Mind matters | Khurshed Batliwala | TEDxIITGandhinagar

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. We all realise the extent that mind matters in our lives. Khurshed Batliwala elaborates the way it frames our perception of the outside world and the 5 states it resides in namely - pramana (seeking proof), viparyaya (justifying deeds with false knowledge), vikalpa (manipulating self with options), nidra (sleep), smriti (memory). He also signifies the power of a calm and peaceful mind.
A post­graduate in Mathematics from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Khurshed Batliwala chose an unconventional and challenging path of becoming a faculty member of Art of Living. He is the director of WAYE (World Alliance for Youth Empowerment), an NGO working to provide sustainable solutions to contemporary issues faced by young people of our times. He conducts compelling workshops on a broad spectrum of subjects, from youth empowerment to Mathemagic (a workshop which shows how maths is fun) and from a financial literary workshop to an introductory workshop on western classical music.
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[@rajibsingha1742]

Those who want to master the creation, master the life itself. This is the good video to start.

[@prabhupatra]

Bawa your every video is so full of knowledge and meaningful, really a great person on land you are !

[@karenhabiger5846]

Prabhu Patra ‘0

[@venkataramanagumma2432]

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[@RishabhPurohit]

Mind matters.. Really matters.. Mind blowing explanation by Bawa :)

[@gautamg7571]

intention with attention on action will lead to manifestations........awesome line

[@akshatjain6925]

Its my first comment on any video. Amazingly explained..!! True like on presentation.

[@akshatjain6925]

Shovelware haha thnx

[@shriramparihar9894]

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[@bhavikabatra7119]

I loved the piano example...v never learned to calm the mind, even if we did we never practiced it..so simple, yet so magnificient knowledge:)

[@yash23893]

really an amazing talk... Indian philosophy has so much to offer

[@PrinceSingh-fg5km]

Baba, you explain everything so beautifully and very easy way...we connect with you very easily.👍👍👍👍

[@vinaychakraborty8635]

He is simply amazing. Do delightful hearing his talk.

[@Krishnashares]

Simple talk, but worth a serious thought :)

[@vinaychakraborty8635]

He is simply amazing. So delightful watching him talk.

[@DeepakKumar-qj1gm]

Thanks u so much guru ji.. I'm a great fan of u... Yr all video are incredible. Yr all words are consist of full meaning and knowledge.. U r like a knowledge of Geet,Bible, Kuran and all hollybook..... Thanks again

[@ramyth1946]

mana eva manushyanam karanam bandha mokshyoho mind is the cause for bondage; it is also the cause for liberation as the desires so the thoughts; as the thoughts so the mind Action is a five step process first state It is a progression from the state of complete unawareness to a state of complete awareness second state from complete awareness state to complete comprehension state third state from complete comprehension state to firm and decisive conviction state fourth state from firm and decisive conviction state to fifth state called "action mode" Lo! you have accomplished it !

[@rishijha9621]

Thanks Khurshed for wonderful and mind opening talk :-)

[@monadeb1234]

sir , i am big fan of your lessons , very Sublime your guidence soofy,

[@harshwardhanshukla2245]

So good sir this is actually a very logical way is to think and it's soooooo gooooooooood

[@Yashs060]

Awesome. I want to meet bawa guruji at least once in my life.

[@krishnaprasadch4618]

yeah being peaceful is really not a big deal ... there are many ways to get that stage.. all we need to do is investigate and then practise,, Thx

[@ManuSrivastava_]

❤

[@arunabasnyat7857]

So beautifully explained.. thanks a lot..

[@orange9111]

Thank you sir .

[@emailvisheshchadha]

Wow

[@abhaysharma3374]

Outstanding. Bawa. Just brilliant.

[@laavyathegr8530]

Thanks Bawa...all your videos are so meaningful

[@VaibhavKathuria297]

Thank u Bawa. It's v helpful. Calm n happy mind and then amazing happenings on d outside, with minimal efforts.

[@nehajain7150]

Jai gurudev

[@ExploreLife1440]

Bawa I have gone through many of ur videos n I am decided to be a part of Out of living

[@brijeshmandavi6795]

Ending piano example was so so awesome

[@sudheer596]

Intention along with attention on action will manifest.

