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

Compl*nt

Complement and complaint both start with compl and end with nt. It is the letters in between that convey a sea change. All people are mostly similar and take birth and die the same way. It is the days in between that make all the difference. - Vishnu Pendyala

States of Mind

The state of mind that seeks sensuous pleasures is quite different from
the mind-state that seeks scholarly, austere and spiritual pursuits and
pleasures. The latter state results in longer lasting happiness, is less
strenuous and more soul-satisfying. Unless practiced and realized often,
the body reflexes don't always fall in line, however. Vishnu Pendyala

Preserving the Purity of Soul

The body eventually merges with the five elements that it came from.
The soul too eventually merges with the divine that it came from, but
only if it retains its purity and does not get mixed-up with the body
that it houses. Body is intrinsically impure, so its physical nature
does not change, but pure soul is extremely vulnerable to impurities.

Cultivating Tolerance

Constant feelings of gratitude, belongingness, and love towards
mother nature, God, and everyone in the world dramatically
improves our tolerance for their deeds. Vishnu Pendyala