சிங்கக் கூட்டத்திற்கு ஒரு தலைவன்....
தேனீக் கூட்டத்திற்கும் ஒரு அரசன்....
மாக்களுக்கெல்லாம் ஒரு மன்னவன்....
பாதுகாப்பிற்கு.... அர்த்தமுள்ள வாழ்விற்கு !!
கூட்டத்திற்கு தலைவனை விட
தலைவனுக்கு மிகத் தேவை ஒரு கூட்டம்....!!
பேருண்மைகள் எல்லாம் எப்போதும்
தலை கீழாய்தானே உருமாறிப் போகும் ?
இறுமாப்பாய் தன்னந்தனியனாய்
உலா வரும் அறிவு ஜீவிகளுக்கு எப்படிப் புரியும்
நாளைய தலைவனைக் கூட அழகாய்
செதுக்கும் சத்சங்கத்தின் மகத்துவம்....!!!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Musings on Sathsangh....
Dear All
It was my 38th birthday yesterday.....!! Normally I excuse myself from the routine on my earlier birthdays - even to the extend of taking leave from school / college / office however, this time it was not so. It was quite an unique experience to be at office at 12 Midnight being at night shift.... - Friday !!
My team at office had organized for a celebration which started off with presenting me a jumbo sized greeting card which was presented to me at my workstation and i was invited to the big meeting room where all had gathered. It was good to cut cake in front of a big team and to get two wonderful books as a gift for my birthday. The next one hour went in responding to the birthday wishes of the team at Coimbatore which used to report to me in the earlier stint.....!!!
As I stood in front of the team here before cutting the cake, I was staring at the smiling faces intently unable to verbalize what was going on in my head. This team which gathered me last month end for my cascade meeting was not exactly the same as they are standing right now....there are at least one or two changes in the composition of the team - barest minimum - couple of absentees either on the prior occasion or now !!
And, the team that will gather up at the end of June for the current month official cascades too will be modified a little bit....!! With this type of modifications happening without our volition is an excellent reason why we should be intense and focused in every meeting....!! When I moved to this company six years back, I could not get adjusted to the dynamics of ITES world easily.....It was funny to see the changes that keep happening quite often particularly in people front....!!
Myself changing to different teams / processes in the past 6 years - and by coincidence my 6th stint now !! - have become lot more wiser and acceptable to these changes. Its not about getting used up to changes and becoming indifferent about these changes or getting into "I know all" syndrome....but ...its about learning about the importance of the current moment and the current people with whom we are associated with - in the subtlest possible manner....!!
In particular, the team that reports to me currently (little over 110) has developed a scare along with lot of affection towards me !! Sensing this, I have tried to make myself easy as much as I can and crack jokes at every possible opportunity but may be my blank stare at late comers (during meetings) and incoherent answers (to questions posed)has made these people to feel bit scared about me...!! Let it be so...some times, it helps !!!
Well, coming back to the title - as I stared at the team with indescribable feelings - realising the pointlessness of speaking about the uniqueness of the moment - picked up the plastic knife to cut the cake. Amidst "happy birth day" song, it was crystal clear to me that what in spiritual circles is called as "sathsanghs" can happen at office environments too...!! When you are very sure its an unique moment that can never happen again with the same set of people and at the same time and date ..... it has got to be a special moment.....AND the group gathered ought to be labelled as "sathsangh".....!!
May the next year of my life - which got started already - be lot more gripping and enticing.....!! Krishnaarpanam.....I remain....
Suren
It was my 38th birthday yesterday.....!! Normally I excuse myself from the routine on my earlier birthdays - even to the extend of taking leave from school / college / office however, this time it was not so. It was quite an unique experience to be at office at 12 Midnight being at night shift.... - Friday !!
My team at office had organized for a celebration which started off with presenting me a jumbo sized greeting card which was presented to me at my workstation and i was invited to the big meeting room where all had gathered. It was good to cut cake in front of a big team and to get two wonderful books as a gift for my birthday. The next one hour went in responding to the birthday wishes of the team at Coimbatore which used to report to me in the earlier stint.....!!!
As I stood in front of the team here before cutting the cake, I was staring at the smiling faces intently unable to verbalize what was going on in my head. This team which gathered me last month end for my cascade meeting was not exactly the same as they are standing right now....there are at least one or two changes in the composition of the team - barest minimum - couple of absentees either on the prior occasion or now !!
