Saturday, February 27, 2010

हिन्दुओं में कोई पैगम्बर नहीं है

हिन्दुओं में कोई पैगम्बर नहीं है

ईसामसीह ईसाई धर्म के प्रवर्तक हैं । हजरत मुहम्मद इस्लाम के पैगम्बर माने जाते हैं । किन्तु हिन्दुत्व का न तो कोई प्रवर्तक है और न ही पैगम्बर । हिन्दुत्व एक उद्विकासी व्यवस्था है जिसमें विभिन्न मतों के सह-अस्तित्व पर बल दिया गया है । किसी को किसी एक पुस्तक में लिखी बातों पर ही विश्वास कर लेने के लिए विवश नहीं किया गया है । हिन्दू धर्म में फतवा जारी करने की कोई व्यवस्था नहीं है । यह उदारता और सहनशीलता पर आधारित धर्म है ।

हिन्दुओं में कोई पैगम्बर नहीं है

हिन्दुओं में कोई पैगम्बर नहीं है

ईसामसीह ईसाई धर्म के प्रवर्तक हैं । हजरत मुहम्मद इस्लाम के पैगम्बर माने जाते हैं । किन्तु हिन्दुत्व का न तो कोई प्रवर्तक है और न ही पैगम्बर । हिन्दुत्व एक उद्विकासी व्यवस्था है जिसमें विभिन्न मतों के सह-अस्तित्व पर बल दिया गया है । किसी को किसी एक पुस्तक में लिखी बातों पर ही विश्वास कर लेने के लिए विवश नहीं किया गया है । हिन्दू धर्म में फतवा जारी करने की कोई व्यवस्था नहीं है । यह उदारता और सहनशीलता पर आधारित धर्म है ।


हिन्‍दुत्‍व अथवा हिन्‍दू धर्म

हिन्‍दुत्‍व अथवा हिन्‍दू धर्म

हिन्दुत्व को प्राचीन काल में सनातन धर्म कहा जाता था। हिन्दुओं के धर्म के मूल तत्त्व सत्य, अहिंसा, दया, क्षमा, दान आदि हैं जिनका शाश्वत महत्त्व है। अन्य प्रमुख धर्मों के उदय के पूर्व इन सिद्धान्तों को प्रतिपादित कर दिया गया था। इस प्रकार हिन्दुत्व सनातन धर्म के रूप में सभी धर्मों का मूलाधार है क्योंकि सभी धर्म-सिद्धान्तों के सार्वभौम आध्यात्मिक सत्य के विभिन्न पहलुओं का इसमें पहले से ही समावेश कर लिया गया था। मान्य ज्ञान जिसे विज्ञान कहा जाता है प्रत्येक वस्तु या विचार का गहन मूल्यांकन कर रहा है और इस प्रक्रिया में अनेक विश्वास, मत, आस्था और सिद्धान्त धराशायी हो रहे हैं। वैज्ञानिक दृष्टिकोण के आघातों से हिन्दुत्व को भयभीत होने की आवश्यकता नहीं है क्योंकि इसके मौलिक सिद्धान्तों का तार्किक आधार तथा शाश्वत प्रभाव है।

आर्य समाज जैसे कुछ संगठनों ने हिन्दुत्व को आर्य धर्म कहा है और वे चाहते हैं कि हिन्दुओं को आर्य कहा जाय। वस्तुत: 'आर्य' शब्द किसी प्रजाति का द्योतक नहीं है। इसका अर्थ केवल श्रेष्ठ है और बौद्ध धर्म के चार आर्य सत्य की व्याख्या करते समय भी यही अर्थ ग्रहण किया गया है। इस प्रकार आर्य धर्म का अर्थ उदात्त अथवा श्रेष्ठ समाज का धर्म ही होता है। प्राचीन भारत को आर्यावर्त भी कहा जाता था जिसका तात्पर्य श्रेष्ठ जनों के निवास की भूमि था। वस्तुत: प्राचीन संस्कृत और पालि ग्रन्थों में हिन्दू नाम कहीं भी नहीं मिलता। यह माना जाता है कि परस्य (ईरान) देश के निवासी 'सिन्धु' नदी को 'हिन्दु' कहते थे क्योंकि वे 'स' का उच्चारण 'ह' करते थे। धीरे-धीरे वे सिन्धु पार के निवासियों को हिन्दू कहने लगे। भारत से बाहर 'हिन्दू' शब्द का उल्लेख 'अवेस्ता' में मिलता है। विनोबा जी के अनुसार हिन्दू का मुख्य लक्षण उसकी अहिंसा-प्रियता है

