HR is one of the essentials to run a business as the employees are not only valuable assets to an organization but also form the backbone of profits either in the short-run or long-term. It's like you have a difficult proposition to choose between two tines in a roads and the wrong choice might lead to an unintended and undesirable consequences. So, culling out the not-so-fit candidates as per the company's culture and their future orientation becomes of utmost importance like a parachute for a sky diver. You have many rounds and interviews to test the candidature for that elusive perfect key to the lock that will solve the business problems with minimum fuss, shortest time and maximum effectiveness. How does Vipassana can be a solution for the HR head aches? The art of patience is at the heart of the earth to make any doable impossible to be possible.
Day 1 was about being inculcated into the stream where you are given the do's and dont's that must be strictly adhered to at all times till we successfully completed the course with flying red, green, blue, black etc. - basically with flying colors! The major rules were:
a) Silence should be followed with absolutely no conversation whatsoever with anyone ,except the teacher, by verbal, eye-contacts, written, mobile, tablets, gestures or in any other form - even reading books was banned!
b) No alcohol, non-veg or any impure thoughts that might give you a wet dream!
c) Wake up @ 4am and follow the prescribed schedule for the day that goes upto 9pm in the night.
d) Rigidly ensure by partaking in what is given to you during the breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner. Snack and dinner was one and the same and taken before 6pm.
Cutting to the chase, you have to lead a monk's life - by pure thinking, discipline, breathing, eating, sleeping and living - with the bare necessities that would sharply make sure that you are not only in tune with yourself but with the external world as well.
The stringent and inviolable laws of Dhamma Arunachala commenced from Day 2 @ exactly 4 am when one of the caretakers sounded a loud ringing bell to signal that it was time to get into business of making gains not only for ourselves but also to the world as a whole. The technique is extremely simple yet tremendously effective. All you have to do is naturally quieten our chaotic circus minds by focussing only on our breaths by sitting in any comfortable position as we please by removing the desire part from the equation. Sounds complicated huh? No, it's not.
The moment we say "I want XYZ" , there is an element of heavy desire attached to the object loaded with intense emotions based on the desirability quotient of the XYZ and the situation of acquirance. So, it leads to 2 possible scenarios - when we get what we want, then we are happy and jubilant. When we don't get what we want, it makes us sad and dejected. As simple as that. This further leads to 2 more scenarios - to want to have more of the same XYZ or different XYZ as it had made us feel artificially happy or it makes us go into a blind rage filled with anger as we did not get what we desired. Both are equally dangerous and soul-destroying as we get caught and trapped into this vicious cycle like a person being sucked by a whirpool. It's more like our happiness is depended only upon the sole possession of the object thus letting it to control our smile and laughter. So much for being called or announcing ourselves to be self-proclaimed free beings! when our own actual happiness isn't under our influence and power but hypnotized by mere attentions of attractions.
You might argue that you put your efforts and energy to get it. Agreed. It's laudable also. But, it still doesn't take away the adamantine fact that the desired object becomes the primary source of your happiness rather than enjoying the process of effort and energy that is being put in the first place. When we have the dawn of realization that we are only in control of our own actions but not upon the results of our actions, happiness, satisfaction and contentment will eventually and essentially follow instead of we chasing it like a predator.
The next probable question which might be asked is that the results are the ultimate judgements of the reflections of our actions by the society. How is it wrong to not to get the outcome for which we had worked so hard? It's a fair, no racism!, question. That was a dark joke. My puns are becoming dreadful day-by-day. Anyhow, the answer to the question is that I never said it's wrong. All I said is work hard, give our best and leave the rest to the efforts of our actions. There will be no disappointments or resentments or guilt or regrets. This does not mean that you should not have a target to work against. Don't suddenly jump on me by saying that I am contradicting myself. I am not. All I said was not to cling to the object so as to make it the very reason for our happiness or the existence of our being. If one cannot clearly differentiate this subtle nuance, then either they become lazy or do not reach up to their full and true potential or be under the false delusion that they are giving their best. I will just an example to enunciate this point further.
Supposing you write a board exam. You prepare exceedingly well by reading and understanding the topics thoroughly and have fixed a target of 1180/1200 for yourself. You write the exam as per the book and what your teachers and coaching centres had taught you. That's it. Our job is finished after that. You have no control as to who will be the answer sheet corrector or the mood in which they are in or the expectations they have while inking and marking the papers. Whatever is the result that we have to accept it no matter what. Be satisfied and happy that you had truly put in your hard work and had set your heart on it. But, if you fool yourself that you are giving your best when you are not in actual reality, no one can save you from the terrible consequences in the future. Being brutally honest to ourself is the first and foremost step before anything else.
So, why the hell am I giving such a lengthy explanation when we are talking about desires and Vipassana?
X---To be Concluded---X
The moment we say "I want XYZ" , there is an element of heavy desire attached to the object loaded with intense emotions based on the desirability quotient of the XYZ and the situation of acquirance. So, it leads to 2 possible scenarios - when we get what we want, then we are happy and jubilant. When we don't get what we want, it makes us sad and dejected. As simple as that. This further leads to 2 more scenarios - to want to have more of the same XYZ or different XYZ as it had made us feel artificially happy or it makes us go into a blind rage filled with anger as we did not get what we desired. Both are equally dangerous and soul-destroying as we get caught and trapped into this vicious cycle like a person being sucked by a whirpool. It's more like our happiness is depended only upon the sole possession of the object thus letting it to control our smile and laughter. So much for being called or announcing ourselves to be self-proclaimed free beings! when our own actual happiness isn't under our influence and power but hypnotized by mere attentions of attractions.
You might argue that you put your efforts and energy to get it. Agreed. It's laudable also. But, it still doesn't take away the adamantine fact that the desired object becomes the primary source of your happiness rather than enjoying the process of effort and energy that is being put in the first place. When we have the dawn of realization that we are only in control of our own actions but not upon the results of our actions, happiness, satisfaction and contentment will eventually and essentially follow instead of we chasing it like a predator.
The next probable question which might be asked is that the results are the ultimate judgements of the reflections of our actions by the society. How is it wrong to not to get the outcome for which we had worked so hard? It's a fair, no racism!, question. That was a dark joke. My puns are becoming dreadful day-by-day. Anyhow, the answer to the question is that I never said it's wrong. All I said is work hard, give our best and leave the rest to the efforts of our actions. There will be no disappointments or resentments or guilt or regrets. This does not mean that you should not have a target to work against. Don't suddenly jump on me by saying that I am contradicting myself. I am not. All I said was not to cling to the object so as to make it the very reason for our happiness or the existence of our being. If one cannot clearly differentiate this subtle nuance, then either they become lazy or do not reach up to their full and true potential or be under the false delusion that they are giving their best. I will just an example to enunciate this point further.
Supposing you write a board exam. You prepare exceedingly well by reading and understanding the topics thoroughly and have fixed a target of 1180/1200 for yourself. You write the exam as per the book and what your teachers and coaching centres had taught you. That's it. Our job is finished after that. You have no control as to who will be the answer sheet corrector or the mood in which they are in or the expectations they have while inking and marking the papers. Whatever is the result that we have to accept it no matter what. Be satisfied and happy that you had truly put in your hard work and had set your heart on it. But, if you fool yourself that you are giving your best when you are not in actual reality, no one can save you from the terrible consequences in the future. Being brutally honest to ourself is the first and foremost step before anything else.
So, why the hell am I giving such a lengthy explanation when we are talking about desires and Vipassana?
X---To be Concluded---X
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