Achieving Excellence in Life - An Indian Perspective

Unit 1

Goals of Life – Purusharthas
What are Purusharthas (Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha); Their relevance to Personal life; Family life; Social life & Professional life; Followed by a Goal setting workshop;

Yogic way of Achieving Life Goals – (Stress Free & Focused Life)
Introduction to Yoga and main schools of Yoga; Yogic style of Life & Time Management (Work Shop);

Experiencing life through its Various Stages
Ashrama Dharma; Attitude towards life through its various stages (Teachings of Amma);

Unit 2

Personality Development
What is Personality – Five Dimensions – Pancha Kosas (Physical / Energy / Mental / Intellectual / Bliss); Stress Management & Personality; Self Control & personality; Fundamental Indian Values & Personality;

Learning Skills (Teachings of Amma)
Art of Relaxed Learning; Art of Listening; Developing ‘Shraddha’ – a basic qualification for obtaining Knowledge;

Communication Skills - An Indian Perspective;

Unit 3

Developing Positive Attitude & Friendliness - (Vedic Perspective);

Achieving Work Excellence (Karma Yoga by Swami Vivekananda & teachings based on Amma);

Leadership Qualities – (A few Indian Role models & Indian Philosophy of Leadership);

• Awaken Children (Dialogues with Sri Mata Amritanandamayi) Volumes 1 to 9
• Complete works of Swami Vivekananda (Volumes 1 to 9)
• Mahabharata by M. N Dutt published by Parimal publications – New Delhi (Volumes 1 to 9)
• Universal message of Bhagavad-Gita (An exposition of Gita in the light of modern thought and Modern needs) by Swami Ranganathananda. (Vols.1 to 3)
• Message of Upanishads, by Swami Ranaganathananda published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay.
• Personality Development – Swami Vivekananda published by Advaitha Ashram, Kolkatta.
• Art of Man Making - Swami Chinmayananda published by Chinmaya Mission, Bombay
• Will Power and its Development- Swami Budhananda published by Advaitha Ashram, Kolkatta
• Ultimate Success - Swami Ramakrishnananada Puri published by Mata Amritanandamayi Math, Kollam
• Yoga In Daily Life - Swami Sivananda – published by Divine Life Society
• Hindu Dharma - H. H. Sri Chandrasekharandra Saraswati published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay
• All about Hinduism – Swami Sivananda - Published by Divine Life Society
• The Mind and its Control by Swami Budhananda published by Advaitha Ashram, Kolkatta
• Krida Yoga - Vivekananda Kendra, Publication.
• Valmiki Ramayana – Four volumes- published by Parimal Publications, Delhi
• New perspectives in Stress Management - Dr H R Nagendra & Dr R Nagaratna published by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana, Bangalore.
• Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT) Published by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana, Bangalore.
• Yoga & Memory - Dr H R Nagendra & Dr. Shirley Telles, published by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana, Bangalore.