a very good afternoon to all of you thank you so much for inviting me to be
thank you so much for inviting me to be
thank you so much for inviting me to be here keeping in mind the theme on toll
here keeping in mind the theme on toll
here keeping in mind the theme on toll Chronicles I’m gonna share some of my
Chronicles I’m gonna share some of my
Chronicles I’m gonna share some of my personal experience which I’ve never
personal experience which I’ve never
personal experience which I’ve never shared with anyone there one Devon this
shared with anyone there one Devon this
shared with anyone there one Devon this is the name I was tagged in my
is the name I was tagged in my
is the name I was tagged in my neighborhood when I was a child I was
neighborhood when I was a child I was
neighborhood when I was a child I was wondering why kids in my neighborhood
wondering why kids in my neighborhood
wondering why kids in my neighborhood are tagging me with this name Devon I
are tagging me with this name Devon I
are tagging me with this name Devon I realized you know there’s a movie which
realized you know there’s a movie which
realized you know there’s a movie which has come out named Darwin I requested my
has come out named Darwin I requested my
has come out named Darwin I requested my mother can you take me for this movie
mother can you take me for this movie
mother can you take me for this movie and this was the first movie I was going
and this was the first movie I was going
and this was the first movie I was going to watch in theatres with rapt attention
to watch in theatres with rapt attention
to watch in theatres with rapt attention and curiosity just to know why I’ve been
and curiosity just to know why I’ve been
and curiosity just to know why I’ve been tagged with the named Iowa with rapt
tagged with the named Iowa with rapt
tagged with the named Iowa with rapt attention I was watching this movie in
attention I was watching this movie in
attention I was watching this movie in the theater soon there was a scene there
the theater soon there was a scene there
the theater soon there was a scene there was a small boy in the movie whose
was a small boy in the movie whose
was a small boy in the movie whose father had passed away and he tells
father had passed away and he tells
father had passed away and he tells everyone in the neighborhood namaste
everyone in the neighborhood namaste
everyone in the neighborhood namaste mera baba Marga
mera baba Marga
mera baba Marga namaste mera Baba Marga when I saw that
namaste mera Baba Marga when I saw that
namaste mera Baba Marga when I saw that I had tears in my eyes because I could
I had tears in my eyes because I could
I had tears in my eyes because I could imagine myself in that situation because
imagine myself in that situation because
imagine myself in that situation because my father was no more and that’s the
my father was no more and that’s the
my father was no more and that’s the reason I was being tagged as I was
reason I was being tagged as I was
reason I was being tagged as I was growing in that neighborhood more and
growing in that neighborhood more and
growing in that neighborhood more and more people more and more children who
more people more and more children who
more people more and more children who watch this movie were calling me with
watch this movie were calling me with
watch this movie were calling me with this name and it used to break my heart
this name and it used to break my heart
this name and it used to break my heart to an extent that you know when it when
to an extent that you know when it when
to an extent that you know when it when the time came to pass out of school I
the time came to pass out of school I
the time came to pass out of school I decided I’m not going to take admission
decided I’m not going to take admission
decided I’m not going to take admission in college which is in the neighborhood
in college which is in the neighborhood
in college which is in the neighborhood because I don’t want to be continued
because I don’t want to be continued
because I don’t want to be continued being tagged with this name so I took
being tagged with this name so I took
being tagged with this name so I took admission in college which was miles
admission in college which was miles
admission in college which was miles away it was miles away from where I
away it was miles away from where I
away it was miles away from where I lived and in this College there was you
lived and in this College there was you
lived and in this College there was you know the solution to a problem led to
know the solution to a problem led to
know the solution to a problem led to another problem this College
another problem this College
another problem this College had students who spoke very good English
had students who spoke very good English
had students who spoke very good English and I came from suburbs I didn’t speak
and I came from suburbs I didn’t speak
and I came from suburbs I didn’t speak good English another thing I realized
good English another thing I realized
good English another thing I realized was most of them came from well-to-do
was most of them came from well-to-do
was most of them came from well-to-do families and I came from a poor family
families and I came from a poor family
families and I came from a poor family so while I was attending college
so while I was attending college
so while I was attending college whenever I would see my classmates you
whenever I would see my classmates you
whenever I would see my classmates you know walking in the same lane of college
know walking in the same lane of college
know walking in the same lane of college I would hide behind cars to avoid them
I would hide behind cars to avoid them
