Philosophies of life

* You can not make everyone happy
* Set some principles of your life and leave your life based upon it
* Be innovative in your approach

Nirdosh

The idea of Nirdosh is really innovative one ..Well I came to know about it after we had a case study in Marketing Management subject ..
http://nirdosh.co.nz/index.html

also u can google for "Nirdosh cigaratte India" ...
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Better late than never ..

Dont Loose contact of ur inner voice

Hi Everyone,
I want to tell u that be good and friendly with all. But dont loose the contact with ur inner voice, the inner being, the original you. This original being is the one that makes you special amongst others. The Differentiator. You are in harmony with yourself when u are "U". Dont make too much of compromise with this pure soul. Its the Child within u. The good being.

Happiness Index

Happiness index: Indians fare a lot better than most
Gayatri Nayak MUMBAI
FOR a change, never mind the cold macro numbers. A 9% growth may liven up economists and stock market punters. It may not mean anything to you. But here’s something to further pep up your festive mood. India may be lagging even some of the African countries as far as human development goes, but Indians are far more happy than most in the planet. Certainly, more than the richer lot in G-8. What could be a little disappointing is that compared with her neighbours in the subcontinent, Indians are happier than only Burmese and Pakistanis. In fact, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh fare better than India in the happy country scale. If you disagree, blame it on a new report by the New Economic Foundation — a UK-based think-tank that compiles the happy planet index (HPI). According to the report, the archipelago in South Pacific Vanuatu, east of Australia, is the happiest country in the world. And, Zimbabwe in Africa is the saddest. Both are former British colonies. And the US, the world’s largest economy in terms of GDP, is ranked 150th. India is ranked 62 in terms of happiness, second only after China in the list of top 11 of nations ranked in terms of GDP. It’s another fact that India is ranked 125th in terms of human development indicators (HDI). In fact, almost the entire North America, Europe and Australia are less happy than India, with the exception of Austria and Malta, which are slightly happier than India. Others include Grenada, Uruguay and Ecquador. While Brazil, Iceland, Switzerland and Italy are a few notches sadder than India. New Economic Foundation has complied the index for 178 countries. The think-tank essentially looks for countries where people live long and happy lives without damaging the planet. The HPI combines data on life expectancy, surveys on life satisfaction and the consumption of natural resources (energy, land etc) in each country. Analysing a similar theme, a recent study by Deustche Bank Research has explanations to offer for the stagnation in happiness among richer countries. Three main reasons explain the long-run stagnation of happiness and life satisfaction. First, people simply get used to the higher income, consumption or circumstances: driving that new car for the first time may make you really happy — but this effect evaporates over time. Second, humans tend to aim ever higher: once the new house is completed, one may feel that it would be even better to have a house in a better or safer neighbourhood. Third, an individual’s satisfaction tends to be influenced by how well others are doing. Driving a big car may make you happy if you are the only person with such a car — but satisfaction with that same car quickly diminishes if friends and neighbours drive similar cars, says the report. Even worse, if you buy a big car, this may depress the happiness of your neighbours, so aggregate happiness may not rise, it says. On the happy index, the report says that because of its strong focus on the environment, this index favours countries near the equator. The HPI may be a good guide for holiday destinations, according to the German bank’s research arm.

Thats my place !!

Well our end-term is scheduled to start from this Friday...then what am I doing ...posting at my blog ??????? !!!!! ...well got some really cool pictures(coutesy senior's album) of my college IFMR ... http://ifmr.ac.in ...couldn't resist to place those here... please have a look at these...



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NOTE: Look out for this space in future, for more insights on my college

Two new finds !!

Hello everybody...For the first time I am blogging about something that life taught me and I think that these 2 things I need to ponder upon for the rest of my life...

1. Doing an MBA 1st lesson I learnt is networking...be in contact with as many people possible and win the good will and love of maximum people around u.

2. U like the people not because of what they are...u like them because u have a special soft corner for them ...a bias u can say...u dont like them in totality...u like them b'coz of one special thing in them that halos all other limitations they have.

Man creates God in his own mould

EVERY man lives in one of the seven chakras, the energy centres. If you are in the lowest level, that is the Muladhara chakra, you are caught in lust and desire. You worship a God who can grant all your boons. That is why God is understood as a giver of boons and is very popular. People are caught up in fantasy, expectations and desires and whoever fulfils these becomes their God. The moment they miss giving a single boon, their Gods will get dethroned! Next is the person who is caught in the Swadishthana chakra. You worship the God who gives confidence, who you believe will take care of you; you go behind the idols that have many weapons and many hands. You experience God as a protector. The third level person stays in the Manipuraka chakra. You continuously worry and remain confused. You worship the God who gives clarity and peace. Next is the person who lives in the Anahata chakra. Here, you are attracted towards the God who showers love on you. You worship the God who gives emotional fulfilment. Next, if you are raised to the level of the Vishuddhi chakra, the God of creativity or Energy appeals to you. You experience God as the creator. If you are centred in the Ajna chakra, you are locked in ego. Somebody in the egoless state attracts you: rishis, seers, sages, prophets and Masters attract you. The egoless man becomes your idol. That is why I say man creates God in his own mould! You simply relate to God or the Masters from these six levels; a relationship doesn’t happen — you simply reduce them to mere mortals. You have a concept in your mind and you are demanding from them that concept — it is simply a monologue. In the Ajna chakra, the dialogue starts. Only in the Sahasrara chakra, the communion happens! If you understand you are actually relating to your Gods and Masters from these chakras and that you need to go beyond this and catch the transcendental expression of the Divine, all your problems will dissolve! When you are in the Muladhara chakra, the Master drills into you like a crowbar. At a little higher level, he is like a knife penetrating you. At the level of the Sahasrara chakra, he is like a fragrance! If you are alert and aware, the Master can transform you. You just need to be passive for the alchemy to happen. If you are alert and aware, you can catch the smell and experience it!

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