Archana Vijai Kumar

Being a leader is a powerful trait that should be adopted and practiced in our day-to-day lives. This, although vital, must go in line with the inquisitiveness of a child. Throughout history, great leaders have moved nations by their determination that they have carried on since they were young. Having leadership qualities with a childlike outlook allows us to navigate through life with immense curiosity and loftiness that can propel us to excellence.

Being mindfully aware is a concept not foreign to the modern man but yet, there is something amiss when one solely practices mindfulness without exploring its societal impact. Being kindfully aware is to always ensure there is kindness in thought, in speech and in the senses. It is for us to realize that each action has a reaction from another being and as such, it is necessary for us to ensure that the process of that action and reaction is mothered by kindness.

A process of inner-engineering that has lasted for centuries – the question of what is spirituality and how does it look like in our modern world? Spirituality blooms like a lotus flower in mucky waters which is unperturbed and undisturbed by its surroundings. It further advances from our habits, our characteristics and more importantly, our relationship with ourselves. The propounding question is, how does the practice of this look in the modern world?