception is always my reality" andsomebody else's perception doen't matter. This "perception is reality" I keep hearing almost everyday and now i have a fear that i amalso moving towards the same psychology.
Thanks
Bala
From India, Madras
Namaskar Balaji and friends.
Noel is yet to respond. However, I like to post my observation on the realisation of Balaji.
Thanks to Dale Carnegi the expression "positive thinking" has been very charitably being used. Now instead of thinking positive most people call their thinking as positive and how to cultivate. It is not necessarily that whatever thoughts of ours we support are positive. Then how to extract the positive thoughts? For the purpose, let us enter into a dialogue with our thoughts.
Jogeshwar-Mr thought A I favour you very dearly. Do you favour me too?
Thought-Yes, Yes?
J-Really?
A- (fumbling) Yes, yes. I favour you.
J- So do I enjoy your short term and long term favour.
A-(keeps mum)
J- By favour, I mean whether you are beneficial to me and not harmful.
A-(feels troubled)
J-Listen my dear A. Untill and unless you are favourable to me, just I can not host you any more. Please get out from my consciousness.
Now one can have dialogue with old and new thoughts and identify the favourable and positive ones drive away unfavourable and negative ones.
regards
From India, Delhi
Noel is yet to respond. However, I like to post my observation on the realisation of Balaji.
Thanks to Dale Carnegi the expression "positive thinking" has been very charitably being used. Now instead of thinking positive most people call their thinking as positive and how to cultivate. It is not necessarily that whatever thoughts of ours we support are positive. Then how to extract the positive thoughts? For the purpose, let us enter into a dialogue with our thoughts.
Jogeshwar-Mr thought A I favour you very dearly. Do you favour me too?
Thought-Yes, Yes?
J-Really?
A- (fumbling) Yes, yes. I favour you.
J- So do I enjoy your short term and long term favour.
A-(keeps mum)
J- By favour, I mean whether you are beneficial to me and not harmful.
A-(feels troubled)
J-Listen my dear A. Untill and unless you are favourable to me, just I can not host you any more. Please get out from my consciousness.
Now one can have dialogue with old and new thoughts and identify the favourable and positive ones drive away unfavourable and negative ones.
regards
From India, Delhi
Wonderfully said, Dr.J (if you dont mind the short reference). Nicely describing self analysis. Before I continue, I just like to share a few thoughts on Bala's statement of "my perception is my reality".
Our human mind is a magnificant work of creation, it has the capability of perform work that never cease to amaze researchers. BUT, it also be used to blind ourselves if we want it too. "My perception is my reality" is a saying that allows people to justify themselves for staying in their comfort zone. It is very dangerous to hold on to this type of thinking because it poisons our mind and our growth as humans. That statement can be used to explain why some people do what they do because they perceive it as their reality and it does no good for anyone as well, by hold on this believe. Example, Bala realises that he is slowly inclining towards a certain behavior that you do not agree too. Something tells you its not right. You asked, you search, therefore you question. You no longer take how you perceive as the only answer. You open yourself to opinions, sharing, critism, ideas and alternatives. You learn, understand and grow. You begin to have a view of how things are in a bigger picture, maybe even begin to see meaning in things around you and why there are there for, and if I maybe so bold as to say, maybe start to get the hint how you can enlighten yourself?
I believe you can achieve anything you set your mind too. My only suggestion is to once in a while ask the question why and be totally honest with yourself, look your answer in the eye, face it and then decide if you should change. Remember there is not right or wrong, just who you are and what you want to be.
Dr. J, I thank you for your sharing it really makes me think. I also like to add to your sharing that our thought process is always a you, me, them, us type. This I feel is the basic flaw in our civilisation. We do not see ourselves as "Earthlings" (for lack of a better term) yet we live in the same house we call Earth. We have been so categorise that no matter how multiracial one country claims they are we have not yet reach a stage where we think as one people, because we still see ourselves as chinese, indians, malays, americans, japanese, and ethnic cleansing like the Bosnia-Hesergovino just happens. Every society, I believe has gone through some form of ethnic incident, and I believe all who were involved, had positive thinking about themselves and what they were doing. So what happens next? continue until there is a supreme race on Earth? like what Adolf Hitler tried to do? Do we want another Hitler?
Cultivation of positive thought is good, but we need to know what we are channeling or directing those thoughts for, destruction or growth.
:D "Earthlings of Earth Unite" :D
From Malaysia, Johor Bahru
Our human mind is a magnificant work of creation, it has the capability of perform work that never cease to amaze researchers. BUT, it also be used to blind ourselves if we want it too. "My perception is my reality" is a saying that allows people to justify themselves for staying in their comfort zone. It is very dangerous to hold on to this type of thinking because it poisons our mind and our growth as humans. That statement can be used to explain why some people do what they do because they perceive it as their reality and it does no good for anyone as well, by hold on this believe. Example, Bala realises that he is slowly inclining towards a certain behavior that you do not agree too. Something tells you its not right. You asked, you search, therefore you question. You no longer take how you perceive as the only answer. You open yourself to opinions, sharing, critism, ideas and alternatives. You learn, understand and grow. You begin to have a view of how things are in a bigger picture, maybe even begin to see meaning in things around you and why there are there for, and if I maybe so bold as to say, maybe start to get the hint how you can enlighten yourself?
I believe you can achieve anything you set your mind too. My only suggestion is to once in a while ask the question why and be totally honest with yourself, look your answer in the eye, face it and then decide if you should change. Remember there is not right or wrong, just who you are and what you want to be.
Dr. J, I thank you for your sharing it really makes me think. I also like to add to your sharing that our thought process is always a you, me, them, us type. This I feel is the basic flaw in our civilisation. We do not see ourselves as "Earthlings" (for lack of a better term) yet we live in the same house we call Earth. We have been so categorise that no matter how multiracial one country claims they are we have not yet reach a stage where we think as one people, because we still see ourselves as chinese, indians, malays, americans, japanese, and ethnic cleansing like the Bosnia-Hesergovino just happens. Every society, I believe has gone through some form of ethnic incident, and I believe all who were involved, had positive thinking about themselves and what they were doing. So what happens next? continue until there is a supreme race on Earth? like what Adolf Hitler tried to do? Do we want another Hitler?
Cultivation of positive thought is good, but we need to know what we are channeling or directing those thoughts for, destruction or growth.
:D "Earthlings of Earth Unite" :D
From Malaysia, Johor Bahru
Most welcome Balaji.
My confidence about your success emanates from two sources.
1.Our Zero Pathology Ganga is at Gangotri level but at the same time we visualze the terrain up to diamond harbour.
2. Your sincerity of purpose as reflected in your posts.
regards
From India, Delhi
My confidence about your success emanates from two sources.
1.Our Zero Pathology Ganga is at Gangotri level but at the same time we visualze the terrain up to diamond harbour.
2. Your sincerity of purpose as reflected in your posts.
regards
From India, Delhi
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