A masterpiece is created as a result of time, clarity, commitment, hard work and perseverance.
In one of the international schools in Bangalore there is a display of self-portrait oil painting done by one of the students which is really a masterpiece. The student has drawn his own picture. It captures everybody’s attention and admiration.
On one of the Parents Teachers Meets, the students’ mother visited the school for the first time. To her utter surprise, she found her son’s portrait on the notice board which she learned later that it was done by her own son. She was overjoyed and couldn’t believe her eyes. She felt a sense of pride and tears of joy rolled down her cheek. (She is not from India). She kissed her son’s portrait and took a snap.
The interesting part is homework done by the student. Student figured out which picture to draw. His decision to draw his own picture was very clear to him. He did his own homework by looking at his own photographs, selecting and thinking. With clarity, commitment, hard work and perseverance he created a masterpiece. It is a great achievement for this student. If he is able to create such a masterpiece, he can create a great success out of himself too.
The point is, to create any thing beautiful; it requires clarity, commitment, hard work and perseverance. Any masterpiece is possible for those who decide to invest time, commitment, hard work and perseverance. Things are made possible by doing.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
The Earth Is Bountiful and Has Enough Resources To Feed All!
Mahatma Gandhi, the great soul who ever lived on this earth said, "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed."
When we know the earth has enough resources to last for eternity why do the fearful economists and world leaders preach to the masses that the resources are scarce? Resources are not scarce rather they are unlimited. Only limitation is upon human leadership, vision, ingenuity and imagination.
Over the centuries, majority of people have always kept the old tradition or limiting beliefs firmly and they have never released them. They are still holding on to the philosophy of old beliefs and thoughts till date. As a result, today we are not able to progress and reach the period of high civilization inclusively.
Those who are rich are holding on to their old industrial beliefs and mission which may be wrong yet they want to make their false prophesies come true. The stubborn nature of human pride is not relieving us to forge ahead in the technological advancement.
The word 'god' is the acronym for 'Gold, Oil, and Drugs'. Many people believe today that God is the higher being but on earth it is always gold, oil and drugs (god) the most powerful thing. In US dollars, it is written, "in God we trust," but its ambiguity has fooled the masses and it is costing trillions of dollars worth of life today and how much it will harm people in the future that we don't know yet.
Since the invention of automobile, oil has been the core commodity to market to the world for huge profit margin and oil has been one of the major causes of war, corruption, and poverty. Another product is drug, which has sky-rocketed the wall street business and caused the same problem of war, corruption and poverty.
Gold, oil and drugs have caused great damage to the environment and people and it seems to be beyond human imagination. The selfish nature of people has left a large number of people ignorant, hungry, sick and dead.
The question that comes to my mind is that oil or coal may not be the only available resources to produce energy, there are other clean and eco-friendly resources too. To tap such resources we need to develop our technology breakthrough and it is not impossible. If the dedicated scientists, engineers, mechanics work cohesively to create advanced technology to harvest eco-friendly energy then surely it will become a success. But why don't we develop such technology?
The point is not whether we can or we can't, the deeper truth is that the few most powerful people in the world have no interest in it. They have their hidden mission to accomplish during their life time and creating a technology to solve human misery is not their priority. The twentieth century was a witness to many great inventions and they have very positive impact on people as well as a negative impact.
In the beginning of 21st century we must pledge to develop technologies to improve human condition and I firmly believe that we can really create such inventions to enable all to live peacefully, happily and richly.
The problem with the big people is that they least bother about the masses. They control the economy, the institution, the corporation and the resources and the people are the puppets in their hands. A puppet has no choice other than to follow the dictation of high command.
The masses have been repeatedly fed and programmed by mass media, education institutes and churches that the resources are scarce and as a result there has to be recession, depression and turmoil in the world.
Resources are not scarce, there is enough to satisfy human needs and however resources are scarce to satisfy human greed. Human greed has caused great harm to innocent people because they are ignorant and non-vigilant.
