Promethean

Contents:-

1. Real Life Stories

a. Chandranath Mondol
b. Dipalay Das
c. Goutam Pal
d. Purnendu Bhatterjee
e. Tarak Yadav
2. Research Based Article
a. Prevention science, drug abuse prevention and Life Skills Training
b. Flow And Creativity
c. Man’s Search For Meaning
3. Fillers
4. Testimonials On Meditation
a. A Gradual Awakening - a personal experience on meditation
b. Meditation
5. Testimonial on MBTI
6. Testimonial on KPI
7. Testimonials on Secret Principles
a. Secret Principles
b. The Secret

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Real Life Story
Chandranath turns adversity into Success

Name: Chandranath Mondal

Age: 62 years
Name of company: Quicken Tools
Production: 1. Refrigerator parts
2. Mechanical Engineering Tools
Working hrs. 14 in a day.

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He was born in a very poor family. He has lost his father when he was in 3 standard. After
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completing his 10 standard he joined a small factory as a worker. After few years being there he had
completed a 4 months course from IUEP and taken a loan Rs. 15000 from a bank on 1978 to create his
own company. He started his business with 2 workers. At first he started a Repairing Workshop. Now
95 workers work for him. 20 servicemen are also there. He made his business a huge profitable. He
has 3 factories now.

Customers: 1. Voltus, Allwin, Electrolux, LG (Howrah, Hoogly, Midnapore)

2. Stone India, Associated Tools Co, Durance Mclean (Kolkata, Howrah, Hoogly)
Now he has started a Plastic Factory with 9 machines with 45 workers. For this he invested
capital approx Rs. 10 Lac.
MRIGANKA GOSWAMI, SECTION-T, ROLL-223
REAL LIFE STORY OF A MILLIONAIRE
DIPALAY DAS
Mob No: 9830264735
Address: 2/1 Satgram Housing Society Biren Roy Road (W)
Kolkata-61
Date of Birth: 16.03.1960

Honesty is the best policy. This is the success mantra of the man we are going to discuss now. His
name is Dipalay Das (Sentu).He started his business with zero investment. From childhood his thinking
was totally different from his other contemporaries. After achieving a certain level of education he
started his business carrier as a P.W.D contractor. He then involved himself in several projects. Apart
from this he started thinking how to expand his business. He then bought 20 katas of land from the
owner to whom he promised to pay the amount within 6 months. First he approached many other
people in order to sell his land but the response from the customer was very poor. He then offered
the customer two different scheme, first one a customer if can pay the whole amount he will give the
customer a discount of 10% & the other if a customer can pay 50% of the total amount he will give
the customer a period of nearly 1year to repay the remaining amount. These two schemes made by
him gave him a tremendous amount of response from the customers & he was able to sell all the land
within the period of 6 months. In this way his business flourished. He also made a scheme for the
persons who used to buy a plot for him, he promised to pay those customers a discount of 2% if they
search another customer for him & the discount will be on per land basis.

In this way he increased his network & now he is involved in several big
projects. He started his business investing zero amount of money but now he is a millionaire. This
person is very much honest in nature & always used to keep his words in any occasion. Today he
possesses his own house, his own car & many other properties on the platform of honesty & hard
work. He also wants to open a school for the poor children in the near future. For that reason he also
borrowed a 10 katas of land & construction is also in progress. As a human being he is very kind
hearted & nice person. He gave several amount of donation to various charitable organizations.

Taking his interview he gave us the three pillars of success behind his
successful life i.e. 1.Honesty 2.Hardwork & 3.Beleif.According to him if any individual follow these
three pillars then success will be waiting at the doorstep of that individual. One word he always used
to utter when he talks to somebody i.e. “GOD BLESS U ALL”. This proves that he not only thinks of
himself but he also thinks of everybody & that is why he is so successful in life.
Interviewed by: Abhirup Sen Sarma

Roll no: T002

Real Life Story
Story of successful businessman

Name: GOUTAM PAL

Age: 47 years
Business: Coal wholesaler, BAJAJ Cement wholesaler
Owner: NEW SAMRAT LODGE, BISWAYAN
DIAGNOSTIC
AND DRUG CENTER
Address: 24,Hriday Krishna Banarjee 1st by lane,
P.O.-Kadamtala, p.s-bantra thana
Pin-Howraha 711101
Phone Number: 9433041267