[@cccnetwork1627]

really calms my mind when ever im stuck in a strom inside me

[@qamarbajwa8506]

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[@aneeshoak2199]

You are great bawa

[@pbhello]

maybe I missed it, but did he explain how to put the mind in a state of peace?

[@shalabhmishra]

pbhello u never missed and he never told. Point is do you want everything free?

[@kotakamakshi1608]

Namaste. Very nice and simple way of realization. Pls tell how to do.tq

[@tamilselvipandiyan9248]

Great speaker 👍

[@supriyakulkarni3946]

wwow... nicely said... thank you for the share.... 😊😊

[@ankitpawarankit]

bawa the video is gr8 bt the audience is so dull n boring..i mean hw cn ppl sit thr n not show wnthu abt it

[@ruchisingh1723]

yaa seriously

[@mank95]

or they are probably too mesmerized by his speech that they didn't even think about clapping

[@gaurisawant3866]

I missed a chance to meet u at lokhandwala 😫😫😫😫😫😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I regret even today for that😭

[@chnagarajuchinmudra4454]

Sri medha dhakshinamurthaye namaha 1008

[@muskankhemani2200]

Want to hear him more plz more videos

[@satyadv75]

Just wow!

[@wakalkarnikhil]

really Mind Matters....nice video :)

[@gaurishankaragrawal4359]

Very good lecture

[@gaurishankaragrawal4359]

Very good idea

[@amrita290766]

fantastic.. so well explained

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That certainly is an idea worth spreading.

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Hot visions l

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Betty good lecture B

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[@ramyth1946]

