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I run a small software company in Japan and also in India. My problem is that I have about 15 people in Japan and about 30 people in India, and the communication between the Japanese and Indians is a big problem. I'm trying to fill the gap by teaching Japanese to the Indian guys, but it is not happening at this stage. How can we help the Japanese people learn more English from childhood so that they can have better international education.
You know, language is not an issue at all, at least not in this age. People all over the world don't really speak one language. You may say that English is the international language, but when you go to South America, they don't speak English! A ... -
I want more people to join my organization, but even after putting an advertisements for recruitment, people are not coming. What should I do? It is welfare related activity.
Maybe you should travel to areas where people don't look at advertisements and talk to them. You know, one part of recruiting is by putting ads, another part is by traveling a little bit. One to one connection, that might inspire people to join. ... -
My name is Sofia and I am from Russia. What types or kinds of punishment should we apply in a company?
It depends on what kind of atmosphere prevails in the company. If the atmosphere is very friendly, congenial, and more of a celebratory or joyful, then a little indifference towards a person itself is good enough. Otherwise, whatever strict measures nee ... -
I run a number of businesses. Mainly they are welfare, schools and consulting businesses. Unfortunately, running all these businesses I have seen that people deceive, especially when it comes to money. First I thought, I should not feel bad, it happens, I should just let it go and try to make myself more positive. But then money also impacts the family and other businesses. I don't know whether I should still continue with this and face it as it comes, or I should just leave everything.
First of all, we should see to whom we are being compassionate. You cannot be compassionate to undeserving people. That is like taking advantage of your compassion. You need to see whether the people towards whom you are being compassionate really deser ... -
Gurudev, it's hard to say 'I belong to you' to a near and dear one. But it feels easy to say it to a stranger, why?
Your near and dear ones are yours anyways. Why would you tell them, 'I belong to you’? They'll think you've gone mad. You can't wake up in the morning and tell your mother, 'Mummy, I belong to you'.Your mother will th ... -
Gurudev what is the relevance of eating satvic and Ayurvedic food? Usually I like rajasic food more than satvic food.
With rajasic food, you will have a similar rajasic mind-set as well. Do you know what a rajasic mind-set is? It is like a yo-yo. You jump up or you go down. Either you are too happy or you are too down, this is the impact of rajasic food. You can have i ... -
Gurudev, The Art of living course is also mentioned as a personality development course, but isn’t the real purpose of human life to go beyond personality and individuality?
You need both. You need to have the context that life is much bigger than your personality. At the same time, that very context to life makes your personality very notable and unique.See everyone is unique on this planet, we are all unique. -
Gurudev, could you talk about the Vedas and the aspects that they give this creation?
You know, the story about the Vedas is very interesting, it's a mythological story. Once a Rishi did a lot of penance, and so the Lord of creation appeared before him and he asked him, 'My dear, what do you want?'The Rishi said, 'G ... -
During meditation I am able to observe my breath patterns and the sensations in my body, and how it relates to feelings and thoughts. Yet, in the waking state, that power of observation diminishes. I get lost in the emotional experience. How can I stay more in the present?
You can't directly handle emotions. You need to attend to the source of it. To harness an emotion, you need to attend the source of emotion. It's not that today you attain calmness and then you try to maintain it all the time. Don't do that. ... -
Gurudev, please teach us how to deal with people who use logic for almost everything.
What's wrong in logic, it's good. Wrong logic is troublesome. Wrong logic is, 'If a door is half open, that means its half closed. So if it is fully open, means it is fully closed'.You know, there's something we can learn from ...