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Open Eyed Meditations (Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life)

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Item Code: NAL492
Author: Shubhas Vilas
Publisher: Fingerprint Publishing
Language: English
Edition: 2016
ISBN: 9788175993907
Pages: 280
Cover: Paperback
Other Details 8.0 inch X 5.0 inch
Weight 200 gm
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Book Description
About the Book

Open-eyed Meditations is a beautiful compilation of thoughts wherein each meditation takes on a journey to the past, bringing a secret herb to heal a problem of the present.

Arue distillation of ancient wisdom tips for modern lives, this unique self-help book uses the wisdom of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata to solve your everyday problems.

Beyond the storyline, something deeper is waiting to b discovered from these ancient texts. This book is an attempt to uncover the hidden layer of wealth that is cleverly packaged within the commonly known storylines.

 

About the Author

Shubha vilas holds a degree in engineering and law with a specialization in patent law. But in essence, he is an author, a motivational speaker, lifestyle coach, and a storyteller par excellence.

He is the author of the best-selling book series known as 'Ramayana-The Game of Life' published by Jaico Books. The series distils thought-provoking file lessons through the gripping narrative of the story of the Ramayana.

His leadership seminars, wherein he addresses the crucial needs of top-level management through inspiring seminars, are popular in corporate houses.

Shubha Vilas periodically interacts with the youth in premier institutes across the world, inspiring them to live a life based on deeper human values. Close to his heart is his role as a guide and teacher to school children, teaching foundation values through masterful storytelling.

Traveling across the globe and meeting people from all walks of life, he teaches the importance of being governed by dharmic principles, meting out spiritual lifestyle tips and contemporary wisdom to deal with modern-say life situations.

 

Introduction

Meditation essentially means perceiving deeper truths from within.

For those who thought that meditation is a closed-eyed phenomenon, I beg to differ. And offer them Open-eyed Meditations, a book that shows another perspective to meditation.

When you are open to life, life opens up to you. The upper limit of your ability to learn. Nature is actually a school that happily teaches eager students the secret lessons of life. Open-eyed Meditation is a collection of thoughts about various aspects of life that is purely inspired by observing the world through the lenses of Vedic epics.

Each meditation in the book deals with a modern problem that each one of us encounters in life and is accompanied by profound insights to those situations though a story or a character from the ancient epics.

Why ancient epics? The reason being that there is something attractive about the epics like the Mahabharata and the Pamayana that has kept them alive century after century. Beyond the storyline, something deeper is waiting to be discovered from these ancient texts. This book is an attempt to uncover the hidden layer of wealth that is cleverly packaged within the commonly known storylines.

Albert Einstein said, 'Life is like riding a bicycle; to keep the balance one has to keep moving.' For most people, there is no time to stop to learn how to maintain good relationships, how to become effective leaders, how to manage complications in life, and so on and so forth. They are already on the bicycle of life and most of the times speedily trending downwards. In such a dedicate situation any quick tip to help retain the balance is always welcome!

Thus, Open-eyed Mediations is a distillation of ancient wisdom tips for modern lives; a unique self-help book wherein each meditation takes you on a journey to the past, bringing a secrete herb to heal a problem of the present.

Whether you are dealing with complex dynamics of relationships or solving an impossible crisis in your life or coming to terms with embarrassing failures or struggling with important decisions or dealing with any kind of addiction, this book offers valuable nuggets of wisdom and action point resources to deal with it all.

Open-eyed Meditations is a by-product reading thousands of wisdom books learning from thousands of wise men and keenly observing thousands of life situations. It is replete with intellectually stimulating analogies and quotes that will stick in your mind after you have put the book down. It's definitely not a one-time read, but surely warrants a meditative one. Every meditation is independent and complete. These meditations will provoke you to think about life in ways you would have never thought of.

Water is all over the air, but when air is subjected to the process of condensation, we get water. Similarly, ideas/ thoughts are all over, but when subjected to the process of contemplation, they become accessible to us. When a thought is held for a long duration of time and processed though the machinery of contemplation, then life sutras are produced. Open-eyed Meditation is a book of 'thought sutras' that can become 'life sutras'.

Read this book the way a cow eats grass while ruminating. Chew on every word carefully till you have milky lucidity that learn the art of meditation with your eyes wide open as you keenly observe the world around you and allow it to enlighten you.

 

Contents

 

  Acknowledgements 11
  Introduction 13
1 Yga Of Communication 17
2 The Paralysis By Analysis Syndrome 21
3 Do All Problems Have Quick Fix Solutions? 24
4 Why Don't Make The Right Decisions In Life? 26
5 Spirituality @ Workplace 32
6 Solving The Problem Matrix 37
7 Why Do People I Once Loved Now Appear Detestable? 40
8 Do You Need What You Shop Or Shop What You Need? 43
9 The Magic Carpet For Relationships 46
10 Can Your Talent Be Your Enemy? 49
11 How Do I Enhance My Happiness Quotient? 52
12 A Formula To Rebrand The Mind 56
13 Valentine's Day Secret Tips 59
14 Who Controls My Opinions And Decisions? 62
15 Is Being Charismatic A Privilege Of A Few? 66
16 Lessons From The Lion 71
17 Are You Programmed By Someone Else? 74
18 From Information To Transformation 79
19 Has Ravana Really Gone? 81
20 Is Real Love In Kisses And Gifts? 83
21 Is Lack Of Focus A Disease Or A Choice? 85
22 An Idea To Prevent Hacking Of Ideas 90
23 Is A Broad Chest And Slim Waist The Right Figure? 92
24 Are You Scared To Be Offline? 97
25 Can I Change Without Changing? 99
26 Are You Angry Against Anger? 104
27 The Investment That Returns Hearts 109
28 A Tip To Become Infamous 114
29 Can Your Success Be Your Failure? 119
30 Do I Really Lack Something? 124
31 Can I Embrace My Embarrassments? 127
32 Horrors Of Horoscope 129
33 Can I Hurt Other Without Getting Hurt? 132
34 Crossing The Loc In Relationships 136
35 Can An Envious Person Actually Be A Disguised Friend? 141
36 Are Festivals A Time For celebration Or Contemplation? 145
37 The Science Of How To Let Go 148
38 The Art Of Nourishing Relationships: Expression Not Suppression 152
39 *Conditions Apply-In Love 157
40 A Complaint Against Complaining 161
41 Diwali Meditations 165
42 Art Of Leading Leaders 168
43 7 Secrets Of Innovation 172
44 How To Deal With Provocations? 178
45 Invisibl Leadership 182
46 Personality Traits To Synergise 185
47 A Story About Communication 190
48 Scratching The Bad Side Of People 194
49 Jealousy-A Terrorist Attack On Self 198
50 Do 'Likes' Make My Life? 203
51 Qualitative Upgradation Through Forgiveness 207
52 Communication Sutras For Healthy Friendship 212
53 Leading Through Mistakes 216
54 Leading Without A Title 221
55 Making Leadership Last 226
56 Uncertainty Reveals Leadership 230
57 Overcoming Doubt Through Courage 236
58 The Investigation Against Assumptions 241
59 X Factor Influencing Success 246
60 Leading On The Strength Of Diversity 251
61 The Dilemma Of Quality Versus Quantity In Life 256
62 Constructive Thoughts About Team Building 261
63 Keeping Old Friendships Intact With Changing Times 268
64 When Good Is Bad And Bad Is Good! 275

 

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