हिंसया दूयते चित्तं तेन हिन्दुरितीरित:।

एक अन्य श्लोक में कहा गया है

ॐकार मूलमंत्राढ्य: पुनर्जन्म दृढ़ाशय:

गोभक्तो भारतगुरु: हिन्दुर्हिंसनदूषक:।

ॐकार जिसका मूलमंत्र है, पुनर्जन्म में जिसकी दृढ़ आस्था है, भारत ने जिसका प्रवर्तन किया है, तथा हिंसा की जो निन्दा करता है, वह हिन्दू है।

चीनी यात्री हुएनसाग् के समय में हिन्दू शब्द प्रचलित था। यह माना जा सकता है कि हिन्दू' शब्द इन्दु' जो चन्द्रमा का पर्यायवाची है से बना है। चीन में भी इन्दु' को इन्तु' कहा जाता है। भारतीय ज्योतिष में चन्द्रमा को बहुत महत्त्व देते हैं। राशि का निर्धारण चन्द्रमा के आधार पर ही होता है। चन्द्रमास के आधार पर तिथियों और पर्वों की गणना होती है। अत: चीन के लोग भारतीयों को 'इन्तु' या 'हिन्दु' कहने लगे। मुस्लिम आक्रमण के पूर्व ही 'हिन्दू' शब्द के प्रचलित होने से यह स्पष्ट है कि यह नाम मुसलमानों की देन नहीं है।

भारत भूमि में अनेक ऋषि, सन्त और द्रष्टा उत्पन्न हुए हैं। उनके द्वारा प्रकट किये गये विचार जीवन के सभी पहलुओं पर प्रकाश डालते हैं। कभी उनके विचार एक दूसरे के पूरक होते हैं और कभी परस्पर विरोधी। हिन्दुत्व एक उद्विकासी व्यवस्था है जिसमें अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतन्त्रता रही है। इसे समझने के लिए हम किसी एक ऋषि या द्रष्टा अथवा किसी एक पुस्तक पर निर्भर नहीं रह सकते। यहाँ विचारों, दृष्टिकोणों और मार्गों में विविधता है किन्तु नदियों की गति की तरह इनमें निरन्तरता है तथा समुद्र में मिलने की उत्कण्ठा की तरह आनन्द और मोक्ष का परम लक्ष्य है।

हिन्दुत्व एक जीवन पद्धति अथवा जीवन दर्शन है जो धर्म, अर्थ, काम, मोक्ष को परम लक्ष्य मानकर व्यक्ति या समाज को नैतिक, भौतिक, मानसिक एवं आध्यात्मिक उन्नति के अवसर प्रदान करता है। हिन्दू समाज किसी एक भगवान की पूजा नहीं करता, किसी एक मत का अनुयायी नहीं हैं, किसी एक व्यक्ति द्वारा प्रतिपादित या किसी एक पुस्तक में संकलित विचारों या मान्यताओं से बँधा हुआ नहीं है। वह किसी एक दार्शनिक विचारधारा को नहीं मानता, किसी एक प्रकार की मजहबी पूजा पद्धति या रीति-रिवाज को नहीं मानता। वह किसी मजहब या सम्प्रदाय की परम्पराओं की संतुष्टि नहीं करता है। आज हम जिस संस्कृति को हिन्दू संस्कृति के रूप में जानते हैं और जिसे भारतीय या भारतीय मूल के लोग सनातन धर्म या शाश्वत नियम कहते हैं वह उस मजहब से बड़ा सिद्धान्त है जिसे पश्चिम के लोग समझते हैं । कोई किसी भगवान में विश्वास करे या किसी ईश्वर में विश्वास नहीं करे फिर भी वह हिन्दू है। यह एक जीवन पद्धति है; यह मस्तिष्क की एक दशा है। हिन्दुत्व एक दर्शन है जो मनुष्य की भौतिक आवश्यकताओं के अतिरिक्त उसकी मानसिक, बौद्धिक एवं आध्यात्मिक आवश्यकता की भी पूर्ति करता है।

