| | OM RISE Online Magazine Issue 4, October 2020 We are happy to share with you our fourth issue of OM RISE Magazine. We are humbled by the love and affection which we have received from some of you for the previous issues. Among several themes suggested, we chose the theme of Leadership and Hope for this issue. We are open to receiving your suggested themes for upcoming issues. In these unprecedented times of suffering, the human quality of hope can direct actions that lead to change, progress, and even transformation. Please subscribe for receiving the future magazine issues. | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Editorial Note: Spirituality, Management and Society, Issue 4 – Leadership & Hope | | Download Issue 4, Oct 2020: English Edition ; Dutch Edition Dear all We are happy to share the fourth issue of OMRISE Magazine with you. We are also delighted to inform you that now all OMRISE magazine content can be accessed online via... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Speech by Dutch Minister F. Grapperhaus, Non-Violence and Mahatma Gandhi | | Ministry of Justice and Security Since 2007, the International Day of Non-violence is celebrated every year on 2nd October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was not only the leader of the Indian independence movement but also a pioneer... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | True hope and Desire | | Human beings are driven by longing. Desire sets us in motion, makes us reach out. We want to emerge as we are at our deepest, as a plant grows and spreads its flowers. Human beings want to share their inner... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad 1 – 7 | | This Upaniṣad is a meditation on the sacred word 'Om' and its significance in relation to one's own Self. How do we discover within ourselves the higher Self? This is what this brief but very important Upaniṣad clarifies. ॐ इत्येतदक्षरमिदं ... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Euthanasia in Hinduism as an alternative to endless suffering (part 1 of 2) | | The Netherlands has had a new euthanasia law for several years: the law on the assessment of termination of life on request and assisted suicide. This law empowers a physician to administer a drug to the patient that results in... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Inspired Leadership in Times of Crisis: Gandhi's Secret | | Yoga is really nothing but ceasing to think that you are different from the Self or Reality 6 Part 3 – The secret key to successful action 7 If you further contemplate verse 2.48 of the Bhagavad Gītā, you will discover... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Svadharma and Business | | सुखस्य मूलं धर्मः , धर्मस्य मूलं अर्थः अर्थस्य मूलं राज्यं , राज्यस्य मूलं इन्द्रियजयः sukhasya mūlaṃ dharmaḥ , dharmasya mūlam arthaḥ arthasya mūlaṃ rājyaṃ , rājyasya mūlaṃ indriyajayaḥ The root of all happiness is Dharma, Dharma prevails with the support... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Vedic inspirations for contemporary political leadership | | On 16 July 2020, Mr. Z.E. Chan Santokhi took oath as the 9th President of Suriname. Although the ceremony was kept low profile due to Covid-19 restrictions and precautions, this ceremony caught the imagination and attention of Hindus across the... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Kāśī Lābha Mukti Bhavana: A Place for Salvation | | In Hinduism, life and death are spiritual experiences. Death is considered as a matter of celebration which liberates a soul from the cycle of reincarnation. मरणं मंगलं यत्र विभूतिर्यत्र भूषणम् ।। कौपीनं यत्र कौशेयं काशी कुत्रोपमीयते ।। (स्कन्दपुराणम् – काशीखण्डः... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Yoga as inspiration for healthy living | | When we are too focused on the outer world, on our physical body and our ever-fluctuating emotions, we often do not pay attention to how different parts of our body work. We do not pay attention to the mutual coherence... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Bhaja Govindam: Reduce stress through Indian Classical Music | | In less than six months the coronavirus has drastically changed our lives. All of us have experienced to some extent negative emotions due to this pandemic and nationwide lockdown. The socio-economic effects related to the coronavirus create a great amount... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Announcements | | New Book Announcement Vedantic Hinduism in Colonial Bengal: Reformed Hinduism and Western Protestantism, By Dr. Victor van Bijlert This book proposes a Hindu modernity thesis which asserts that Vedantic scriptural Hinduism provided the ideological content to the modern individual Hindu... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Useful Links | | Śrī Ādi Śaṅkara – consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and credited with unifying and establishing major lineages in Hinduism. Know more 1983 Movie on Śrī Ādi Śaṅkara in Sanskrit (with English Subtitles): Dakṣināmnāya Śrī Śāradā Pītham is one of... | | | | | October 2, 2020 | | Reflections | | Owing to a rich multidimensional heritage, Hindu ancient scriptures contain knowledge and wisdom pertaining to all dimensions of life – material and spiritual. The current wave of western interest in Hindu ancient scriptures can be traced back to the 1800s.... | | | | | | | | We hope you enjoyed this email. This message was produced and distributed by OMRISE Research & Consulting Group. WISDOM, Banasthali Vidyapith Newai, Rajasthan 304022 India. © 2020, OMRISE Research Group. All rights reserved. | | | | |