Guest guest Report post Posted August 7, 2006 Bhaktivedanta Coaching Newsletter Enabling Process Coaching is an enabling process. It fits well into the world in which we now live because it is diametrically opposed to a command-and-control approach to leadership. A coach assumes that devotees have inherent capacities, can learn what he needs to learn and, when correctly focused and inspired, will give his best; in many cases, he might out-perform what he and his authority though was possible. An effective coach helps a devotee to discover the best way of moving forward. Interferences One famous coach gave this formula for performance: Performance = Potential - Interference We all have tremendous dormant spiritual potential. Yet due to our conditioning by the modes of nature, we also have the ability to interfere with it. Limiting beliefs is one form of interference. Other internal factors include a negative inner dialogue, confusion, a feeling of being overwhelmed, fear and an inablity to focus. External distractions can include an insensitive superior, an excessive serviceload, a lack of communication and unclear expectations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 8, 2006 Bhaktivedanta Coaching Newsletter Enabling Process Coaching is an enabling process. It fits well into the world in which we now live because it is diametrically opposed to a command-and-control approach to leadership. A coach assumes that devotees have inherent capacities, can learn what he needs to learn and, when correctly focused and inspired, will give his best; in many cases, he might out-perform what he and his authority though was possible. An effective coach helps a devotee to discover the best way of moving forward. Interferences One famous coach gave this formula for performance: Performance = Potential - Interference We all have tremendous dormant spiritual potential. Yet due to our conditioning by the modes of nature, we also have the ability to interfere with it. Limiting beliefs is one form of interference. Other internal factors include a negative inner dialogue, confusion, a feeling of being overwhelmed, fear and an inablity to focus. External distractions can include an insensitive superior, an excessive serviceload, a lack of communication and unclear expectations. Once, a healthy handsome youth came to a psychologist with a complaint of chronic depression. The psychologist recommended the show of a famous comedian in a nearby circus. With a tearful face, the youth replied, “Doc, I am that comedian.” Most people pursue external material things – wealth, sensual pleasure, skills, power, position, possession – to achieve happiness. In the Mahabharata after the unfortunate fratricidal world war, the saintly Vidura pointed out to his materially-minded brother Dhritrashtra, “When did the kingdom give you anything except misery? When you didn’t have it, you were tormented by craving for it. When you had it, you were worried about retaining it. Now after losing it, you are filled with sorrow.” Hankering, fear and lamentation are inescapable byproducts of any material pursuit. Nonetheless the world eulogizes material achievements and most people savor worldly recognition, no matter what the cost. However, all achievers experience euphoria as long as others glorify their accomplishments, but steady inner fulfillment always eludes them. Most people try to either hide or forget this dissatisfaction as they don’t know any other way to happiness. They hide it by putting on a pretense of jollity or forget it by busying themselves in work or entertainment. The above youth felt no fulfillment despite his achievements as a comedian and tried to forget it by his work of making others laugh, though he himself felt like crying. But we don’t have to suffer inner dissatisfaction. The Vedic texts call the external achievement we show others as abhyudaya and the internal fulfillment we feel ourselves as nihshreyas. They remind us that abhyudaya is available to all species of life, whereas nihshreyas beckons humans alone. They urge us to not overlook our unique human right to fulfillment in the over-hyped pursuit of achievement. Inner satisfaction is not as abstract or remote as many think. God, Krishna, is living in our own hearts and is the reservoir and source of all happiness. The Holy Names of God, like the Hare Krishna maha-mantra, are our antar jyotir (inner light), which reveal to us our own spiritual identity and glory as beloved children of the supremely wealthy and loving father. Chanting blesses us with experience of the grace, love and protection of Krishna in our hearts and floods our lives with serenity, joy and fulfillment, even without any external achievement. Of course, fulfillment and achievement are not mutually exclusive; as is evident from the achievements of Vedic sages in architecture, literature, medicine, mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy and administration – all ultimately meant to harmonize humanity with God. When we experience fulfillment by cultivating devotion to God, we naturally become inspired and empowered to use fully our God-given talents to do wonderful things that benefit all our brothers and sisters. But those bereft of devotion often become motivated by ego, greed and envy in their pursuit of achievements. Even if they succeed, their accomplishments don’t mitigate their poverty of heart and often harm others. For example, a spiritually bankrupt executive greedy for promotion may backbite about colleagues to his boss. He may achieve the promotion, but he will increase his inner insecurity and emptiness and also cause distress to others. Therefore Srila Prabhupada, the founder of ISKCON, exhorted all classes of people - scientists, philosophers, poets, artists, administrators, housewives – to become devotees of God and glorify God and serve all His children through their respective occupations. Let us give fulfillment its rightful place along with achievement in our life’s priorities and thus experience real happiness ourselves and share it with others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devarsirat 0 Report post Posted August 12, 2006 Very good idea, considering all the different backgrounds devotees are coming from. It might help to a great extend to stop politics in the movement and greater kindness, understanding and caring between the devotees. This is something Srila Prabhupada would have approved of, I am sure, of course, if the students are injected during the courses with institutional politics like "its only Iskcon and so on" gaudya math is useless and all these missconceptions are subtley or openly imposed into the minds of students,then whats the use? Coaching is very good, but only if the unity of all genuine vaisnavas inside and outside of Iskcon is 100% encouraged in the process.... Remember Srila Prabhupadas Peace Formular... By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Srila Prabhupada's PEACE FORMULA The great mistake of modern civilization is to encroach upon others' property as though it were one's own and to thereby create an unnecessary disturbance of the laws of nature. These laws are very strong. No living entity can violate them. Only one who is Krsna conscious can easily overcome the stringency of the laws of nature and thus become happy and peaceful in the world. As a state is protected by the department of law and order, so the state of Universe, of which this earth is only an insignificant fragment, is protected by the laws of nature. This material nature is one of the different potencies of God, who is the ultimate proprietor of everything that be. This earth is, therefore, the property of God, but we, the living entities, especially the so-called civilized human beings, are claiming God's property as our own, under both an individual and collective false conception. If you want peace, you have to remove this false conception from your mind and from the world. This false claim of proprietorship by the human race on earth is partly or wholly the cause of all disturbances of peace on earth. Foolish and so-called civilized men are claiming proprietary rights on the property of God because they have now become godless. You cannot be happy and peaceful in a godless society. In the Bhagavad-gita Lord Krsna says that He is the factual enjoyer of all activities of the living entities, that He is the Supreme Lord of all universes, and that He is the well-wishing friend of all beings. When the people of the world know this as the formula for peace, it is then and there that peace will prevail. Therefore, if you want peace at all, you will have to change your consciousness into Krsna consciousness, both individually and collectively, by the simple process of chanting the holy name of God. This is a standard and recognized process for achieving peace in the world. We therefore recommend that everyone become Krsna conscious by chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare. Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. This is practical, simple, and sublime. Four hundred and eighty years ago this formula was introduced in India by Lord Sri Caitanya, and now it is available in your country. Take to this simple process of chanting as above mentioned, realize your factual position by reading the Bhagavad-gita As It Is, and reestablish your lost relationship with Krsna, God. Peace and prosperity will be the immediate worldwide result. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada </B>-------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