I would hide behind cars to avoid them because I didn’t want to speak to them
because I didn’t want to speak to them
because I didn’t want to speak to them as I thought I would again become a joke
as I thought I would again become a joke
as I thought I would again become a joke in this new environment so I was kind of
in this new environment so I was kind of
in this new environment so I was kind of you know living a life of a loner as you
you know living a life of a loner as you
you know living a life of a loner as you know inferiority complex was taking over
know inferiority complex was taking over
know inferiority complex was taking over me and in that situation as time passed
me and in that situation as time passed
me and in that situation as time passed I fell in love with one girl but I could
I fell in love with one girl but I could
I fell in love with one girl but I could never tell her that I’m in love with her
never tell her that I’m in love with her
never tell her that I’m in love with her because she was from a well-to-do family
because she was from a well-to-do family
because she was from a well-to-do family and I was so I decided you know that I
and I was so I decided you know that I
and I was so I decided you know that I need to do something to evolve in my
need to do something to evolve in my
need to do something to evolve in my life
life
life fortunately I had a part-time job I took
fortunately I had a part-time job I took
fortunately I had a part-time job I took some of the savings I had I also took my
some of the savings I had I also took my
some of the savings I had I also took my mother’s savings and invested in stock
mother’s savings and invested in stock
mother’s savings and invested in stock market with the dream to become some
market with the dream to become some
market with the dream to become some herb a and in few months the stock
herb a and in few months the stock
herb a and in few months the stock market crashed and instead of rising
market crashed and instead of rising
market crashed and instead of rising financially I became more poorer
financially I became more poorer
financially I became more poorer sometime later I saw the girl whom I
sometime later I saw the girl whom I
sometime later I saw the girl whom I loved with somebody else and I couldn’t
loved with somebody else and I couldn’t
loved with somebody else and I couldn’t tolerate I thought this is the dead end
tolerate I thought this is the dead end
tolerate I thought this is the dead end of my life this is something which was
of my life this is something which was
of my life this is something which was very difficult to absorb for me so that
very difficult to absorb for me so that
very difficult to absorb for me so that was the first time you know I parked
was the first time you know I parked
was the first time you know I parked myself in one of the local bars and
myself in one of the local bars and
myself in one of the local bars and drank as much as I could and I got home
drank as much as I could and I got home
drank as much as I could and I got home completely drunk my mother did not weep
completely drunk my mother did not weep
completely drunk my mother did not weep when I lost her money in the stock
when I lost her money in the stock
when I lost her money in the stock market but when she saw me in that
market but when she saw me in that
market but when she saw me in that condition
condition
condition she started weeping I couldn’t see her
she started weeping I couldn’t see her
she started weeping I couldn’t see her in that condition and that day I took
in that condition and that day I took
in that condition and that day I took the vow that I’ll never drink alcohol in
the vow that I’ll never drink alcohol in
the vow that I’ll never drink alcohol in my life it’s been over 20 years I am not
my life it’s been over 20 years I am not
my life it’s been over 20 years I am not touched alcohol
thank you but the thing is you know I
thank you but the thing is you know I couldn’t tell my mother what I was going
couldn’t tell my mother what I was going
couldn’t tell my mother what I was going through now without alcohol it was
through now without alcohol it was
through now without alcohol it was becoming very difficult to suppress your
becoming very difficult to suppress your
becoming very difficult to suppress your emotions in my neighborhood a lot of
emotions in my neighborhood a lot of
emotions in my neighborhood a lot of people would go to wash no Davey the
people would go to wash no Davey the
people would go to wash no Davey the holy shrine in Jammu so I requested my
holy shrine in Jammu so I requested my
holy shrine in Jammu so I requested my mother if he could go there because I
mother if he could go there because I
mother if he could go there because I wanted to ask God a question why
wanted to ask God a question why
wanted to ask God a question why everything is going wrong in my life she
everything is going wrong in my life she
everything is going wrong in my life she somehow agreed two of us we boarded a
somehow agreed two of us we boarded a
somehow agreed two of us we boarded a train we were on our way to Jammu the
train we were on our way to Jammu the
train we were on our way to Jammu the 7-8 hours before Jammu there’s a station
7-8 hours before Jammu there’s a station
7-8 hours before Jammu there’s a station coulomb Bala there was a massive bomb
coulomb Bala there was a massive bomb
coulomb Bala there was a massive bomb blast right in front of our train I
blast right in front of our train I
blast right in front of our train I believe the intent was to blow up our
believe the intent was to blow up our
believe the intent was to blow up our train but the attack has missed it the
