The confidence to share Hindu culture at the office + samosa

This is a fantastic story and motivation for us...
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Namaste all,

Hope you are well and enjoying the festive season.

I wanted to share with you a recent experience with my work colleagues, who asked me why I wasn't off work for Eid?!  For those who know me well you can guess my reaction to this.  Anyway, through this conversation I realised how very little they know about our religion, most of them live in predominantly 'white' areas of Yorkshire and for many I'm probably their only Hindu friend.

Clarity of Thought

One of the biggest weaknesses of my SIP project, has been that I have lacked clarity in my ideas and thoughts.

I have come to realise, through SIP, that when embarking on any task, my thought processes need to be absolutely clear. They need to be so clear that I can effortlessly explain them to another person. Ideally the end result of the task/ final product, should also be clear in my mind, however the most important thing is that there is a clear path.

When the clarity is there, the focus is there. When the focus is there, then the commitment can be strengthened and the process of achieving a goal can be more efficient.

However how can our thoughts be made clearer?

The answer, as with some of my other blog posts, lies in meditation. Stillness of the mind, deep interrogation and introspection. It requires an understanding of the motivation behind the task, a clear definition of the goal, and a method/ process of achieving that goal.

As I have mentioned, my biggest weakness has been my clarity of thought. However, as the SIP process as progressed I believed that my clarity of thought has improved, which has enabled me to work more efficiently. This has occurred through my daily practise of meditation, planning, and contact with other karyakartas and the members of the SIP team to guide me along the way.


"Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose." Eknath Easwaran

Team GB vs the World

It hit me at the Olympic stadium on Friday 10^th August 2012, whilst watching all the other countries alongside Great Britain compete against each other in the running events and Men’s Pole Vault that there is always another view to things that we miss. The whole atmosphere was beyond amazing to experience, sitting between German and Kenyan supporters you’d think we would have become competitive spectators, but the first second into the evening, a feeling of togetherness came through.

Different Shakha's, Different Experience's.

Part of the many tasks we have to carry out for SIP- there was one in particular which stood out to me: "Visit a different shakha every week." This allowed me to see how other shakhas run and what they do differently or similar to Meerabai shakha (Wembley). So what was so interesting you may ask?