He was born of a humble family in 1962 in Howrah. He has lost his father when he was in 4th
standard. Then his family struggle the hard times. After completing his 10th standard he was first
joint with his elder brother (Kesab pal) to doing bending nails convert into straight nail and sells
them. At that time he luckily won the lottery of Rs.250. Then he used all his earned money near
about Rs.850, begin his wholesaling business of coal in Dhanbad. He made his business a huge
profitable. This is the turning point in his life. He tries to better his conditions by means of hard
labor and profitable business. Now he has a lodge name “NEW SAMRAT LODGE” in Old Digha
.In 2006 He started new wholesaling business of “BAJAJ Cement” where he was a C.N.F of
“BAJAJ Cement” distributor in West Bengal. Recently he had taken a loan Rs.12,00,000 from a
bank in 2008 to started his own Diagnostic center name “BISWAYAN DIAGNOSTIC AND DRUG
CENTER” which is the project of 3.1 core.
Now he is a one of the successful business man in Howrah. He strong in his own
power, he will face all his troubles with a smiling face. He makes proper use of his time and
opportunities and follows his aim in life with patience and perseverance. So he achieves his aim as a
successful business man. Also he love charity and consider himself fortunate if he could give
anything to anyone.

Interview by: SANDIP NANDY

Roll Number: T062
 Real Life Story

Purnendu Turns Adversity Into Success

Name: Purnendu Bhattacherjee

Age: 39 yrs.
Place: Howrah
Name of co.: R&N Plastic
Produce: Molding dice
Education: H.S.

Born in a middle class family he started business with 2 partners in 1990. In middle of 1995
he met an accident and got one artificial leg. After that he was facing some problems that’s why he
started his own business in lots of adversity like economic problems etc. with 3 machines (grinding,
holding, testing) and 7 workers. He knows some business strategies and he is able to make 50% profit
from his business. Purchase raw material from………..
Their customers are in Mumbai, Kanpur, Gujrat, and Bangalore. Companies are- Pear Pet,
Aparna, and Jauss Pet…..

Now he started his 2nd factory with automatic injection molding machine, to make shell cover
of Defense, Audio cassettes, fan canopy etc.

Now he has 75 workers in 2 factories.

MRIGANKA GOSWAMI, SECTION-T, ROLL-223

STORY OF THREE BRAVE & COURAGEOUS MEN
TARAK YADAV
Mob no: 9874420514
Address: 31 Ramnarayan Mukherjee Rd Sarsuna (Padyapukur)
Date of Birth: 05.08.1985

The incident took place in September 2008 around 11-11.30am in the morning a woman was learning
driving in her own Maruti Alto car along with the driver, her child & mother in law. Suddenly she
couldn’t keep control of her car & accidentally took the car within the jhil of Upanagari
(Sarsuna).Tarakeshwar Yadav, Bholanath Yadav & Ahmed Shekh were the three visitors during that
moment.Tarak bravely took the initiative along with his brother Bhola & friend Ahmed to rescue the
family that was already going to drown in the jhil within a short period of time. Jumped into the water
& swim near the car, he took the child away from the car while his brother & friend rescued the
woman & her mother-in-law. The woman & her mother-in-law were rescued by breaking the window
of the car. The operation took place for near about 15 minuets. The cops were informed immediately
& with the help of some local residents the recovered the submerged car. Finally all the members of
the family were rescued & were taken safely to their home after a minute medical treatment in a
local nursing home.
The incident was published in anadabazar patrika & several other newspapers. But the
most unfortunate incident was that these men didn’t receive any sort of recognition from any of the
governmental or private institution which they firmly deserve. I had asked them to approach to any of
the organization which can give them bravery award but they simply rejected my proposal. They told
me that saving ones life was more important to them than receiving award. This shows that these
men were not only brave men but they are also a nice human being.
Interviewed by: Abhirup Sen Sarma

Roll no-T002
Prevention science, drug abuse prevention and Life Skills Training:
Comments on the state of the science
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GILBERT J. BOTVIN & KENNETH W. GRIFFIN
Institute for Prevention Research, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, USA.
Email: gjbotvin@med.cornell.edu