train but the attack has missed it the
train but the attack has missed it the tracks were in pieces the train couldn’t
tracks were in pieces the train couldn’t
tracks were in pieces the train couldn’t move further it took about seven eight
move further it took about seven eight
move further it took about seven eight hours to took an alternate route to go
hours to took an alternate route to go
hours to took an alternate route to go to the destination where we wanted to be
to the destination where we wanted to be
to the destination where we wanted to be when we landed in German we ended up in
when we landed in German we ended up in
when we landed in German we ended up in Jammu we realized there is a curfew
Jammu we realized there is a curfew
Jammu we realized there is a curfew which meant you can’t move any further
which meant you can’t move any further
which meant you can’t move any further at that point of time I was so
at that point of time I was so
at that point of time I was so frustrated I thought even gods hate me
frustrated I thought even gods hate me
frustrated I thought even gods hate me there’s no one in this world who’s there
there’s no one in this world who’s there
there’s no one in this world who’s there for me and I started kicking the bench
for me and I started kicking the bench
for me and I started kicking the bench as hard as I couldn’t while I was
as hard as I couldn’t while I was
as hard as I couldn’t while I was kicking the bench one gentleman was
kicking the bench one gentleman was
kicking the bench one gentleman was sitting there he noticed my frustration
sitting there he noticed my frustration
sitting there he noticed my frustration and he walked up to me and said you know
and he walked up to me and said you know
and he walked up to me and said you know why are you so frustrated in life and I
why are you so frustrated in life and I
why are you so frustrated in life and I said you know I wanted to be there I
said you know I wanted to be there I
said you know I wanted to be there I wanted to visit the oldies fine but I
wanted to visit the oldies fine but I
wanted to visit the oldies fine but I can’t because there is curfew so he said
can’t because there is curfew so he said
can’t because there is curfew so he said when one door shuts there are other
when one door shuts there are other
when one door shuts there are other doors which I opened why don’t you go to
doors which I opened why don’t you go to
doors which I opened why don’t you go to Rishikesh
Rishikesh
Rishikesh you can board an overnight train and you
you can board an overnight train and you
you can board an overnight train and you can go there it’s an alternate option
can go there it’s an alternate option
can go there it’s an alternate option you can explore and I’m sure you’ll find
you can explore and I’m sure you’ll find
you can explore and I’m sure you’ll find what you are looking for
what you are looking for
what you are looking for somehow I agreed to his advise I mean
somehow I agreed to his advise I mean
somehow I agreed to his advise I mean you know I took his advice seriously and
you know I took his advice seriously and
you know I took his advice seriously and we boarded the Train and next morning I
we boarded the Train and next morning I
we boarded the Train and next morning I found myself in Haridwar from there we
found myself in Haridwar from there we
found myself in Haridwar from there we went to Rishikesh and it was a beautiful
went to Rishikesh and it was a beautiful
went to Rishikesh and it was a beautiful experience and I feel I mean the
experience and I feel I mean the
experience and I feel I mean the previous speaker mr. Ganguly talked
previous speaker mr. Ganguly talked
previous speaker mr. Ganguly talked about the inflection point I believed
about the inflection point I believed
about the inflection point I believed that was the inflection point in my life
that was the inflection point in my life
that was the inflection point in my life that’s where I learned mantra meditation
that’s where I learned mantra meditation
that’s where I learned mantra meditation and I learned some good lessons basic
and I learned some good lessons basic
and I learned some good lessons basic lessons
lessons
lessons of Gaeta when I came back to Mumbai
of Gaeta when I came back to Mumbai
of Gaeta when I came back to Mumbai I went deeper into learning the Geeta
I went deeper into learning the Geeta
I went deeper into learning the Geeta Geeta actually gave a new raga in my
Geeta actually gave a new raga in my
Geeta actually gave a new raga in my life it changed my life and I would like
life it changed my life and I would like
life it changed my life and I would like to share that raga with all of you today
to share that raga with all of you today
to share that raga with all of you today are with raga
are with raga
are with raga it made me you know refresh and rethink
it made me you know refresh and rethink
it made me you know refresh and rethink about what I was doing in my life it
about what I was doing in my life it
about what I was doing in my life it made me realise this body is like a
made me realise this body is like a
made me realise this body is like a vehicle a vehicle is temporary we keep
vehicle a vehicle is temporary we keep
vehicle a vehicle is temporary we keep changing cars we don’t go with one car
changing cars we don’t go with one car
changing cars we don’t go with one car throughout our life vehicle is never on
throughout our life vehicle is never on
throughout our life vehicle is never on the highways it goes through bumpy roads
the highways it goes through bumpy roads
the highways it goes through bumpy roads at times it’s on highway but you will
at times it’s on highway but you will