Can we not invent cars, bikes, trains, aeroplanes, ships, rockets and so on without using petroleum products as they energy trigger?
One day our children and grand children will surprise us with their inventions which we would have easily invented and saved the world from destructive influences of the few and they will indeed laugh at us for our lack of vision and purpose.
Let's not think that the earth is running out of its resources. We are passing in time and space and we can never run short of things that GOD the creator has bestowed on us.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
When we know the earth has enough resources to last for eternity why do the fearful economists and world leaders preach to the masses that the resources are scarce? Resources are not scarce rather they are unlimited. Only limitation is upon human leadership, vision, ingenuity and imagination.
Over the centuries, majority of people have always kept the old tradition or limiting beliefs firmly and they have never released them. They are still holding on to the philosophy of old beliefs and thoughts till date. As a result, today we are not able to progress and reach the period of high civilization inclusively.
Those who are rich are holding on to their old industrial beliefs and mission which may be wrong yet they want to make their false prophesies come true. The stubborn nature of human pride is not relieving us to forge ahead in the technological advancement.
The word 'god' is the acronym for 'Gold, Oil, and Drugs'. Many people believe today that God is the higher being but on earth it is always gold, oil and drugs (god) the most powerful thing. In US dollars, it is written, "in God we trust," but its ambiguity has fooled the masses and it is costing trillions of dollars worth of life today and how much it will harm people in the future that we don't know yet.
Since the invention of automobile, oil has been the core commodity to market to the world for huge profit margin and oil has been one of the major causes of war, corruption, and poverty. Another product is drug, which has sky-rocketed the wall street business and caused the same problem of war, corruption and poverty.
Gold, oil and drugs have caused great damage to the environment and people and it seems to be beyond human imagination. The selfish nature of people has left a large number of people ignorant, hungry, sick and dead.
The question that comes to my mind is that oil or coal may not be the only available resources to produce energy, there are other clean and eco-friendly resources too. To tap such resources we need to develop our technology breakthrough and it is not impossible. If the dedicated scientists, engineers, mechanics work cohesively to create advanced technology to harvest eco-friendly energy then surely it will become a success. But why don't we develop such technology?
The point is not whether we can or we can't, the deeper truth is that the few most powerful people in the world have no interest in it. They have their hidden mission to accomplish during their life time and creating a technology to solve human misery is not their priority. The twentieth century was a witness to many great inventions and they have very positive impact on people as well as a negative impact.
In the beginning of 21st century we must pledge to develop technologies to improve human condition and I firmly believe that we can really create such inventions to enable all to live peacefully, happily and richly.
The problem with the big people is that they least bother about the masses. They control the economy, the institution, the corporation and the resources and the people are the puppets in their hands. A puppet has no choice other than to follow the dictation of high command.
The masses have been repeatedly fed and programmed by mass media, education institutes and churches that the resources are scarce and as a result there has to be recession, depression and turmoil in the world.
Resources are not scarce, there is enough to satisfy human needs and however resources are scarce to satisfy human greed. Human greed has caused great harm to innocent people because they are ignorant and non-vigilant.
Can we not invent cars, bikes, trains, aeroplanes, ships, rockets and so on without using petroleum products as they energy trigger?
One day our children and grand children will surprise us with their inventions which we would have easily invented and saved the world from destructive influences of the few and they will indeed laugh at us for our lack of vision and purpose.
Let's not think that the earth is running out of its resources. We are passing in time and space and we can never run short of things that GOD the creator has bestowed on us.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Stay alert and vigilant!
Being academically educated with degrees and Phds don't necessarily make one alert and vigilant. Highly educated people are the least learned people. The full time employee category of people have no extra time to invest in their ongoing personal education as a result they stay ignorant and accept whatever the media feeds them as the reality. And you know what is the menu the media sells every day? Remember, Ignorance of the masses is bliss for the ultra-rich because they can profit a lot from it but ignorance can never be bliss for those struggling financially. What is good for the other, may not serve our purpose.