Abstract. There has been tremendous growth in the field of prevention science over the past two
decades. The defining features of contemporary prevention science are high quality empirical
research using rigorous and well established scientific methods, careful hypothesis testing and the
systematic accumulation of knowledge. One area where substantial progress has been made in our
understanding of etiology and prevention of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug abuse. In this paper we
review the growth in prevention as a scientific enterprise, discuss advances, in drug abuse prevention
research, and review of effectiveness of one approach to the problem of adolescent drug abuse, the
Life Skills Training (LST) program and the methodological strength of the LST evaluation research. In
addition we provide a response to criticism regarding two types of data analysis in evaluation
research and show that these analysis of high fidelity sub samples can address research questions
about the importance of program implementation fidelity; and second, composite measures of
concurrent tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use (i.e., polydrug use) are useful in testing research
questions about program effects on more serious levels of drug involvement. With an increasing
number of randomized controlled trails underway, the field of prevention science is contributing to a
new generation of evidence based approaches and policies that, if widely utilized offer the potential
of reducing the mortality and morbidity associated with a number of major health and social problem.

Key words: drug abuse, prevention science, program evaluation, research methods.

Notwithstanding advances in prevention research over the past two decades and the development of
prevention science as a field, Gorman (this volume) question the legitimacy of prevention research as
a scientific enterprise, the quality of prevention research and the conclusions drawn from prevention
studies. Although at odds with major reviews of the prevention literature (Dodge 2001; Kelly and
Kalichman 2002; Lochman and van den Steenhoven 2002; Roth and Brook-Gunn 2003; Tobler and
Stratton 1997; Weissberg et al. 2003) and expert consensus panels reviewing the quality of
prevention research (e.g., American Psychological Association Task Force on Prevention, Center for
Substance Abuse Prevention’s National Registry of Effective Programs, and the U.S. Department of
Education Expert Panel on Safe and Drug Free Schools), Gorman’s comments in his most recent article
are consistent with his characterization of prevention science as “psedo-science”and previous articles
critical of prevention research (e.g., Gorman 2003) . In this article, he once again criticizes prevention
science, drug abuse and violence prevention research, and two exemplars of that research.

Prepared by: Sourabh Hazra

Roll no: T069
Creativity and Flow Psychology (Douglas Eby)

The author of "Flow - the Psychology of Optimal Experience" and a number of related books,
psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced me-high chick-sent-me-high) says we can facilitate
the conditions for this quality of optimal functioning, and that it may be found in a wide range of
careers and activities.

For his doctoral thesis on "how visual artists create art" he studied photos taken every three minutes
as artists created a painting. He says he was "struck by how deeply they were involved in work,
forgetting everything else. That state seemed so intriguing that I started also looking for it in chess
players, in rock climbers, in dancers and in musicians”.

He cautions that many people misunderstand flow as a kind of "spacing out" and seek it in passive
leisure activities. "Most people look so much forward to being home, relaxing. Then they get home
and don't know what to do. They aren't challenged, so they sit in front of the TV, depressed."

Athletes call flow experience being in the "zone" - an optimal psychological and physiological climate
for peak performance. Brazilian soccer player Pele has described days when everything was going
right, and feeling "a strange calmness I hadn't experienced in any of the other games. It was a type of
euphoria; I felt I could run all day without tiring, that I could dribble through any of their teams or all
of them that I could almost pass through them physically. I felt I could not be hurt."

Basketball players, when they experience being "in the zone" report that the basket seems bigger,
and feeling an almost mystical connection to it. The legendary hitter Ted Williams has said that
sometimes he could see the seams on a pitched baseball. Gymnast Carol Johnson found that on some
days she experienced the balance beam as wider, so "any worry of falling off disappeared."

Football quarterback star John Brodie told Michael Murphy (author of "The Psychic Side of Sports")
that he found periods in every game when "time seems to slow down, in an uncanny way, as if
everyone were moving in slow motion. It seems as if I had all the time in the world to watch the
receivers run their patterns, and yet I know the defensive line is coming at me just as fast as ever."

This time dilation experience may relate to studies of psychologist Robert Ornstein in which increased
information processing by the brain can result in a "stretching" or slowing down of the experience of
time.

Sports psychologists and trainers use a range of techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation,
concentration exercises and meditation to help access this "zone". One of the consistent themes of
these approaches is the need to "get around" the conscious mind.

The winner of the 1988 Olympics in archery was a 17-year-old Korean young woman whose training
included meditation for two hours a day.

Archer Tim Strickland has noted that conscious intervention is the great enemy: "Your conscious mind
always wants to help you, but usually it messes you up." Csikszentmihalyi has warned "You can't make
flow happen. All you can do is learning to remove obstacles in its way." He says the effort to recapture
the high of a perfect run down a ski slope, for example, will rarely succeed because "you're splitting
your attention from what's happening now."