VEDANTIC MANAGEMENT THEORY LAW OF CAUSATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHARTERED ARCHITECTS BUILDERS OF “FUTURE” NATION BUILDING "You sow an action and reap a habit. You sow a habit and reap a character. You sow a character and reap your culture You sow your culture and reap your Destiny. Hence, Destiny is your own making. And how you make it. By your own action." From the Study of the origin of action, it appears as though one is left with no choice but is destined to act as per one’s own tendencies. This is not true in the case of human beings. THE DOCTRINE OF KARMA (ACTION OR DEED) Karma is a Sanskrit term that signifies action or deed. Any physical or mental action is Karma. Thinking is mental Karma. Karma is the sum total of our acts. Karma means not only action, but also the result of an action. The consequence of an action is really not a separate thing. It is part of the action and cannot be divided from it. The Law of Karma means the Law of Causation. Wherever there is a cause, there an effect must be produced. For example, a seed is the cause for a tree, which is the effect. The tree produces seeds and becomes the cause for the seeds. The cause is found in the effect and the effect is found in the cause. The effect is similar to the cause. Therefore, the cause is concurrent and inherent in the effect. This is the universal chain of cause and effect. No link in the chain is unnecessary. This world runs on this fundamental, vital law. This law is inexorable and immutable. This grand law operates everywhere in the physical and mental planes. No phenomenon can escape from the operation of this mighty law. All other laws of nature are subordinate to this fundamental law. No event can occur without having a positive, definite cause at the back of it. The breaking of a war, the rise of a comet, the occurrence of an earthquake or volcanic eruption, the breaking of an epidemic, thunder, lightening, fire, floods, diseases in the body, fortune, misfortune, success, failure etc., all have got definite causes behind them. The grand law of causation includes the law of action and reaction, the law of compensation, and the law of retribution. All these laws come under one general all embracing heading namely the DOCTRINE OF KARMA. The "EFFECTS" of the past certainly have a pull upon us who are striving in the present (CAUSE). That is precisely because the present is the product (EFFECT) of the entire past. All financial wizards are interested in interest because the interest is calculated on the basis of products, which again is nothing but the number of days of the past multiplied by the loan amount outstanding. Enquiring into the working of this law of causation, the Rishis of Yore found that it implicitly obeys four fundamental and essential rules of the Law of Causation in all its working: :2: THEY ARE: - A. There can be no effect without a cause; Advance or loan (loanable funds) is the cause interest income is the effect. (B) The "EFFECT" is none other than the "CAUSE" itself in another form. Loanable funds consist of owned funds plus borrowed funds; Interest income is one of the elements of profits; profits are a part of the owned funds, which again form part of the loanable funds viz. The "cause". (C) When the "CAUSE" is removed from the "EFFECT" nothing of the EFFECT can remain. (If a person/institution has no owned funds (i.e. the CAUSE) he will have no wherewithal for borrowed funds too. Hence no lending and hence no interest income viz. The "EFFECT".) (D) Therefore, the cause is concurrent and inherent in the effect. (Interest income is the effect; if interest earnings are more, profits are more; if profits are more, owned funds will be more; if owned funds are more, one will be able to borrow more borrowed funds and increase the loanable funds (viz. Cause). The Rishis of Yore further considered deeply what exactly are the stuff and the nature of the "cause" and the "effect". The causes are sub-divided by them (as triads) into three categories. THEY ARE: - • THE MATERIAL CAUSE; (UPADANA KARANA) • THE INSTRUMENTAL CAUSE; (NAIMITTA KARANA) • THE EFFICIENT CAUSE (VIVEKA KARANA) • Out of these three causes, the "Efficient Cause" alone is the determinant of the effect. This is explained by the following example in the making of a mud pot. In the making of the mud pot, the entire management philosophy has been abundantly made crystal clear by the Rishis of Yore. How true it is being constantly repeated by the management institutions all over the world will be clear by making an introspective study of this example. In the making of mud pot, there are the following five elements (THE PANCHA BHOOTAS OF MANAGEMENT) akin to what the modern Management Gurus proclaim as the five "M’s". 1. The Men (The Potter); 2. The Machine (The Potter’s wheel and the kiln); 3. The material (The mud clay, wood, the colour chemicals, etc.); 4. The Moments (The time spent in selecting the clay, mixing it with the water, making it into a "dough" of the required consistency and shaping the clay in the potter’s wheel, the time spend in baking the pot in the kiln): 5. The Money (fixed and working capital spent on buying the clay other chemicals water, purchase of potter’s wheel, the Yagnashala (i.e. the potter’s factory), The cost of potter’s own labour (imputed cost) investment in the construction of the Kiln, the cost of fuel for baking the pot, etc. Applying the formula of cause and effect, out of the above, the material cause, consists of the material and money. The instrumental cause consists of the potter’s wheel and the kiln for baking