The presidential election process progresses. Draupadi Murmu is the candidate from the ruling coalition. Yashwant Sinha is the challenger. If Draupadi wins, she will be the first tribal woman to be sworn in as President of India, on 25 July. Yashwant Sinha was an IAS officer, Vajpayee’s Cabinet Minister and was in Trinamool of late.
Maharashtra is in crisis as Shivsainiks rebel. Uddhav Thackeray may have to quit soon. Eknath Shinde may become Chief Minister.
Agneepath to serve in Armed Forces – Army, Navy, Air Force – for 4 years has been announced. This year, the plan is to have 46,000 Agniveers. The upper age limit to join Agneepth is 23 years, but not less than 17.5 years. SSC or Plus 2 is the required qualification. For some duties, Non-Matrics are also fine. The pay per month is Rs.30,000 (year 1) – Rs.33,000 (year 2) – Rs.36,500 (year 3) –Rs.40,000 (year 4), with 70% of the pay in hand. Rs.11.71 lakh as Seva Nidhi Package on exit after 4 years. There will be reservations in various forces and departments to take Agniveers.
Cards will not store customers’ data, as per RBI directive, effective from 1 July, if we get registration for tokenisation.
How can we innovate successfully? How do we change? Unless we aspire. Aspirational Vision and Plan linked to it. Unless we choose, even if it is risky. Taking a calculated risk. Unless we discover possibilities, alternatives, technologies, and models. For solving a critical problem, for enabling a solution, for generating money. Unless we evolve. Changes in models of delivery, the economics of the value chain, and profit streams. Apart from products and services. Unless we accelerate. Through empowering the people with cross-functional integration ability, network and resources, and the ability to assimilate and act quickly and swiftly. Unless we scale up rapidly. Quantity, quality and depth. By marshaling resources and capabilities. Unless we extend beyond. Collaborations, partnerships, coalitions, networks. Of and by choice. Unless we mobilize innovators and innovative behaviour. Stimulating, encouraging, supporting, rewarding, embedding, and making it part of the culture. Exploring, experimenting, trying, rebelling.
Are we getting into a trap? A trap of fakes and frauds? Can we know? May not. We can be weary. If we see unclear, vague and mysterious past – qualifications, credentials, hyperboles; If we see not practicing what is being talked about; If we see no open access, and access to the spirited – only rich and powerful hang around; if we are increasing wealth not-so-ethically; If we see using people, their skills, talents with little in return; If we see self-promotion and popularity; If we see not being free from jealousy and vengeance, deliberate retaliation; If we see the unreasonable fee, charges and exploitation; If we see great care of look, attire, image. If we practice reflection and discernment, we know intuitively the false one. Can we? Can we see the true one?
Yes, we can.
Can we see perception as a creation of the mind? Is not a world order a perception? Are we not getting brainwashed day in and day out by a concert group of actors? Can we resist the impulse that each and every thought is our own? Are the thoughts just appearing and disappearing? Are we our minds? Hearts? We can watch our minds with all their thoughts, feelings, memories, and imaginations. Therefore, they come and go on our screens. We are the observers. We have more space beyond our bodies, minds, and hearts. We are the beings. Are not we?
Yes, we are. Let us not be something else. Let us be.
Yes. For being in coexistence. In-nature usefulness. Within and without. In the flow of N. For 7L.
Join us in the yoga of being in useful coexistence co-living co-action – bhavayoga for 7L.
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