Acting teacher and consultant Jennifer Lehman notes how that quality of mind can interfere: "It's
difficult to achieve a consistent openness, letting things flow through you, without your own
judgments, your own personal history, or how you think it should be, interfering with that. I also have
a feeling that our thinking mind is different than our feeling mind, and that if we start thinking, we
shut down creative expression.
"Thinking is very linear and one dimensional and we get attached to it and its 'should' and 'ought to'
and 'let me go in there and fix it'.

A related concept has been developed by Diane Ackerman, a poet, essayist and naturalist who
teaches creativity at Cornell. In her book "Deep Play" she talks about being able to "play anywhere
that is set off from reality, whether it be a playground, a field, a church or a garage.

"Deep play doesn't have to do with an activity, like shallow play. It has to do with attitude or an
extraordinarily intense state...”

Using PET scan technology (Positron Emission Tomography), researchers at the University of
California, Irvine, have found that people learning to master a video game show a reduction in the
overall metabolism of the brain - less brain activity along with greater skill.

This indicates that increasing ability results in better efficiency: the brain can "relax into" the task.
This may be the physiological result, or perhaps a central cause, of decreasing the "static" of non-flow
consciousness.

Csikszentmihalyi points out that "Some flow experiences involve low danger, like reading a good
book. But certain people are disposed to respond to risk, and their flow will depend on it more than
somebody else's. "Danger is the hook. But their descriptions are not that different from, say, a Thai
woman's description of weaving a rug. The quality of concentration, forgetfulness, involvement,
control is similar."

Some of his recent research relates to the UC Irvine studies: "We found that high school kids who
reported flow more frequently performed better in the test situation with much less cortical activity,
were less aroused by the tasks, or spent less mental effort responding to the stimuli."

Writing a short story, or raising a child, can be contexts for flow experience: you can see them as a
series of short-term steps or events, each having value in engaging one's talents. Other examples of
"flow activities" are games, artistic performances and religious rituals, but Csikszentmihalyi notes that
"people seem to get more flow from what they do on their jobs than from leisure activities" - perhaps
especially those kinds of jobs which demand full attention, like surgery or computer programming.

Susan K. Perry, PhD affirms that flow is not a state of 'no mind' or meditative ness as such. "I don't
believe that when you get into a creative place, you're giving up thinking," she says. "You're super-
thinking -- better and with more parts of your mind than you do normally."

But having a 'busy mind' can also mean being fragmented, unfocused, distracted. "You want to get to
a place which is loose, relaxed, and focused," she notes. "What I found in my studies of flow are that
two things you need to do to get to this place where time stops and you can be most creative, are to
loosen up, and focus in. In her book writing in Flow, Dr. Perry points out an intriguing quality of
consciousness associated with flow: "It shouldn't play into any of your anxieties about the loss of
control that comes with flow if I share with you that looseness and the ability to cross mental
boundaries are aspects of both schizophrenic thinking and creative thinking," she writes.
"Schizophrenic thinking is characterized by a cognitive style that has been variously called
overinclusive, allusive, loose, or characterized by the term 'mental slippage,' writes Eysenck, a noted
researcher in the field. ... For a writer, such looseness is an amazing asset."

She says awareness work is an orientation to living and "seeing where the flow is going, so that we're
not working at cross-purposes with anything that's moving organically on its own."

And that state of awareness is also where we are most creatively alive.

Prepared by: Souvik Chatterjee; Roll no.: T 071

Mans Search For Meaning:

Viktor Frankl's 1946 book Man's Search for Meaning chronicles his experiences as a concentration
camp inmate and describes his psychotherapeutic method of finding a reason to live. According to
Frankl, the book intends to answer the question "How was everyday life in a concentration camp
reflected in the mind of the average prisoner?" Part One constitutes Frankl's analysis of his
experiences in the concentration camps, while Part Two introduces his ideas of meaning and his
theory of logotherapy.

According to a survey conducted by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the Library of Congress, Man's
Search For Meaning belongs to a list of "the ten most influential books in [the United States]." (New
York Times, November 20, 1991). At the time of the author's death in 1997, the book had sold 10
million copies in twenty-four languages.