the mud pot. The efficient cause consists of the potter’s capacity skill and acumen in the proper organisation of the various resources (PANCHEEKARANAM - the process known as pentamerous combination and its optimum use for obtaining the final product, through the medium of time, by strictly adhering to the following principles: - ..3 :3: " GUNITA SAMUCHHAYAHA SAMUCHHAYA GUNITAHA" Translated into English, "The product of the sum of the coefficients in the factors is equal to the sum of the coefficients in the product". The Law of Causation works in all planes of activities, through the process of integration (YOGA), similar to the "ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING". Before entering into any venture, an entrepreneur frequently broods over various aspects of the venture, as under: "KAH KALAHA KANI MITRANI KO DESHAHA KO VYAYAGAMOH KASYA AHAM KA CHA ME SHAKTIHI ITI CHINTYAM MUHUR MUHUHU" What are the times? Who are my friends? (implying thereby also who are my foes - competitors?) What is the place? What is the income? What is the expenditure and what is the profit? Where do I stand? What are my strengths? Brooding over these again and again, one should undertake a venture. After getting the answers to the above questions, based on the YOGA MODEL TRIAD, he undertakes to integrate the resources as under: UPA(YOGA)  UPA (YOGAT)  UD - (YOGA) CONSUMPTION  THRO’ CONSUMPTION  INDUSTRY UD (YOGAT)  VINI (YOGA)  VINI (YOGAT)  SAHA (YOGA) THRO’ INDUSTRY  DISTRIBUTION  COOPERATION/COORDINATION THE EFFICIENT CAUSE This is the most important out of all the three causes. This is the potter himself. Men alone are responsible for all the achievements (both positive and negative) OF THE WORLD. The potter’s technical knowledge, the way he shapes and gives form to the pot, the technical know-how and expertise in selecting and using the proper clay, colour and chemicals, the baking the pot in the kiln at the required temperature, these alone determine the quality of the output viz. The mud pot in our above example. In all the above operations the "efficient" cause works in and through the potter. He may have a lot of clay and other materials with him. He may have a number of potter’s wheels and kilns with him. It is for him to use these to the maximum extent and derive the maximum benefit. That is why he is called the ‘KUMBHAR’, the "VISHWAKARMA", the "PRAJAPATI", ETC. The Rishis of Yore finally came to realise that the play of the "cause" and "effect" takes place only in the medium of ‘’Time Concept". THE "CAUSE" IS ANTERIOR IN TIME. THE "EFFECT" IS POSTERIOR IN TIME. IN SHORT, THE "PAST" IS THE CAUSE AND THE "PRESENT" IS THE EFFECT AND THE PRESENT ITSELF BECOMES THE "CAUSE" WITH REFERENCE TO THE "FUTURE". Interest, exchange, commission, brokerage, rent, rates, taxes, duties, levies, sales, purchases, profits (losses too), - in short the completion and commissioning of a project - all have the TIME concept for its accrual, for its measurement. Since, we exist in the present, we are not only the "EFFECT’ of the "PAST" but we are also the "CAUSE" for the "FUTURE". Thus, we can, if we intelligently live in scientific self-discipline, become the "CHARTERED ARCHITECTS" of our own FUTURE! Consider a log of wood floating down on a river, which is flowing at a speed of say, two miles an hour. The speed of the log of wood should then be the same as speed of the river (two miles an hour). Now, suppose, we fix a diesel engine on the log, and start the motor to run at 10 miles an hour, then the log of wood will float at 12 miles an hour down the river or 8 miles up the river. The log of wood with motor under its CAPTAIN is "free" to move down the river or up the river, among the right or left bank of the river and the alert CAPTAIN can safely negotiate it by the right or left of the obstacle en route. Yet it cannot "ESCAPE" the rate of flow of the river. THINK, COGITATE, AND REFLECT ON IT PLEASE. The animals and the plant kingdoms like pieces of logs of wood merely float down the river of life without any freedom to order any direction or to supply any definite purpose to the pilgrimage. Man, however, as the log with motor, has his rational discriminative intellect and under the CAPTAINCY of his intelligent direction, he will have the unfettered freedom to go down the river or up the river to avoid the obstacles en route and reach the chosen destination of his pilgrimage as the saying : "JINDAGI EK BADI MAHAAN SAFAR HAI GARBHASTHAN SE KABRASTHAN TAK" "LIFE IS A GREAT GRAND PILGRIMAGE FROM THE WOMB TO THE TOMB" The "effect" of the past upon us is called "DESTINY" (In Sanskrit it is called "PRARABDHA") and the new initiative that we undertake intelligently and strive for to be accomplished in the future constitute the "FREE WILL" - (IN SANSKRIT IT IS CALLED "PURUSHARTHA".) In short, according to the Upanishads, wherein we have the entire science of the self, the Rishis of Yore concluded their intelligent investigations and declared a soul satisfying philosophy of life. THEY CONFIRMED AND DECLARED "WHAT YOU MEET IN LIFE IS "DESTINY"; and "how you meet them" is "FREE WILL". Pause and think please. THUS, LOOKING AGAINST OUR PAST, WE ARE NOW HELPLESS VICTIMS OF OUR PAST ACTIONS, BUT LOOKING AHEAD OF US, WE BECOME THE CHARTERED ARCHITECTS OF OUR OWN FUTURE BUILDING. Human as we are, let us never look back for a moment but dynamically march forward creating a glorious future of magnificent achievements by rightly exercising the independent self-effort, which is man’s prerogative. -----oooOOOOOooo----- R RAMAKRISHNAN H/1103, BABGALORE 560061 MOB 9341001146