Thursday, December 17, 2009

ये मन जितना वर्तमान से जुड़ेगा हम उतने शांत होंगे

ये मन जितना वर्तमान से जुड़ेगा हम उतने शांत होंगे - पं. विजयशंकर मेहता

जिन्हें शांति की खोज है उन्हें अपने भीतर की ऊर्जा को जानना होगा। हम ज्यादातर अपनी जीवन ऊर्जा का उपयोग कर ही नहीं पाते। इसका सबसे अच्छा उपयोग है इसका रूपांतरण करना। यह ऊर्जा अधिकांशत: मूलाधार चक्र पर पड़ी रहती है। इसे कल्पना के साथ सांस का प्रयोग करते हुए नीचे से ऊपर के चक्रों पर लाकर सहस्रार चक्र पर छोड़ना है। बिना किसी तनाव के तथा धर्य के साथ इसे अपनी दिनचर्या में जोड़ लें।

ऊर्जा जितने ऊपर के चक्रों पर है, हम उतने ही पवित्र रहेंगे और जितने पवित्र हैं उतने ही शांत होंगे। इसीलिए शांति की खोज बाहर न करके भीतर ही की जाए। पहले तो ऊर्जा को ऊपर उठाएं, दूसरा इसके अपव्यय को रोकें। ऊर्जा को बेकार खर्च होने से रोकने के लिए अच्छा तरीका है मंत्रजाप करें। व्यर्थ होती ऊर्जा सार्थक हो जाएगी। जब आप ऊर्जा के रूपांतरण में लगेंगे तो पहली बाधा भीतर से ही आएगी और यह कार्य करेगा हमारा मन। हम एक भूल और कर जाते हैं। इस मन को हम अपना समझ लेते हैं, जबकि इसका निर्माण हमारे लिए दूसरों ने किया है।

माता-पिता, मित्र, रिश्तेदार, शिक्षक आदि ने। जो हमारा बीता समय है, उसने हमारे मन को बनाया है। ये अतीत की स्मृतियां हमारे वर्तमान को आहत करती हैं, इसी कारण हमारा मन या तो अतीत से बंधा या भविष्य से जुड़ा रहेगा। मन जितना वर्तमान से जुड़ेगा, उतने ही हम शांत रहेंगे। इसी को जागरण कहा गया है। तो जाग्रत रहें और ऊर्जा को ऊपर उठाएं। फिर संसार की कोई भी परिस्थिति आपको अशांत नहीं कर सकती।

Monday, October 26, 2009

Stages in career Development

Stages in career Development


A career is defined as a sequence of positions occupied by a person during the course of a lifetime.

The popular way of analyzing the career is to look at them as made up of stages. There are five stage models that is applicable to the most people during their work life.

Career stages model is the most popular way to view careers.

· Exploration is when individuals are exploring possible career options and making critical choices.

· Establishment begins with the search for work and getting that first job.

· Mid-career is when an individual is no longer seen as a "learner."

· Late career is when an individual can share his or her knowledge with others in the organization.

· Decline is when an individual leaves the work force.

Career stages:

Stage 1: Exploration

This stage includes a person’s earliest recollection of “what I want to be when I grow up” and the revisions on that dream as the person commits to his or her career work. This stage is usually heavily affected by spoken and unspoken messages that people receive from family or significant others regarding what their life path or journey should be. The messages are usually from a person’s elders about their desire for the type of work the person should do, where he or she should live, and spiritual dimensions and lifestyle such as choice of a partner, number of children, and so forth.

