Organic Transformation – A Metamorphosis to Developing Into Accommodative Leader

In the aftermath of the Lok Sabha Elections I feel strongly the need for emergence of leaders who have committed themselves to emerge as a leader who can fill the gaps in the society for its urgent transformation and development. India is in desperate need of leaders who are visionaries and are prepared to take up the difficult road of self transformation.

Ego centric leadership is outdated. Such leaders often tend to use brute force alone to get what they need. They are not visionaries. They control, oppress and instill fear in the hearts of their followers. The intelligentsia becomes indifferent and live in a bubble.

Paramhansa Yogananda the author of ‘Autobiography of A Yogi’ continues to inspire youths even to this day to embrace a path of integrity, spirituality and physical discipline to attain the marks of leadership that can shed light into a world that tends to get dark without conscious effort.

Persons of strong character do not blame others for difficulties that can be traced to their own actions and lack of understanding. They know that no one has the power to detract from their happiness unless they themselves allow the adverse thoughts and actions of others to affect them. (Paramhansa Yogananda)

I am reminded of my natural father who never ever blamed others even when they were hostile to him or belittled him for no reason. The times were difficult.  It was post world wars, post freedom struggle…post several episodes of global dimension into which empaths and serious thinkers often fell into.

Everybody faces adversities in their journey of life.  When we encounter new set of circumstances we encounter adversities. Should we then give into fear and not try out new things in our lives? Of course not!

Great opportunities come with a package of negative surprises often as curve balls.  If we try to understand the Universal laws, we will understand that they happen as the energies start moving around and taking new forms.  The Universe throws them at us as part of our learning process.  It is up to us to read into them without shaming, blaming or complaining about unexpected incidents. A certain amount of stress tolerance is part of the journey of growth and transformation.  Piling up negative emotions associated with fear, sorrow and anger will cause harm to our earthen bodies.  

Many a large successful family falls apart in India, failing to expand by shutting the doors to new ideas and new ways of thinking.  The law of nature is to nourish and nurture us in order for our fuller expression in our living circumstance.  The Universe does not accommodate for long stagnation and resistance to change. Resistance to change causes things to fall apart. Things start disintegrating due to lack of regeneration in life and living.  This is pure Physics.

Commitment to personal development and growth is the single most important thing to commit to, in one’s life.  In order for this to happen, we must commit ourselves to building our innermost strength from which flows our unique characters.  Most people fail to develop their unique characters due to lack of effort in their entire lives. They become easily satisfied with their attainments and do not want to take risks for fear of failure.  Growth mindset and growth awareness is available for every person to grasp and make. But only a few have the courage to grasp this great opportunity that we have in the course of our lives.

Your real power resides within you.  One sign of growing in maturity is taking full responsibility of things that seem not quite right around you.  When we get out of the endless cycle of blaming, shaming, complaining and finding fault with one another, we become master of our own destinies.  We create our own blueprint of life.

It is extraordinarily exhilarating to go about doing good and freeing one’s own self and those around that God sends down your path from Karmic entanglements.  This is what Jesus was doing and nobody seemed to understand him.  They only saw the surface…he was changing ways of thinking and mindsets that had become entrenched for generations without positive changes.

In his humanity Jesus was one of the finest leaders who drew strength from His Father to even give his life on the Cross in order to free humanity from suffering and living in a degraded state.

Taking responsibility for things happening around you without blaming, accusing or shaming others is the hallmark of true leadership.