Introduction Have you ever imagined what it would look like to combine the features of not just two, but nine different creatures into one? In Indian scriptures, there exists such a being — Navagunjara — a unique and powerful symbol of diversity, perception, and spiritual wisdom that continues to inspire those who encounter its story. Navagunjara: The Fusion of Diversity and Divine Wisdom Navagunjara is an extraordinary composite creature, with the head of a rooster and three legs—each from a different animal: an elephant, a tiger, and either a deer or a horse. Its fourth limb is a raised human arm holding a lotus flower. Its neck resembles that of a peacock, its hump that of a camel, its waist a lion’s, and its tail a coiled serpent. A being of extraordinary complexity and unlikely harmony, it challenges the mind and stirs the soul. This remarkable form was assumed by Lord Krishna when he chose to appear before Arjuna in the forest. At first glance, Arjuna was alarmed. The bizarre, ot...
Introduction The fifth principle of Napoleon Hill's 17 principles of success is the Pleasing Personality. Personal initiative is that aspect of success, which in the process of rendering one’s paramount purpose into its physical financial equivalent, initiates the transition of faculty of imagination into action. Success, if chosen above mediocrity, requires you to learn to act on your own personal initiative. It must be achieved by you for yourself without anybody’s interference or suggestions, as to, what should be done or how should it be done. Cyrus H. K. Curtis, the former owner of the Saturday Evening Post, once said that two kinds of men never amount to much; First, those who cannot do as they are told, Second, those who can do nothing else!’ This implies that people who move on their own personal initiative without being told what to do or why they should do it, are the ones who amount to something worthwhile in life. A person who is habitual of taking action on his own pe...