Many to the critical choices individual make about their carrier are made prior to every entering the work on a paid basis our parents relatives, teachers as well as what we see on television and films very early in our parents their interests, their aspirations and their financial resources will be heavy factors in determining out planets, their interests, their aspirations and their financial resources will be heavy factors in determine out perception of what carriers are available.

The exploration period ends for most in our mid-twenties as we get employed. From an organisation stand point. This stage has less relevance, since it occurs prior to employment. It is of course not irrelevant. The exploration period is when a number of expectations abt ones career are developed, many of which are unrealistic.

Stage 2: Establishment

The establishment period begins with the search for work and includes getting your first job being accepted by your peers, learning the job and gaining the first tangible evidence of success of or failure in the 'real world'.

It is a time that brings the uncertainties and anxieties. Additionally it also marked by the making of mistakes, learning from these mistakes and gradual assumption of increased responsibilities. However individuals in this stage have yet to reach their peak productivity and rarely are they given work assignment that carry great power or high stages.

At this stage, people bring with them a list of potential life and work options. The activities of this stage help people assess and understand their competency strengths; personality traits; abilities; interests; learning-style, work-style, and work-environment preferences; and personal, interpersonal, work, and cultural values. At this stage, people usually receive detailed information from having completed formal or informal appraisal instruments, checklists, simulations, interviews, and so forth. The output contains highly specific information about a person, including the effect of his or her value systems on personal preferences. People can use that appraisal information to revise the options they developed in the exploration stage.

Stage 3: Mid-Career

Most people do not face their first career dilemmas until they reach the mid-carrier stage this is a time where individual may continue their prior improvements in performance level off or begin to deteriorate. At this stage the first dilemma is accepting that on is no longer seen as a learner. Mistakes carry greater penalty. At this point in a career one is expected to have moved beyond apprenticeship to journeyman status. To those who make the successful transition go greater responsibilities and rewards. For others it may be a time of reassessment, job changes, adjustment of priorities or the pursuit of alternative life styles.

This is a delicate stage of career work because the outputs must be grounded in reality to the greatest degree possible. If they aren’t realistic, people are likely to experience frustration or disappointment later on. That could cause them to be discouraged, which could lead to abandoning any further effort. Thus, the decision-making process should result in a set of realistic career work goals, given the information available at the time.

Stage 4: Late Career

For those who continue to grow through the mid-carrier stage the late carrier usually is a pleasant time when one is allowed the luxury to relax a bit and enjoy playing the part of the elder state man. It is a time their one rest on one's laurels and both in the respect given by younger employees. During the late career days, individuals are no longer learning nor is it expected that they should out do their levels of performance from previous years. Their value to the organisation lies heavily in their judgment, built up over so many years and through varied experiences and sharing with and teaching others based on the knowledge they have gained.

For those who have stagnated or deteriorated during the previous stage the late career brings the reality that they will not have an everlasting impact or change the world as they had once thought. It is a time when individuals recognize that they have decreased work mobility and may be locked to their current job. One begins to look forward to retirement and the opportunities of doing something different life off the job is likely lot carry for greater importance then it did in earlier days.

Stage 5: Decline

The final stage in one's carrier is difficult for everyone but ironically is probably hardest on those who had continued successes in earlier stages. After several decades of continued achievements and high level of performance, time for retirement has reached. These individuals are forced to step out of the limelight and give up major component of their identity. For the most performers or those who have seen their performance deteriorate over the years. It may be pleasant time. The frustrations that have been associated with work will be left behind.

Adjustments of course will have to be made regardless of whether one is leaving a sparkling career or a dismal career. The regimentation that work provides will no longer be there. Responsibilities will be fewer in life and will be less structured. As a result it is a difficult stage for anyone to confront.

The Dream Stealer

The Dream Stealer

There was once a young girl who was very fond of dancing. Her skill in dancing was extraordinary and surpassed her dancing friends that she often appeared as the champion in many competition held. She thought, with what she possess at that time, one day later when she grew up, she would want to be a world class dancer. She imagined herself dancing in Russia, China, America, Japan, being watched by thousands of people giving applause to her on salutation.