Being alert and vigilant is the need of the hour. There are few good people whose mission is good and it serves our purpose. While expecting good for themselves they expect the same goodness for others. There are few existing institutes in the world whose mission is in line with social responsibility reaching out to the ignorant masses and providing them the education, health, food, clothes, shelter and modern technological facilities. Such organizations are rare to locate because they are few in numbers.
People need to be educated to be alert, vigilant and smart in order to take good advantage of the abundant resources available to live a good life. Many people are leading a life of quite desperation and they need to be educated and made alert about the real happenings, the circumstances, the laws and policies of the world.
In ancient time, our ancestors kept themselves alert to spot a prey or to guard themselves from danger. They avoided being attacked by wild animals. The same level of alertness is required today to survive in this hostile world of ours.
The nature is inherently good but the people by nature are of deviant characters. So being alert and vigilant can promise a better future for the next generation.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
Being alert and vigilant is the need of the hour. There are few good people whose mission is good and it serves our purpose. While expecting good for themselves they expect the same goodness for others. There are few existing institutes in the world whose mission is in line with social responsibility reaching out to the ignorant masses and providing them the education, health, food, clothes, shelter and modern technological facilities. Such organizations are rare to locate because they are few in numbers.
People need to be educated to be alert, vigilant and smart in order to take good advantage of the abundant resources available to live a good life. Many people are leading a life of quite desperation and they need to be educated and made alert about the real happenings, the circumstances, the laws and policies of the world.
In ancient time, our ancestors kept themselves alert to spot a prey or to guard themselves from danger. They avoided being attacked by wild animals. The same level of alertness is required today to survive in this hostile world of ours.
The nature is inherently good but the people by nature are of deviant characters. So being alert and vigilant can promise a better future for the next generation.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Michelangelo created mighty David out of ordinary stone
Ever since I met my wife, Maria in the college, I have been her guide, coach and mentor. The other day, I was angry with her because she had stopped reading books or writing journals it meant that she had stopped continuous learning and growing.
She knew what I was going through inside my mind. She said to me, “You are my guide, coach and mentor. I am like a stone and you are my Michelangelo. You must repeatedly carve with a chisel to bring out a beautiful, fully developed human being out of me.” Then I wrote a letter reminding her of goals, dreams, beliefs and thoughts.
If Michelangelo could make a mighty David out of an ordinary stone by repeatedly hitting the stone, you can make yourself and others too a great and mighty David by constantly carving your thoughts, beliefs and values.
My wife meant that I was her guide, coach and mentor and it was my job to keep shaping her constantly as long as she was open - minded. One or two blows on the stone will never make an impression. What make a difference to a stone are constant blows.
If you want to bring a change upon yourself, you must do something constantly reading books, writing journals or attending seminars. You can be a master of your success if you are clear in mind what you want to be.
Be your own Michelangelo and try to carve out the best masterpiece out of yourself. You are highly capable and talented to achieve your results as long as you have persistence and patience.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
She knew what I was going through inside my mind. She said to me, “You are my guide, coach and mentor. I am like a stone and you are my Michelangelo. You must repeatedly carve with a chisel to bring out a beautiful, fully developed human being out of me.” Then I wrote a letter reminding her of goals, dreams, beliefs and thoughts.
If Michelangelo could make a mighty David out of an ordinary stone by repeatedly hitting the stone, you can make yourself and others too a great and mighty David by constantly carving your thoughts, beliefs and values.
My wife meant that I was her guide, coach and mentor and it was my job to keep shaping her constantly as long as she was open - minded. One or two blows on the stone will never make an impression. What make a difference to a stone are constant blows.
If you want to bring a change upon yourself, you must do something constantly reading books, writing journals or attending seminars. You can be a master of your success if you are clear in mind what you want to be.
