---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Radhakrishnan Nerur Ramanathan Date: Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 3:10 PM Subject: Re: If Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev was Donald Trump’s spiritual advise
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 12:32 PM, Krishnan.N < wrote: > > > If Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev was Donald Trump’s spiritual advise > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/USBrahmins/conversations/topics/97087;_ylc=X3oDMTJzNWpmbWZvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzEzMTUxMTkxBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA3NTk5MQRtc2dJZAM5NzA4NwRzZWMDZG1zZwRzbGsDdm1zZwRzdGltZQMxNDg3NjEwMjMz> > > ‘Donald Trump should talk less, listen and do more … someone should take > away his Twitter handle’ > January 23, 2017, 2:00 AM IST Narayani Ganesh in Treasure Hunt | Edit > Page, Q&A, World | TOI > If Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev was Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser – what > counsel would he give to the 45th President of the United States? He talks > to Narayani Ganesh: > > Suppose you were Donald Trump’s Rajguru or spiritual adviser, what would > you say to him? > For many reasons, America has attained leadership position in the world – > in politics, economics, military and as a sociocultural power. If Americans > put carbon dioxide in a bottle and say ‘drink it!’ everyone in the world > drinks it. If Americans wear blue jeans so do people across the world. > Whatever America does, everyone wants to do. When there is such privilege, > it is vital that America does the right thing. > With its great political and military power … since the year 2000, the US > is continually fighting wars with someone or other; nations are destroyed, > people die, others are rendered homeless; there is so much devastation. > Trump has the power as a leader to turn this around, because he has turned > the political situation in America upside down. He must also use this to > turn around the world towards peace. Hence, it is vital that he gets the > right guidance as well. > Trump has been a successful businessman. Does that give him an edge in > governance? > A good businessman makes deals that are sustainable and which bring > benefit to both parties. As a businessman he should understand this. 200 > years ago, religious leadership was dominant. From the dogmatic shackles of > religious leadership we moved to the tyranny of military leadership, and > then to the confoundedness of democratic leadership. In the next 15-20 > years, business leadership is going to be most prominent in the world. > Unexpectedly, a businessman was now elected US president. Now that could > be either a great opportunity or disaster. If he can turn things around, it > would be an opportunity. Religious leaders seldom agree on anything. > Military leaders are used to confrontation. But Trump as a businessman is > talking about making deals. For example, he wants to be friends with > Russia; maybe this will end the longstanding cold war with countries like > Russia, setting a positive example for the future of Indo-Pak and > North-South Korea relations. But deals have to also be sustainable. > When deals are made, whether in the marketplace or in a marriage, both > sides have their expectations, so some compromises may have to be made. > Working for mutual benefit has to also happen in the international arena. > I’ll advise Trump to approach the world from a completely new context – not > to look at people as ‘my friends’ or ‘my enemies’ but as what’s good for > you and me. Business opportunities afford mutual benefit scenarios. What > way can America contribute to other people and what can other people > contribute to America? No more enemies. People have changed; transactions > have changed. > There are many in the world who may not have equal opportunity to > participate in the world of Trump’s deals. But the powers that be have to > see the disadvantaged people as the most important investment for long term > well-being of business – developing them into high-quality human resource, > investing in their nourishment, health and education. > So Trump’s presidency is a new business opportunity, not for himself, but > for the people of America and others, worldwide. Trump has talked about > reducing military expenditure. So it is good if US stops being policeman to > the world. > But Trump has said he will build walls to keep out people! > Whatever his rhetoric may be, if you want to run a nation, you do need to > have borders. It’s tough to deal with millions of unaccounted people in any > country. I don’t think one should send them back but at least legitimise > them. Porous borders could pose tough challenges. Anyway, 50% of the wall > or fence along the US-Mexican border is already there; only another 50% is > still unprotected … > But when the Berlin Wall came down, was that not cause for celebration? > By destroying the Berlin Wall, two nations became one. Will that happen > with Mexico, US and Canada? When there is huge economic disparity, people > will flow. You can aspire for the ‘no nationhood’ ideal only when human > consciousness rises. Till that happens, borderless living is a dream. > Otherwise, there are walls … It is not about branding immigrants as rapists > or criminals but you do need regulation and accountability, otherwise it is > difficult to have any control. > The recent Supreme Court ruling that bans using religion, caste and creed > in elections to garner votes is unrealistic, is it not, given that these > things are part of our DNA? > DNA should not come into the picture. This is called Dhritirashtra > syndrome – that at any cost only his son should become the king. That > caused enormous trouble in the Mahabharata. It has repeated itself many > times over in the country. If you want a democracy to succeed, every > citizen must vote – but who you vote for is your choice. > If religious or caste leaders give a call to vote for a particular party > or candidate, if a family, community, caste or religion votes en masse, > then it is feudalism practised in the garb of democracy. > I say use your brain, choose as an individual; only then it is a > democracy. This will never happen through legislation, but only through > education and awareness. At some point, caste, community and religion-based > parties need to transcend all that and move to represent the nation. > What should be the attributes of Trump as US president? > If Trump has to succeed as leader of the most powerful nation, he should > be aware that with great power comes great responsibility. The world has > certain expectations of a US president; to serve the whole world. It is a > huge responsibility. Right now the language out there is ‘America First’ – > but in terms of business, not in terms of military. Then there is no > problem. Because, in business, both parties will have their own leverage. > But in military, if you are powerful, i die. In Trump’s cabinet, there are > several businessmen so we can hope for good deals. So far, we are used to > politicians using slick language but Trump talks straight; what you see is > what you get. > What other specific advice would you give Trump? > Since Trump talks too soon and talks and tweets a lot, i would say now you > should talk less and listen and do more. Then a lot of things will change. > Maybe someone should take away his Twitter handle! > Your’s and my body, mind and emotions are separate. But what we call as > spiritual is a dimension beyond. When you say body-mind-intellect, they > exist in boundaries. As leader, you need spirituality to gain inner > experience. If you make 25 people who have spiritual insights as heads of > 25 nations, they will change the world. Give me 25 leaders for five days > and see what happens! > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