Experiences in a concentration camp:

Frankl identifies three psychological reactions experienced by all inmates to one degree or another:
shock during the initial admission phase to the camp, apathy after becoming accustomed to camp
existence, in which the inmate values only that which helps him or others survive, and reactions of
depersonalization, moral deformity, bitterness, and disillusionment after being liberated.

Frankl concludes that the meaning of life is found in every moment of living; life never ceases to have
meaning, even in suffering and death. In a group therapy session during a mass fast inflicted on the
camp's inmates trying to protect an anonymous fellow inmate from fatal retribution by authorities,
Frankl offered the thought that for everyone in a dire condition there is someone looking down, a
friend, family member, or even God, who would expect not to be disappointed. Frankl concludes from
his experience that a prisoner's psychological reactions are not solely the result of the conditions of
his life, but also from the freedom of choice he always has even in severe suffering. The inner hold a
prisoner has on his spiritual self relies on having a faith in the future and that once a prisoner loses
that faith, he is doomed.

He also concludes that there are only two races of men, decent men and indecent. No society is free
of either of them, and thus there were "decent" Nazi guards and "indecent" prisoners, most notably
the capo who would torture and abuse their fellow prisoners for personal gain.

His concluding passage in Part one describes the psychological reaction of the inmates to their
liberation, which he separates into three stages. The first is depersonalization—a period of
readjustment, in which a prisoner gradually returns to the world. Initially, the liberated prisoners are
so numb that they are unable to understand what freedom means, or to emotionally respond to it.
Part of them believes that it is an illusion or a dream that will be taken away from them. In their first
foray outside their former prison, the prisoners realized that they could not comprehend pleasure.
Flowers and the reality of the freedom they had dreamed about for years were all surreal, unable to
be grasped in their depersonalization.

The body is the first element to break out of this stage, responding by voracious eating and sleeping.
Only after the partial replenishing of the body is the mind finally able to respond, as “feeling suddenly
broke through the strange fetters which had restrained it”.

This begins the second stage, in which there is a danger of deformation. As the intense pressure on
the mind is released, mental health can be endangered. Frankl uses the analogy of a diver suddenly
released from his pressure chamber.He recounts the story of a decent friend who became
immediately obsessed with dispensing the same violence in judgment of his abusers that they had
inflicted on him. Upon returning home, the prisoners had to struggle with two fundamental
experiences which could also damage their mental health.
The last is bitterness at the lack of responsiveness of the world outside—a “superficiality and lack of
feeling...so disgusting that one finally felt like creeping into a hole and neither hearing nor seeing
human being any more”. Worse was disillusionment, which was the discovery that suffering does not
end, that the longed-for happiness will not come. This was the experience of those who—like Frankl—
returned home to discover that no one awaited them. The hope which has sustained them
throughout the camp was now gone. Frankl cites this experience as the most difficult to overcome.

As time passed, however, the prisoner's experience in a concentration camp finally became nothing
but a nightmare. What is more, he knows that he has nothing left to fear any more, "except his God".

Prepared by: Souvik Chatterjee

Roll no.: T 071

Fillers:

"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and
Honest people are screwed first."

"Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."

"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. ! It will destroy you."

"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no Friendship without self-interests.
This is a bitter truth."

Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions -Why am I doing it, what the
results might be and will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers
to these questions, go-ahead."

"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."

"The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman."

"Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People
who work sincerely are the happiest."

"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person
spreads in all direction."

"Whoresdon't live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don't
build nests on a tree that doesn't bear fruits"

"God is not presenting idols Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple."

"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

"Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never
give you any happiness."

"Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time
they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC 75 BC)