at times it’s on highway but you will never find a car which always dies on
never find a car which always dies on
never find a car which always dies on highway so similarly in life also we go
highway so similarly in life also we go
highway so similarly in life also we go through ups and downs which are always
through ups and downs which are always
through ups and downs which are always around and we must learn to tolerate
around and we must learn to tolerate
around and we must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed after
them without being disturbed after
them without being disturbed after reading the Gita if anyone called me
reading the Gita if anyone called me
reading the Gita if anyone called me Dhawan I would actually love that name
Dhawan I would actually love that name
Dhawan I would actually love that name because they are one in English means
because they are one in English means
because they are one in English means one who is kind-hearted and I love to be
one who is kind-hearted and I love to be
one who is kind-hearted and I love to be kind-hearted because I want to live a
kind-hearted because I want to live a
kind-hearted because I want to live a life of purpose I want to leave a legacy
life of purpose I want to leave a legacy
life of purpose I want to leave a legacy behind before I leave the planet
behind before I leave the planet
behind before I leave the planet otherwise our life is simply a circus
otherwise our life is simply a circus
otherwise our life is simply a circus the f-from raga second day is about
the f-from raga second day is about
the f-from raga second day is about attitude mantra meditation taught me how
attitude mantra meditation taught me how
attitude mantra meditation taught me how to have positive attitude in life in the
to have positive attitude in life in the
to have positive attitude in life in the past I was so crazy after one girl not
past I was so crazy after one girl not
past I was so crazy after one girl not realizing we live in a country which has
realizing we live in a country which has
realizing we live in a country which has a population of 1 billion people so you
a population of 1 billion people so you
a population of 1 billion people so you know those mantras I learned to have a
know those mantras I learned to have a
know those mantras I learned to have a positive attitude and soon you know what
positive attitude and soon you know what
positive attitude and soon you know what married to a girl whose match whose
married to a girl whose match whose
married to a girl whose match whose thoughts matched with mine and since 14
thoughts matched with mine and since 14
thoughts matched with mine and since 14 years we are happily married
so moving further to G I realised Gita
so moving further to G I realised Gita taught me the importance of guru or a
taught me the importance of guru or a
taught me the importance of guru or a mentor in life many a times we realized
mentor in life many a times we realized
mentor in life many a times we realized you know we can do it our way but I’m
you know we can do it our way but I’m
you know we can do it our way but I’m sure I mean in today’s world I mean
sure I mean in today’s world I mean
sure I mean in today’s world I mean whenever I you know address students
whenever I you know address students
whenever I you know address students address youngsters most of them say I
address youngsters most of them say I
address youngsters most of them say I want to be an entrepreneur in life
want to be an entrepreneur in life
want to be an entrepreneur in life not realizing 99%
not realizing 99%
not realizing 99% startups fail and one of the main
startups fail and one of the main
startups fail and one of the main reasons they fail because they don’t
reasons they fail because they don’t
reasons they fail because they don’t have access to a mentor a right mentor
have access to a mentor a right mentor
have access to a mentor a right mentor with an expert in that field so this
with an expert in that field so this
with an expert in that field so this some things which I loved and you know
some things which I loved and you know
some things which I loved and you know multiple gurus a guru for spirituality
multiple gurus a guru for spirituality
multiple gurus a guru for spirituality meditation yoga guru for stock market
meditation yoga guru for stock market
meditation yoga guru for stock market the place where I lost money they are
the place where I lost money they are
the place where I lost money they are helping me multiply my money now
helping me multiply my money now
helping me multiply my money now in fact my money is growing much in a
in fact my money is growing much in a
in fact my money is growing much in a much faster way than I would have myself
much faster way than I would have myself
much faster way than I would have myself been able to do it then I have a guru in
been able to do it then I have a guru in
been able to do it then I have a guru in my professional life who guides me he
my professional life who guides me he
my professional life who guides me he used to be the chairman of Unilever
used to be the chairman of Unilever
used to be the chairman of Unilever Indonesia I regularly meet him to see
Indonesia I regularly meet him to see
Indonesia I regularly meet him to see you know what else I can do in my career
you know what else I can do in my career
you know what else I can do in my career how I can you know plan my career in
how I can you know plan my career in
how I can you know plan my career in which direction I should end and that
which direction I should end and that
which direction I should end and that helps in big way the fourth a from raga
helps in big way the fourth a from raga