[@gopikrishnabp5215]

Very good one Bawaji, you have put it very simple and conveyed what is required

[@gaurishankaragrawal4359]

H.

[@roopalipathak1895]

Patanjali yog stura u explained so easily which I was not able to connect

[@prarthshah5804]

wowww so amazing

[@catwalk297]

fantastic, thank you

[@subhomoyroy1021]

Wonderful

[@mathsentertainmentDivyanshu]

बहुत बढ़िया इस प्रकार के लिए

[@mathsentertainmentDivyanshu]

ज्ञान के लिये

[@abhijitsaiprem4480]

🙏

[@shantinisathiyarajan3738]

Excellent

[@pratibhasoni1]

Amazing

[@tomalikaroy8126]

amazing .....

[@pyaranyarachannel962]

Dear Mr Bawa, In one of your videos you have stated that the first aeroplane was made & flown in India, I forgot the name of that video. I shall be thankful if you please let me know the name of video or send its link to me. Regards.

[@umeshlonkar7]

Awesome

[@saurabhpatil9300]

amazing knowledge bawa

[@shardhas.p3917]

hey what can you recommended for some one who had epilepsy? and are suffering with just stress because of witnessing a argument and have symptoms to brain discomfort. love these videos lots.

[@vengalw]

Shardha s.p they themselves consult doctors when in need. And even then claim to solve the problem of others😊😊

[@kiran09911990]

Its super awsome :)

[@gavara1827]

good speech

[@Adithya-Sharma]

super........

[@chineymafia]

damnnnnn.... he got grey quick

[@Nicholas.Tsagkos]

Υεs :(

[@rajdeepsingh33]

Bawaa u are beautiful🙏🏻

[@ajithmoharana]

i am really a fan of BABA

[@mank95]

*bawa

[@rishabhsinghal1]

damm ausome

[@CSPGCOM]

You are parcy but why what's knowldege behind it.. kindly share this at any cost...

[@Crazy_Dude20]

I agree that the mind really matters but, I'm surprised that how can someone without mind be able to say that.. what a surprise.....😅😅😅

[@pratchap]

Very good talk :)

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[@gautamg7571]

liked it.. but how to calm the mind?? should have covered this too

[@shailesh0708]

You may like exploring the Art of living program Bawa mentioned in the speech. It teaches you very easy but profound meditation techniques to calm and rejuvenate your mind. www.artofliving.org/in-en

[@maestasify]

Calm the mind with PRACTICE. One day it will be.

[@sanwarsharma4965]

aapke hindi k videos kha milenge

[@jasonkadayat8168]

Views on the video itself shows how much fabulous ancient hindu culture is underated in the name of copying so called cool Western er!!😭😭😭 Common guys come to your sense ..it's not just about religion ..... it's every thing and deep insights of whole universe💯💯 itself

[@ayushitripathi8045]

10:08

[@Llucius1]

love this video !

[@harshmittal1570]

but how to learn and from where to learn????

[@9985614083]

the best way is to start is finish "Happiness Program" workshop from the art of living..

[@omseeker999]

Hi, the best way is to do the Happiness program www.artofliving.org/in-en/happiness-program Bawa is also an Art of Living Teacher

[@sanwarsharma4965]

aap hindi kyo nhi bolte h

[@arravi99]

कौन कौन यहां उत्कर्ष के मोटिव वीडियो के बाद आया है।

[@sanwarsharma4965]

pls speak in hindi pls for better knowledge

[@nayantarakusurkar4592]

98 q

[@alhadsabadra5568]

Why your mind power doesn't stop mob linching , why supreme court has to interfere ? Why rapes increased or forget about number (there will never be unanimity on numbers) but why wrongs not stopped. Yesterday only someone killed one person on highway in Hyderabad. When sri sri and you and the likes are there why this happens in India ?

[@kuro758]

Whatever you're asking doesn't make any sense. Indians have great ancient knowledge but just having it doesn't make them great. You've given up everything & admit your kids in English medium school factories. How can you expect your knowledge to change anything if you never care to explore & apply it?

[@chirichkilipaaripresents]

how this pseudoscience guy got tedx talks stage..~? .. I thought tedx has some credibility ... .. Utter shame...

[@shamanthgadi]

Nonsense... MIND IT!!

[@jkumar9726]

Not all Gujarati housewives know how to make Dosa . That is a bad example or would say being partial towards Gujrati.

[@omicron4386]

King of pseudo science in India..

[@Sandym4n]

Pure boring fantasy...16 mins I won't get back.

[@kritikaujjainia8382]

❤️

[@adityasinha17]

fantastic