A Gradual Awakening - a personal experience on meditation

Meditation is probably more necessary in the modern world, with all its pressures and distractions, than
ever before in human history. We’re all in such desperate haste, seeking distractions to bury ourselves
in, always in a hurry to ‘take it easy’; yet never really learning what this means. It’s reckoned that the
average person’s concentration span has declined by half, in the last forty years.
Even the highbrow newspapers now tend to put bullet points into long text blocks, as people tend to
have less time to read properly. Perhaps the waterproof CD/radio, for listening to in the shower, best
epitomizes the modern world’s obsessive need to do two things at once. We try to fill every spare
moment with noise and diversion, seeking pleasure in escaping from ourselves.
Like so many aspects of life which are our birthright, however, the practice of meditation (which is a
purely natural activity), has become, something specialized and mysterious; the preserve of the initiate
and the monastery.
You don’t need to join anything to benefit from meditation, the spirit, like a flower is waiting to
blossom, under the ‘soil’ of mundane mental ‘noise’ in everyone.
The medieval woman, spinning for hours in a quiet corner of a room, would allow her mind to soften
and lose focus, as she carefully drew out the course thread. The pre - industrial farmer would keep a
quiet mind, as he slogged away at his toil for hours on end, accompanied by nothing but the cawing of
crows. Simple lifestyles and more naturalistic cultures tend to propagate a natural meditative state.
There were fewer distractions in other ages, we were hence more able to mentally ‘let go’.
Meditation is a simple process: that of allowing the mind to hold its focus softly onto a sound, or
object, or task and to keep it there, gently ignoring the thoughts that arise and the distractions that are
always present. You could practice mindful walking, breathing, chanting, or mindful washing up!
I started meditating around twenty years ago, in an attempt to cure my dyslexia, and to calm down. I
attended a ten-day, intensive Vipassana course in Herefordshire. The course was called ‘a gradual
awakening’ – however I found it a very rude awakening indeed!
The building itself was an old school, very spartan inside, with
shockingly tasteless orange curtains. It struck me at the time that no one
could become enlightened in a place with such cheap curtains!
The grueling regimen, beginning at 6am. And meditating on and off until
9 pm, was like the seventh hell realm as far as I was concerned!
Here is an excerpt from my second day’s meditation diary, where we had
to record our experiences – ‘Knees hurt, neck hurts, back got a knife in
it, aches like buggery, Ow, ow. Don’t think! Count the breath – two,
three, four - I shouldn't be thinking at all. Jeez, I'm hungry! Starving.
Chips! I could eat chips - like the brown new potato chips they used to
serve in Langley's. Liked the girl in there, she had greasy hair and long
neck like a streetlamp, used to smile at me and the newspapers were
always, 'The Mirror'. I never look in the mirror – what if I did and my
face had changed? I’m so lonely so …… Where’s the breath? Yes, the
breath there in…………out ………….I can hear my heart beating. God, it's loud. They’re all gone in
the counting. All the others. Open my eyes, should I sneak a look at the clock? No. Whatever happened
to that watch I had, with the chrome strap? Only about five minutes in - oh God! No! Watch the
breath……’
And so it went, in endless rage. My mad thoughts shouted for attention.
Things very gradually improved, however. At the end of my stay, my express train brain had slowed
down a little, so that I actually escaped its fury for whole seconds at a time. My bloodshot eyes became
milky white and clear. My rigid body started to yield and stretch out. I got used to silence, even to
prefer it. I began to get the delirious 'long head' as I called it, emerging from meditation with the sense
of a long, giraffe neck. All sensation and sound would pass through me, without stopping, unprocessed,
not grabbed and made sense of. ‘This is what true freedom is’, I thought, ‘its having the choice of being
caught up in every thought, every sensation’.
I continued practicing meditation on my own for some five years or so, and was feeling pretty
confident of guru status, when I approached my next retreat, with a Buddhist group in Norfolk.
The head monk however, was forever picking on me. I was accustomed to just ‘drifting off’, into a
nice, inner space and just letting go. This I was taught, however, is not meditating at all, but simply
daydreaming.
‘The mind should not be disengaged but honed, sharpened, in focused engagement,’ said the head
teacher ‘if you float away or daydream, pleasant though this experience is, your not doing the work of
meditation. You’ve probably been floating in this half - state for years – try a more active meditation,
like chanting, to keep on course.
If you drift off, it’s like getting the train to paradise and then getting off at the first stop!’
A vast sign over the meditation hall read: 'Sit like a mountain, be steadfast, and be majestic, at ease in
awareness. No matter how many winds are blowing, how many clouds are swirling, how many lions
are prowling, be intimate with everything and sit like a mountain'
For me, this was the true beginning of meditation. Now, I certainly wouldn’t recommend a long retreat,
as an introduction to the practice. Much better to submerge yourself in the practice more gently, though
I would adhere to the old adage that ‘the more difficult you find meditation to be – the more you need
to do it’. One should find a form of focusing that suits best and stick with it, one could focus on one’s
breath, an object, a sensation, a mantra, a piece of music – whatever you find absorbs you the best.
When you meditate regularly, you start to confront the nagging mind, which drags you constantly out
of focus. You start to see how your perceptions are shaped by your own concerns, fears and hopes,
which shut us off inside, we become lost in the constant barrage of thoughts that arise within the vortex
of our minds.
It’s vitally important to understand that meditation is active work; the work of constantly keeping the
mind ‘soft’ and bringing it back to the object of attention. It’s not about being lost in distraction, nor
daydreaming, nor getting into a ‘nice inner space’, however enjoyable. It’s to reach out mentally and
hold your attention still – it’s as simple and as difficult as that.
One of the greatest drawbacks in meditation is the ambition to becoming enlightened, or to open up the
kundalini, or to talk to your guide, or attain your ‘higher self’. These desires are actually destructive -
the very act of trying to attain anything is a part of the distraction.
You may well experience your ‘higher self’ – you might sense chakras opening and all sorts of subtle
changes may take place within the physical and etheric bodies. However, don’t yearn for, nor chase
these experiences, or feel disappointed if you don’t have them. These are staging posts along the long
path of practice, and it’s important not to get stuck on any one of them.
Remember that meditation is not the property of any particular religious group, you don’t have to be a
Buddhist, nor a spiritualist, nor a mystic, it’s a simple and natural function of the mind that anyone
possesses, and can easily practice.
Getting Started
The first thing you need to do is establish a regular time for your practice. Then find a place, preferably
the same place. Don’t worry about statues and shrines, joss sticks and candles, these are props can be
helpful, but are not essential. Don’t worry if you can’t get complete peace and quiet either, learn to
focus in distracting circumstances.
Try to get comfortable, without necessarily being in a perfect yoga posture. If you don’t go to sleep, it’s
fine to be lying down, but this can encourage drowsiness and mental drift, therefore a position on a
stool, or on a pile of cushions, or in a chair with the back straight, is best.
Liken the mind to looking at a pool that is always agitated, with waves running over its surface, and
then as it becomes calm, insight begins. As the water clears you start to see and understand what was
there all the time.

