Happy Gita Jayanti!

Today is being celebrated as "Gita Jayanti" in US temples.
Here's my little secret on this occasion: Every day morning,
I mentally remember the following Gita sloka along with my
own interpretation of the sloka.

यत्र योगेश्वर: कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धर: ।
तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर् धृवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम ॥ 18:78 ॥

My own interpretation (modified from the Updanishad version):

If I can bring to unison (yoga), my senses (horses), body (chariot),
and intellect (God, Sri Krishna), controlled and driven by the intellect, be fit and ready to do my duties (like Arjuna), armed with the right tools(bow, in case of Arjuna), victory is mine (I de-emphasize this last phrase, so that I don't get attached to the result and get dejected later, just in case - victory is best left to God's interpretation).

Also, to me, Sri Krishna represents inspiration, motivation and Arjuna represents hard work, sincerity. One is successful only when both are present.

Responsible Employment

There cannot be a bigger loss to the economy than leaving educated,
qualified workers unemployed. Recovery lies in designing ways to
harness their skills. Vishnu Pendyala

Also posted on Tom Campbell's website

Professional

The difference between a professional and an amateur is the fine print that only a professional reads between the lines in the course of his experience. Vishnu Pendyala