Be your own Michelangelo and try to carve out the best masterpiece out of yourself. You are highly capable and talented to achieve your results as long as you have persistence and patience.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Live always in Love, Peace and Truth.
The ultimate goal of human beings on earth is to live in peace, harmony and truth. When people fail to follow their true purpose there begins discord, disharmony and absence of truth.
Jesus of Nazareth lived in love, peace, truth and harmony. He never brought to himself, negative feelings, discord, disharmony or hatred. He chose to live in love, peace, joy and truth and showed the way, the truth, and life for others to follow. He understood the condition of life that one must be truthful, peaceful, loving, forgiving and giving. He even turned the other cheek, walked the extra miles and forgave the wrong doers because he always wanted to live in truth, love, peace etc. and he was true to himself in speaking the truth.
Many times we hesitate to speak the truth. We hide it and refuse to accept certain facts which may be true. Ultimate truth is that we must live together, but we neglect that principle and do as we wish.
Mahatma Gandhi was another famous personality who lived in peace (non-violence), truth and harmony. He didn't want to lose his own harmonious nature and the harmony of his country men. He encouraged people to embrace non-violence and truth.
There are men and women who have truly demonstrated examples to follow and base our life on truth, peace and love.
Love, peace, truth and forgiveness do create a harmonious environment in the individual, family, community, society, country and all over the world.
Our goals may be to become millionaires, billionaires but along with that we do have to live a life of love, peace, truth and forgiveness. When we live in truth, nothing can put us down. None can blame us. Not even a single soul will ever dare to speak against us because we live in truth, peace, love etc.
The truth is being true to oneself, one's feelings, thoughts, ideas, views, education, philosophy and so on. When we do something wrong, we fear the consequences. Because we fear the bad consequences, the peace of mind is disturbed; there is disharmony and discord which causes stress and tension. If one does wrong, he must accept it, correct it, learn the valuable lessons and must move on.
When men or women engage in extra marital affairs, they are not faithful or loyal to their spouses. Once they are unfaithful, they begin to run away from the truth, love, peace and harmony. They don't live in truth as a result there is no harmony in their relationship. There is disharmony, quarrel and lack of trust. They neglect their purpose to live in truth, peace and love. Of course, one may argue that it is human nature to go astray but truth is truth.
It is important to protect our individual peace, love, truth, harmony and joy because that is the law of nature, God or Universe. Think of the universe at large, how it exists in harmony. The same harmony can also be felt by us too, if we choose to live in love, peace, truth and joy.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
Jesus of Nazareth lived in love, peace, truth and harmony. He never brought to himself, negative feelings, discord, disharmony or hatred. He chose to live in love, peace, joy and truth and showed the way, the truth, and life for others to follow. He understood the condition of life that one must be truthful, peaceful, loving, forgiving and giving. He even turned the other cheek, walked the extra miles and forgave the wrong doers because he always wanted to live in truth, love, peace etc. and he was true to himself in speaking the truth.
Many times we hesitate to speak the truth. We hide it and refuse to accept certain facts which may be true. Ultimate truth is that we must live together, but we neglect that principle and do as we wish.
Mahatma Gandhi was another famous personality who lived in peace (non-violence), truth and harmony. He didn't want to lose his own harmonious nature and the harmony of his country men. He encouraged people to embrace non-violence and truth.
There are men and women who have truly demonstrated examples to follow and base our life on truth, peace and love.
Love, peace, truth and forgiveness do create a harmonious environment in the individual, family, community, society, country and all over the world.
Our goals may be to become millionaires, billionaires but along with that we do have to live a life of love, peace, truth and forgiveness. When we live in truth, nothing can put us down. None can blame us. Not even a single soul will ever dare to speak against us because we live in truth, peace, love etc.
