tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post4551409438774739425..comments2024-03-21T00:30:14.738-07:00Comments on Yoga in the Dragon's Den: Avidya, Power, CorruptionNobelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-47030508665229682222011-03-28T08:35:41.290-07:002011-03-28T08:35:41.290-07:00"Those who are charismatic and ambitious are ..."Those who are charismatic and ambitious are more likely to achieve great things..." <br /><br />Hmm... I suppose this depends on what one thinks of as "great things". I suspect that all too often, what are seen as great things (military conquests, economic expansion and growth) are accomplished at the cost of much undocumented human suffering. As they always say, history is written by the victors, and the victors obviously have an interest in keeping the dark side of their accomplishments from posterity. Whereas, perhaps those who are unremarkable in history (at least in the standard history) are unremarkable because they haven't accomplished what many would consider such "great" things. But perhaps they have done more good (or at least less harm) to the common people? Just wondering. <br /><br />Welcome back to the Land of Blogs! :-)Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-85914909255267381262011-03-27T22:14:38.909-07:002011-03-27T22:14:38.909-07:00Great post! I guess whatever the original intentio...Great post! I guess whatever the original intention one has in doing anything, ego finds its way to sneak in and try to dominate.<br /><br />As a leader, one has to make difficult major decisions in order to make changes happen. Leaders who constantly perform ego checks are often highly cautious and are unremarkable in history (even though they have done the least harm to people). Those who are charismatic and ambitious are more likely to achieve great things but with all the worship and praises they are more likely to forget to do their ego checks.<br /><br />As to what matters it kind of depends on the person doesn't it? I think yoga and meditation are tools to help us ask ourselves this question instead of letting others dictate what ought to be important to us.Yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483919150641771008noreply@blogger.com