Now, it is the festive occasion of Diwali. We exchange love
& affection to the family members and friends. It is a powerful way of
strengthening our relationship. Good relationship is the currency of our life.
Lots of positive vibes spread around us during this festive occasion.
On this occasion, I happened to listen to a debate on the
topic of leadership. The title of the topic for debate was “Who are great
leaders? Men or Women?”. Men were arguing to support that women were the great
born leaders while women were supporting the opposite sex. It was an interesting
debate. One of the key men speakers listed down the qualities of the good
leaders such as relationship building, storytelling skill, love & affection,
good listening capacity, emotional intelligence and the list continued.
Qualities: There is one common ground if we see all that
leadership qualities mentioned above. The emotional centre of the brain or the
right hemisphere dominance is the one that needs to be developed to become a
good leader. Relationship building is nothing but spreading the positive emotions
especially in the adverse condition. Story telling is a powerful skill of the
public speakers and that requires creativity.
Good listening capacity can be obtained when one gets the complete bird
eye vision of the topic under discussion. All of these qualities are part of
the acitivty of the right hemisphere.
Balance: We have
both feminine as well as masculine charismas in each one of us irrespective of
our sex. That is why in our religion, we have Árdhanaeswaara god depicted as
male and female halves as one single entity. In yogic language, yoga is defined
as the merger of the potential energy ( Kundalini at Mulathara chakra ) and the
kinetic energy ( Shiva at the shasara chakara). In practical term, it is a way to
understand the individual power within (Potential energy) and bring to his own awareness
( Shiva) and use this power for his own growth as well as for the growth of
others. In fact, a great leader is not either the males or females but the one
who harnesses both the male and female powers that lie within him/her.
Message: We light
up the house with the decorative lamps on this festive occasion. It is a way to
symbolise removal of the darkness and bring light into our life. In other words,
it indicates the removal our ignorance. Ignorance can only be removed when you
have the right knowledge. Right knowledge can be obtained only when one
understands the power within. Practice of yoga is a methodology to be aware of
this intrinsic power.
Wishing you again a joyous Diwali to all!!
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