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MEDITATION FOR HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS
( 1-5 December, 2006. 7.00 to 8.00 AM.)

Health is achieved when body, mind and the soul are integrated; happiness is the feeling of timeless energy; and, success is when desirable people and objects flow towards you. Daily meditation coupled with prayer and hard work is the magic wand that commands these riches.
Swami Bodhananda in his five presentations takes the participants through the rich meditation traditions of Indian wisdom and gives a package of simple meditation techniques that one can take home.
The meditations that will be taught by the Swamiji are:
(1) Surya Meditation for receiving energy from the sun.
(2) Atman Meditation for realizing the blissful self beyond the limitations of the ego.
(3) Ashtanga Meditation to control thoughts and realize inner peace.
(4) Kundalini Meditation to activate chakra/energy centres, cleanse the channels of life energy and realize union with supreme consciousness, and,
(5) Tantric meditation to resolve all psychological conflicts and enjoy a life of harmony and joy.

MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME
SELF DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS:
INSIGHTS FROM THE INDIAN WISDOM TRADITIONS

(1-5 December, 2006. 6.30 to 8.00 PM.)

This program is meant for middle and senior level managers who are in decision-making positions and go through ethical conflicts and mental stress. Their problems are accentuated because of global competition. While competence is a hard skill that is acquired from school and collage education, competitiveness is a soft skill that is gained by mastering emotions. The Indian wisdom tradition has a rich repertoire of teachings meant for knowing and mastering the mind. The focus will be on the individual and the body, mind, soul connections. Healthy, balanced and mature individuals make productive and effective teams that can compete globally and create great companies. The topics discussed in this five-day program will be:
(1) Re-engineering the personality
We have heard about re-engineering corporations. But corporations are made up of people and unless the individuals constituting the corporation are re-engineered no lasting success will be achieved. This presentation will discuss six psychic tools to re-engineer and reinvent the individual, to make him dynamically creative and integrated and bring a happy individual to the work place. They are a paradigm shift from "I am a creature attitude to I am the creator attitude", inside out personality growth, personality development through challenge and response, detached engegement in work, taking responsiblity for ones choices and following ones bliss.
(2) The Yajna mindset for a productive work culture:
India is one of the least productive economies in the world and our present work culture is dubbed as 'shirk culture'. But at the same time the fact of the matter is that till the 17-century India contributed 27 percent of the world economy. The yajna work culture that made India rich and prosperous was forgotten during the long night of foreign rule. It is time for us to rediscover that mindset as India aspires to become a super power. It is the belief system and values of the people that influence work culture. The yajna metaphor is central to the Indian psyche. Yajna means sacrifice to Gods, to engender prosperity. Yajna also means selfless collective work and sharing the fruits of such work. This presentation will show that the yajna metaphor is a powerful tool in creating a most productive work culture in India.
(3) Guna theory for personality analysis, recruitment, training, placement, evaluation, promotion, reward and punishment:
Human resource is the most critical factor in the success of a company. Modern psychology is a poor guide in the selection, training and placement of personnel and work force. The theory of Gunas is a powerful scientific tool and valuable guide in assessing personality types and molding people for job requirements. This presentation will show how Guna theory can be applied in understanding human behaviour in work situations.
(4) Inspiring Leadership models from Indian tradition:
This will be a study of leadership models from Indian Epics -- Rama, Krishna, Hanuman, Narada, Draupadi, and modern India -- Mahatma Gandhi. The presentation will focus on their style of leadership in goal setting, team building, conflict resolution, decision making, communication, motivation, reward and punishment and crisis management. Leadership is culture specific. A Mahatma Gandhi will be a misfit in Germany and Hitler in India. Indian business leaders have to be versed in the Indian ethos to understand and inspire their work force. Leadership is very critical in corporate culture and business success. A study of Chanakya's ten sutras on leadership is included.
(5) Cross-cultural Values for Global Managers:
Nations, communities, corporations and even families are becoming multi-cultural. Successful companies like Microsoft and nations like America draw talents from all over the world. Talents are sparsely distributed and highly mobile. Hence successful managers will require skills to lead multicultural teams with members speaking different languages, professing different religions and worldviews and coming from different countries. This presentation gives a matrix of values taken from traditions all over the world. A valuable and indispensable tool kit for modern managers.
The ten Vedic principles for Modern Management will also be discussed.