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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Feb 18: Padma Vibhushan awardee and founder of Isha Foundation, spiritual guru Sadhguru on Sunday February 18 delivered the founder's day lecture on 'Life Audit' at Karnataka Bank head office premises here, commemorating the Bank's completion of 94 years of purposeful banking and now stepping into its 95th year.
Addressing the gathering Sadhguru said, "I have fond memories of Mangaluru. It is good to note that Mangaluru has been the mother of five national banks. In the making of this nation we have to think of its well-being and not be dependent on success alone. Everyone thinks money is a commodity but it is a connection tool, this is what we have been mistakenly taking money for, and as a result, suffering.
"We always think about how to ensure our well-being, some times well-being is through knowledge, some may think about money, love, relation, work and health. So what is well-being all about? When do we feel that we are doing well? Everyone knows about full-fledged work, city, trees, area and so on, but no one knows what a full-fledged human being is. We live in such a way that we always prefer to want more and more as if we are living in installments," he said.
"Our limitations and boundaries of living are exceeding and we are living in a unconscious way. Our life needs attention, for which life audit must be done to understand as to how joyful we are, how blissful we are, about the flexibility of life, changes in our life - this helps to be attentive to our life. Till the age of five we will be flexible, but as days progress there is some or the other person who makes you happy or unhappy, giving you a lot of conditions on how to live, how to enjoy. To have a joyful, blissful life, living peacefully is not a goal but a basic requirement. Joy is a human capability but unfortunately it is exported to heaven," he said.
"Auditing yourself is always good. If you want to know whether you are growing better or worse as days progress, internal audit is better. If you prefer external audit, it will lead to conflicts. Even when you are on the verge of dying, try to live joyfully, enjoy every moment of your life and experience it. It is the instrument of survival, the instrument of life. Each chord should arrange itself without overwhelming us. Even money and wealth should be arranged accordingly and support our life," said Sadguru.
"We should work towards our well-being, it does not happen simply. We should do the right thing in a right way. Unless you do the right thing you cannot ensure well-being," he added.
Managing director and CEO of Karnataka Bank Mahabaleshwara M S welcomed the gathering, chief general manager Raghavendra Bhat rendered the vote of thanks, while Jennifer Moras compered the programme.
Founder's day lecture was followed by carnatic classical vocal musical concert by Vidushis Ranjani and Gayatri. Vidwans Mysore H N Bhaskar on violin, Delhi Sairam on mridangam and G Chandrasekara Sharma on ghatam accompanied the duo.