And, the team that will gather up at the end of June for the current month official cascades too will be modified a little bit....!! With this type of modifications happening without our volition is an excellent reason why we should be intense and focused in every meeting....!! When I moved to this company six years back, I could not get adjusted to the dynamics of ITES world easily.....It was funny to see the changes that keep happening quite often particularly in people front....!!
Myself changing to different teams / processes in the past 6 years - and by coincidence my 6th stint now !! - have become lot more wiser and acceptable to these changes. Its not about getting used up to changes and becoming indifferent about these changes or getting into "I know all" syndrome....but ...its about learning about the importance of the current moment and the current people with whom we are associated with - in the subtlest possible manner....!!
In particular, the team that reports to me currently (little over 110) has developed a scare along with lot of affection towards me !! Sensing this, I have tried to make myself easy as much as I can and crack jokes at every possible opportunity but may be my blank stare at late comers (during meetings) and incoherent answers (to questions posed)has made these people to feel bit scared about me...!! Let it be so...some times, it helps !!!
Well, coming back to the title - as I stared at the team with indescribable feelings - realising the pointlessness of speaking about the uniqueness of the moment - picked up the plastic knife to cut the cake. Amidst "happy birth day" song, it was crystal clear to me that what in spiritual circles is called as "sathsanghs" can happen at office environments too...!! When you are very sure its an unique moment that can never happen again with the same set of people and at the same time and date ..... it has got to be a special moment.....AND the group gathered ought to be labelled as "sathsangh".....!!
May the next year of my life - which got started already - be lot more gripping and enticing.....!! Krishnaarpanam.....I remain....
Suren
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Musings on HOUSE KEEPING
Preludes :::
(1) If some one is wondering how on earth I can keep musings on such simple things in which you are all accomplished specialists, lemme gently tell you I am a novice in most of the things.....Its a kid inside thats jumping at every single (new) experience
(2) I suddenly realize that I have a tendancy write few things in the prelude section instead of a post script due to my impatience... With the experiments (cross overs, fusions, abstractions) that I am planning to infuse in my future musings, you will sure survive this confusions...and live for 100 years....
Dear All
For the first time, I cleaned up one of the window of my house during last week. I chose the most difficult one - ie., kitchen's window which was most dusty and sticky - for my endevour...!! Would like to pen down my realizations which were more revealing today...than my debut during last week. Yeah, today, I cleaned up three more windows and since I know the job "better", I was able to do it with some philosphies running thru' my mind. Mind you, still I did a good job since I was so involved in this task.
(1) It is quite a natural thing to have dust and filth when we dont do much about it. There is no reason to cry hoarse about it when we get into an initiative.
(2) We should never deny ourselves (at least within ourselves) a proud look at the objects that we have got involved with.....Many talk about being ego-less and simple person, lets not give ourselves a credit which we deserve truely....Beware, let this not be too long....!! Just enough to energize ourselves and head towards the next dusty region.....!!
(3) One deciding to do a clean up should be very clear that he is doing it for himself. Neither an external trigger is needed to get started nor he should look for recognition....!! Its foolish to crave for others to follow us in terms of initiatives and could be disastrous if we try to verbally nudge them to get started "like us".....!!
(4) When we do a clean up, there is a possibility we are hurt. In this case of windows, I got couple of my fingers badly injured and even had drops of blood because of it. It never hurts....!! Just that I dont get this injury when I clean up next window.....!! Lets live with our injuries and pains which are basically self inflicted due to our own inexperience. Venting out might diulte our intensity levels....!!!
(5) One who decides to clean up should be very clear that he cannot clean up every thing. At the same time, he should also not get depressed about the % completion when he gets started....AND drop his initiative. As dust and stickiness and pollution are natural, cleaning up should be our natural processes. Lets face the filth with a smile in our face...
(6) We should be ready with the soft skills and hard skills for the continuity of the clean up process (its most needed today !!!) . Its important we identify the right type (and amount) of cloth and other infrastructures required (including the time factor and slot of activity) so that we dont have lame excuses to stop / postpone or shift to others shoulders....!!
(7) There are always better technologies of doing every thing. Lets keep our eyes and ears opened up for efficient people on the job and try to upgrade ourselves in every possible opportunity. Process improvemement is maximum possible in this area.....(if only Neel Metal Fanacia knew this truth, they would not have been in checkout mode...particularly when their predecessor, ONYX made such a great job in their tenure !!)