One day, the city she resided in was visited by a dancing expert proffessional who came from abroad. This dancing expert was very fascinating, from his hands have been born out world class dancers. The young girl desired very much to dance and exhibit her prowess in front of the teacher, or even if possible, to be one of his pupil. Finally the opportunity came at last. The young girl managed to meet with the teacher behind the screen after his performance was over. The young girl asked "Sir, i really want to be a wold-class dancer. Can you give me a moment of your time, to judge my dancing skill? I want to know what you think of my dance." "Fine, dance then for 10 minutes", the expert responded.

Not even 10 minutes have passed, the teacher stood up from his chair, and left the place without saying any word to the young girl. How broken heart the young girl was upon that. The girl immediately ran out, reaching her home, she cried and cried. She began hating herself. Afterall, the dance that she had been proud of all those years were nothing at all for the teacher. She then get hold of her dancing shoes and threw it in the garbage. Since then, she swore not ever to dance anymore.

Several decades have passed, now the young girl have became a mother with three children. Her husband had passed away. And to feed her family, she had to work as waitress in a restaurant at the corner of a street.

One day, there was a dance exhibition being held in the city. The same expert could be seen behind the young dancers behind the platform. The expert looked much older, with his hair whitening. The mother with her children went to see the dance show. After the show, the mother brought her three children into the back, looking for the teacher, and introduced him to her three children. The old teacher still recognize her, and so they converse with each other enjoyfully.

The mother asked, "Sir, i still have one thing that still bothers me. It was about me performing in front of you many many years ago. Was my perfomance that bad that you leave straight away?" "Oh yes, I remembered it. Frankly speaking, I never have ever seen in my life such beautiful dance that you showed me at that time. I was even sure that you would surely become a world-class dancer, but i was dumbfounded how you suddenly stopped from the world of dancing", answered the teacher.

The young mother was extremely shocked hearing it. "This is not fair!", she exclaimed. "Your attitude had stolen all my dreams! If it was true that my dance was good, why did you just leave me that way when i had just only danced for several minutes? You should have praised me, not ignoring me like that. I am supposed to be a world-class dancer right now, not just a waitress!"
The teacher answered calmly with his wisdom, "No...No, I think I have done what I thought was right. You don't need to drink a barrel of wine to know that the wine is good. The same goes with me. I didnt need to watch you for 10 minutes to prove that your dance was good. That night I was also very exhausted after the show. So I was thinking to leave you for a moment, to get you my name card, and hoped that you would contact me again the next day. But then you were not there anymore when i returned. And another thing that I have to remind you, that You should focus on your dreams not, on what I say or what I do or what the world say! Then applause? So you expected praise and applause? Ah, maybe at that time you were still growing, young lady. Praise like a dobule edged sward. at some times it will motivate you, at the other times it will weaken you. And the fact is that I had observed that most of the PRAISE GIVEN TO A GROWING CHILD, WILL JUST MAKE HIM/HER FEEL SATISFIED OF THE CURRENT PROGRESS AND HINDERS FURTHER GROWTH. I EVEN PREFER TO IGNORE YOU, AS IT SUPPOSEDLY CAN ROCKET YOUR PROGRESS. Besides, praise is something that should come from myself, not something that you should ask for."

"You see, this was actually only a small matter. If only at that time you didnt ignore what happened and kept on dancing, you would have became a very great world-class dancer. Ypu might hurt at that time but it will dissipate quickly once you keep on practising again.But the hurt emerged from this regret today will never disappear for the rest of your life..."

Friday, October 9, 2009

TAKE CARE

TAKE CARE

Take care when you choose what to say.
For once your words are spoken,
they cannot be recalled.

Take care when you choose the thoughts
to hold in your mind.
For the quality of your life is determined
by the quality of your thoughts.

Take care when you choose
what to do with your time.
Time passes quickly no matter what you do,
so your best option is to make the very most of it.

Take care when setting the goals you will follow,
and choose those that are truly yours.
You're far more likely to attain those goals
that have real meaning and are in line
with your own special purpose.

Take care when living this day, this moment,
this life with which you have been so richly blessed.

Take care, enjoy, appreciate, and value it all.
Take care, for there is so very much for which to live.