The truth is being true to oneself, one's feelings, thoughts, ideas, views, education, philosophy and so on. When we do something wrong, we fear the consequences. Because we fear the bad consequences, the peace of mind is disturbed; there is disharmony and discord which causes stress and tension. If one does wrong, he must accept it, correct it, learn the valuable lessons and must move on.
When men or women engage in extra marital affairs, they are not faithful or loyal to their spouses. Once they are unfaithful, they begin to run away from the truth, love, peace and harmony. They don't live in truth as a result there is no harmony in their relationship. There is disharmony, quarrel and lack of trust. They neglect their purpose to live in truth, peace and love. Of course, one may argue that it is human nature to go astray but truth is truth.
It is important to protect our individual peace, love, truth, harmony and joy because that is the law of nature, God or Universe. Think of the universe at large, how it exists in harmony. The same harmony can also be felt by us too, if we choose to live in love, peace, truth and joy.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
Monday, July 5, 2010
Sow the seeds today and reap the fruits tomorrow
A farmer though, he might not have gone to schools or colleges knows the law of nature well. He understands the truth that before he could reap the fruits, he got to sow the seeds and before he could sow the seeds, he got to ready the field. That means if a farmer has to reap the fruits tomorrow, he must sow the seeds today and if he wants to sow the seed tomorrow, he must plough the field today.
Remember, it is never reap the fruits now and sow the seeds later or sow the seeds today and plough the field tomorrow. This principle doesn’t work that way. What works is the law of cause and effect. What you sow that you get. What you do today, that you get tomorrow.
So how can we apply this principle in our life? This principle holds our fortune, our better life. If we sow the seeds of reading, learning, practicing, thinking, setting goals, dreaming, believing, attending seminars etc. today, naturally we will reap the fruits of success, achievement, prosperity, abundance, health, happiness, good relationship, profitable businesses, and development etc. tomorrow.
The point is we must invest more than enough today in order to get more than enough tomorrow. The seeds can be anything we want to achieve during our life time. One thing we require to do is to exactly know what it is that we want. And when we know it clearly, we can step up to achieve it.
Most successful people sow the seeds that they want to reap tomorrow. Warren Buffet, the genius investor, sows money in the fields he thinks, believes and knows is fertile and because of his enough homework he reaps money in abundance. In order to sow the seeds to the ground, the field has to be readied, and it demands hard work, commitment, skills and perseverance to choose or get the field ready.
Likewise many multi-billionaires, millionaires all over the world do their homework first. They plough the field first then sow the seeds and reap the fruits later. First they allow the hen to lay the eggs and then they have a choice either to fry the eggs or hatch the eggs.
What we sow today that we will reap tomorrow is a simple secret yet profound and magnanimous in producing results. Therefore if we want more money tomorrow, we need to invest little or more money in the fertile land to earn more profits. This simple secret can be applied by anyone. There is no copyright, no monopoly. A farmer who sows seeds in a fertile land reaps fruits in abundance. Similarly an investor or business man who puts his money in a field that he knows well will accrue him more returns.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
Remember, it is never reap the fruits now and sow the seeds later or sow the seeds today and plough the field tomorrow. This principle doesn’t work that way. What works is the law of cause and effect. What you sow that you get. What you do today, that you get tomorrow.
So how can we apply this principle in our life? This principle holds our fortune, our better life. If we sow the seeds of reading, learning, practicing, thinking, setting goals, dreaming, believing, attending seminars etc. today, naturally we will reap the fruits of success, achievement, prosperity, abundance, health, happiness, good relationship, profitable businesses, and development etc. tomorrow.
The point is we must invest more than enough today in order to get more than enough tomorrow. The seeds can be anything we want to achieve during our life time. One thing we require to do is to exactly know what it is that we want. And when we know it clearly, we can step up to achieve it.
