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Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran, 20, is an example of risk taking and giving it all fearlessly yet being completely open to vulnerabilities. His journey with Rubik’s cube is a perfect example of setting the Butterfly Effect in motion. His cycling journey conveys determination and doggedness. His choosing not to go to college brings to us hope to travel more, the path less travelled. His gratitude to friends and family shows his warmth and connectedness. He talks with enthusiasm about his start up and the vision he has for it, he knows that the purpose of his life is much larger and the canvas he needs to paint is much grander. Looking at all what he has already packed in his life, when I ended the conversation, I could just tell him these beautiful lines by Kipling “If you can fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run, yours is the Earth and everything that's in it”.
Small Big Wins started in middle of 2020. The primary objective has been to talk to people who are not so famous or known but have done exceptional work. Most of these conversations are with people who have done some real solid social good, while also holding up their selflessness. Their wins in their own words. You be the judge, whether Small or Big.
Coming to my latest conversations with Swami Atmananda Saraswati ji, I would first share in a few words my own journey of searching the higher. This started somewhere in 2012, from reading, listening to Osho, then spending months at Isha Foundation Ashram doing everything in the book there, listening to some globally “famous” masters, I ended up at home. Home meaning our own timeless Indian scriptures – Bhagwad Gita, RamCharit Manas, Upanishads, which reveal that, where only a few blessed revel. I learnt about Adi Shankaracharya and his contribution to Sanatan Dharma. Hearing discourses from different masters, once I came across a discourse on “Atma Bodha” by Swami Atmanada Saraswati. When I tried to google him, I could not find anything. Somehow deep down the searches, I found some co-ordinates to reach him. This resulted in increased interactions and my knowledge seeking got a definite direction. If at all, these conversations would be valuable and known, it would be for Swami Atmananda Saraswati.
It is my great fortune to bring “Who is My Charioteer” to the audiences. For someone Small like me this is a Big win! The Part 1 of this series is titled “Fundamental Understanding about Life”. You will find these conversations starting Episode 59. Just search for “Who is My Charioteer” in the title.