Your Friendly Philosopher & Guide

Bodhi Satwa is a set of rules Buddhists follow to reach a mental configuration of absolute stillness or I should say silence. They surrender to existentialism so much so that nothing exterior affects them. You can call them a dog and they will bless you and walk away, you can try hitting them and they will avoid your blows and again bless you and walk away. (Karate is an art of self- defense invented by these monks to avoid getting hit by people.)

There are few natural human emotions one has to restrain to reach Buddha hood (of course there are arguments about why one should control his/her feelings on the first place, why not go ahead and do everything…would write a separate blog on that) and they are anger, jealousy, hatred, futile comparison and sex.

And here is how a Corporate helps you deal with these things….

Anger – There is no point in getting angry or irritated if you find your boss less qualified than you or less talented than you. It isn’t effort or intelligence that takes you up the ladder it is Karma that makes people reach the peak. So where is the reason to get angry? You can just blame it on Karma, and take life in your stride.

Jealousy – It is quite natural that you would fume with jealousy if your colleague were given a better hike than you, just because he/she managed to pick up and drop your boss’ relative from the railway station to his house. Jealousy blooms only if you think you are equal with your colleague - blame it on God, think you are unique and move ahead.

Hatred – Any work gets mundane/routine if you keep repeating it. This is true even with a porn star. He cannot keep doing it always. He needs a break and aspires to do new things always. Here perseverance plays a major role to avoid hating your present job. Corporate structure ensures you that it won’t make your work more challenging until and unless you fade away.

Futile Comparison – A small well-known story to explain this – A duck had 4 ducklings, 3 of them were pure white in color while one was black. The white ones flocked together and ignored the black one. The blacky quite upset with the scenario approached the mom and asked why do they look down upon me? Just because I am black? The mother replied, dear you aren’t my child - your mom left you in my nest, and you are a swan! Never compare yourself with your colleagues, peers and bosses…it is all part of the divine plan, and NONE could snatch what you are destined to.

Sex – Sorry guys, I cannot write any blog without bringing this divine topic into consideration. Corporate is the place where you get to see the best dames - this helps you in controlling your sensual and sexual urges, which otherwise isn’t possible. Also you tend to treat the opposite sex with high level of chivalry, though you might be running some dirty thoughts in your mind about the same person while having a conversation about business deal. Not having sex when you feel like is a fantastic way to sublime your sexual energy – thanks to the Corporate guidelines of proper conduct!