Most successful people sow the seeds that they want to reap tomorrow. Warren Buffet, the genius investor, sows money in the fields he thinks, believes and knows is fertile and because of his enough homework he reaps money in abundance. In order to sow the seeds to the ground, the field has to be readied, and it demands hard work, commitment, skills and perseverance to choose or get the field ready.
Likewise many multi-billionaires, millionaires all over the world do their homework first. They plough the field first then sow the seeds and reap the fruits later. First they allow the hen to lay the eggs and then they have a choice either to fry the eggs or hatch the eggs.
What we sow today that we will reap tomorrow is a simple secret yet profound and magnanimous in producing results. Therefore if we want more money tomorrow, we need to invest little or more money in the fertile land to earn more profits. This simple secret can be applied by anyone. There is no copyright, no monopoly. A farmer who sows seeds in a fertile land reaps fruits in abundance. Similarly an investor or business man who puts his money in a field that he knows well will accrue him more returns.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
Sunday, July 4, 2010
The Incredible Mind Power
Human mind is the most powerful part of our body. It is said that there are three levels of brain. The first brain to develop was the reptilian brain which began 250 million years ago. The second brain called the mammalian brain developed 50 million years ago and the third brain cortex developed around 60000 years ago. One question that emerges after knowing such fact is that will there be the fourth brain or fifth brain in the evolution of human kind? Of course, there will a period where we will know the truth better than now.
Some experts conclude that there are two minds- conscious mind and subconscious mind. That means we have outer self and inner self. We have not been so successful in having a complete control over it. But in the near future we will be able to know this reality more accurately.
Albert Einstein said,"Imagination is more important than knowledge." I understand the word 'imagination' as the subconscious mind where we draw images about the things we want to create or have or do or achieve in life. Knowledge is limited but human mind is unlimited and this is possible only through the power of imagination.
I think the successful millionaires and billionaires use their subconscious mind, the inner self so much to create a life of their own dreams. Their dreams are accomplished only by first creating images of their desires in their inner self through the power of imagination. In fact it is not wrong to say that our inner minds create the conditions of life on the outside world.
I saw the FIFA world cup 2010 and I observed this that the team that had an image of victory played the match outstandingly and won the match. They displayed a great team spirit, they were charged and moved quickly to outplay the rival team. When an image is created in the subconscious mind, nothing can stand as an obstacle to the desired goal.
Wherever you are now in life, you got them or you live that life because they are brought or rather attracted by you through your imagination. You must never sow seeds that you don't want to happen for you rather you should sow seeds that you desire genuinely.
You must use your incredible mind to achieve any results you want in life through creating images in your inner self first and you must believe that the images you want to attract in your life will surely happen to you.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
Some experts conclude that there are two minds- conscious mind and subconscious mind. That means we have outer self and inner self. We have not been so successful in having a complete control over it. But in the near future we will be able to know this reality more accurately.
Albert Einstein said,"Imagination is more important than knowledge." I understand the word 'imagination' as the subconscious mind where we draw images about the things we want to create or have or do or achieve in life. Knowledge is limited but human mind is unlimited and this is possible only through the power of imagination.
I think the successful millionaires and billionaires use their subconscious mind, the inner self so much to create a life of their own dreams. Their dreams are accomplished only by first creating images of their desires in their inner self through the power of imagination. In fact it is not wrong to say that our inner minds create the conditions of life on the outside world.
I saw the FIFA world cup 2010 and I observed this that the team that had an image of victory played the match outstandingly and won the match. They displayed a great team spirit, they were charged and moved quickly to outplay the rival team. When an image is created in the subconscious mind, nothing can stand as an obstacle to the desired goal.
Wherever you are now in life, you got them or you live that life because they are brought or rather attracted by you through your imagination. You must never sow seeds that you don't want to happen for you rather you should sow seeds that you desire genuinely.
You must use your incredible mind to achieve any results you want in life through creating images in your inner self first and you must believe that the images you want to attract in your life will surely happen to you.
Alwed Ekka
Guide Coach Mentor
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