(8) The mission for a person of House keeping should include a dream situation of seeing a cleaned up world.....!! it might be possible after 10 generations if we dutifully clean up the one window in front of our eyes....!! Lets not even share it with others...JUST DO IT....!!
(9) Well, let me candidly admit the fact that the joy that these 4 windows gave me in those few minutes of my union with them, I felt ashamed of the fact that I never even thought to do it all these days...
Perhaps I could have started off such simple tasks bit earlier too..but I also carry a feeling that I might be doing such house keeping tasks monotonously by now If I had started such things very early in my life...!!
So in my typical style, I dont have a regret about any thing that happened to me in the past OR the way I have handled things in the past Rather the way I had handled myself in the past.....as the future is too exciting and grand truths are waiting to be revealed to me on their own...!!! Lemme try my hand in cloth washing, vehicle cleaning, toilet cleaning....etc., etc., !!!!
Suren
(1) If some one is wondering how on earth I can keep musings on such simple things in which you are all accomplished specialists, lemme gently tell you I am a novice in most of the things.....Its a kid inside thats jumping at every single (new) experience
(2) I suddenly realize that I have a tendancy write few things in the prelude section instead of a post script due to my impatience... With the experiments (cross overs, fusions, abstractions) that I am planning to infuse in my future musings, you will sure survive this confusions...and live for 100 years....
Dear All
For the first time, I cleaned up one of the window of my house during last week. I chose the most difficult one - ie., kitchen's window which was most dusty and sticky - for my endevour...!! Would like to pen down my realizations which were more revealing today...than my debut during last week. Yeah, today, I cleaned up three more windows and since I know the job "better", I was able to do it with some philosphies running thru' my mind. Mind you, still I did a good job since I was so involved in this task.
(1) It is quite a natural thing to have dust and filth when we dont do much about it. There is no reason to cry hoarse about it when we get into an initiative.
(2) We should never deny ourselves (at least within ourselves) a proud look at the objects that we have got involved with.....Many talk about being ego-less and simple person, lets not give ourselves a credit which we deserve truely....Beware, let this not be too long....!! Just enough to energize ourselves and head towards the next dusty region.....!!
(3) One deciding to do a clean up should be very clear that he is doing it for himself. Neither an external trigger is needed to get started nor he should look for recognition....!! Its foolish to crave for others to follow us in terms of initiatives and could be disastrous if we try to verbally nudge them to get started "like us".....!!
(4) When we do a clean up, there is a possibility we are hurt. In this case of windows, I got couple of my fingers badly injured and even had drops of blood because of it. It never hurts....!! Just that I dont get this injury when I clean up next window.....!! Lets live with our injuries and pains which are basically self inflicted due to our own inexperience. Venting out might diulte our intensity levels....!!!
(5) One who decides to clean up should be very clear that he cannot clean up every thing. At the same time, he should also not get depressed about the % completion when he gets started....AND drop his initiative. As dust and stickiness and pollution are natural, cleaning up should be our natural processes. Lets face the filth with a smile in our face...
(6) We should be ready with the soft skills and hard skills for the continuity of the clean up process (its most needed today !!!) . Its important we identify the right type (and amount) of cloth and other infrastructures required (including the time factor and slot of activity) so that we dont have lame excuses to stop / postpone or shift to others shoulders....!!
(7) There are always better technologies of doing every thing. Lets keep our eyes and ears opened up for efficient people on the job and try to upgrade ourselves in every possible opportunity. Process improvemement is maximum possible in this area.....(if only Neel Metal Fanacia knew this truth, they would not have been in checkout mode...particularly when their predecessor, ONYX made such a great job in their tenure !!)
(8) The mission for a person of House keeping should include a dream situation of seeing a cleaned up world.....!! it might be possible after 10 generations if we dutifully clean up the one window in front of our eyes....!! Lets not even share it with others...JUST DO IT....!!
(9) Well, let me candidly admit the fact that the joy that these 4 windows gave me in those few minutes of my union with them, I felt ashamed of the fact that I never even thought to do it all these days...
Perhaps I could have started off such simple tasks bit earlier too..but I also carry a feeling that I might be doing such house keeping tasks monotonously by now If I had started such things very early in my life...!!
So in my typical style, I dont have a regret about any thing that happened to me in the past OR the way I have handled things in the past Rather the way I had handled myself in the past.....as the future is too exciting and grand truths are waiting to be revealed to me on their own...!!! Lemme try my hand in cloth washing, vehicle cleaning, toilet cleaning....etc., etc., !!!!
Suren
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