helps in big way the fourth a from raga the psyche I mean our AGA is activities
the psyche I mean our AGA is activities
the psyche I mean our AGA is activities many a times we have so much
many a times we have so much
many a times we have so much result-oriented that we forget to focus
result-oriented that we forget to focus
result-oriented that we forget to focus on those smaller finer details and geeta
on those smaller finer details and geeta
on those smaller finer details and geeta focuses on dia teaches that you should
focuses on dia teaches that you should
focuses on dia teaches that you should focus on doing your duty don’t be
focus on doing your duty don’t be
focus on doing your duty don’t be obsessed with the result and if you do
obsessed with the result and if you do
obsessed with the result and if you do your duty right you will see results
your duty right you will see results
your duty right you will see results will automatically become bad product of
will automatically become bad product of
will automatically become bad product of what you’re doing and this Radha
what you’re doing and this Radha
what you’re doing and this Radha actually changed my life today we live
actually changed my life today we live
actually changed my life today we live in a bucha world Lucca stands for
in a bucha world Lucca stands for
in a bucha world Lucca stands for volatility uncertainty complexity and
volatility uncertainty complexity and
volatility uncertainty complexity and ambiguity we are seeing disruptions
ambiguity we are seeing disruptions
ambiguity we are seeing disruptions around us we are seeing artificial
around us we are seeing artificial
around us we are seeing artificial intelligence we are seeing robotics and
intelligence we are seeing robotics and
intelligence we are seeing robotics and because of this we are seeing millions
because of this we are seeing millions
because of this we are seeing millions of jobs being disrupted there are many
of jobs being disrupted there are many
of jobs being disrupted there are many who are losing their jobs mentally they
who are losing their jobs mentally they
who are losing their jobs mentally they are becoming in stables because they
are becoming in stables because they
are becoming in stables because they don’t know what to do and in my life of
don’t know what to do and in my life of
don’t know what to do and in my life of most of the experiences which I had in
most of the experiences which I had in
most of the experiences which I had in my life are bucolic experiences where I
my life are bucolic experiences where I
my life are bucolic experiences where I experience complexity where I experience
experience complexity where I experience
experience complexity where I experience the uncertainty
the uncertainty
the uncertainty so this raga actually helped me overcome
so this raga actually helped me overcome
so this raga actually helped me overcome those challenges the person who
those challenges the person who
those challenges the person who introduced me announced some of the
introduced me announced some of the
introduced me announced some of the things I’ve done one of the things that
things I’ve done one of the things that
things I’ve done one of the things that it was built the coconut house walls
it was built the coconut house walls
it was built the coconut house walls first coconut house made out of shells
first coconut house made out of shells
first coconut house made out of shells that house I made because you know I
that house I made because you know I
that house I made because you know I wanted to make everyone Boca ready worst
wanted to make everyone Boca ready worst
wanted to make everyone Boca ready worst comes to worst you can live in that
comes to worst you can live in that
comes to worst you can live in that house with a solar roof each brick of
house with a solar roof each brick of
house with a solar roof each brick of the house is a shell which can grow food
the house is a shell which can grow food
the house is a shell which can grow food for you so your food is taken care of
for you so your food is taken care of
for you so your food is taken care of your electricity is taken care of your
your electricity is taken care of your
your electricity is taken care of your shelter is taken care of you can even
shelter is taken care of you can even
shelter is taken care of you can even use coconut shells for water harvesting
use coconut shells for water harvesting
use coconut shells for water harvesting so your basic needs as for Maslow’s law
so your basic needs as for Maslow’s law
so your basic needs as for Maslow’s law are taken care of
are taken care of
are taken care of so why worry so much if you keep that
so why worry so much if you keep that
so why worry so much if you keep that option open along with many other plans
option open along with many other plans
option open along with many other plans plan a plan B Plan C plan D if all plans
plan a plan B Plan C plan D if all plans
plan a plan B Plan C plan D if all plans fail you have this last option which you
fail you have this last option which you
fail you have this last option which you can explore to live happily and trust me
can explore to live happily and trust me
can explore to live happily and trust me this raga will certainly work well for
this raga will certainly work well for
this raga will certainly work well for you if you make an attempt and that day
you if you make an attempt and that day
you if you make an attempt and that day you will certainly be able to give MOCA
you will certainly be able to give MOCA
you will certainly be able to give MOCA to oka thank you very much
to oka thank you very much
to oka thank you very much [Applause]
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