A good, basic practice is to count the breath, but by all means try chanting, or contemplating an object.
A woman I know watches the movement of tropical fish in a tank in her hallway. You could try
focusing on a flower, or a crystal, or any other natural object.
Whatever the object of your attention, reach out and mentally ‘grasp’ the object and hold the focus
there. No matter how many times you get lost, keep coming back to the focus object. Every time you
do so, you become stronger.
Try to have a sense of being all in this moment, completely involved in this experience, the greatest
treasure is here and now, not in the yearning for any other experience than the one you are presently
having. After you have been practicing a while, you will find that concentration, intuition and
inspiration improve, you feel more relaxed, and you sleep better.
It’s a myth, by the way, that you must avoid sex and sensual experiences in order to deepen you
meditation practice. But it’s fair to say that meditation does teach one to maintain a certain distance
from experience. This means it’s easier to not get addicted to sensual things and one can take a more
moral and healthy view of one’s own behavior. A healthier sense of judgment and a more holistic view
of life arise as one cuts the tether to the ‘mad, restless, ego I’. Things seem to take on a sense of
proportion, and universality.
We all experience meditation differently, and we all flower spiritually in different ways. You will, if
you maintain your practice, eventually need a teacher or a guide to help you go further. This stage will
not be reached for some considerable time and after long experience has been accrued, so don’t let this
stop you beginning on your own. Prepared by: Abhirup Sen Sarma (Roll: T002)
MEDITATION

What does it mean to me:-

Meditation is an intensely personal and spiritual experience. The desired purpose of each meditation
technique is to channel our awareness into a more positive direction by totally transforming one's state
of mind. To meditate is to turn inwards, to concentrate on the inner self. The entire process of
meditation usually entails the three stages of concentration (dharana), meditation (dhyana) and
enlightenment or absorption (Samadhi). The individual preparing to meditate usually starts off by
harnessing his awareness, such as focusing his mind onto a certain object. Once attention gets engaged,
concentration turns into meditation or dhyana. And through continuous meditation, the mediators
merge with the object of concentration, which might either be the present moment or the Divine Entity.

MAPPING THE MIND

MIND AND BODY

There's more to meditation than just closing ones eyes and an understanding of this technique
demands an understanding of our mental realm. The subtle state of mind, which is the ultimate stage
of meditation, requires a tremendous amount of energy to reach. An absolute harmony between our
gross physical realm, sensual realm and our life energy is the prerequisite of a meditative state of
mind. Traditional perceptions of our mental make-up are uncommonly useful in understanding the
workings of the mind. According to ayurveda and yoga, both the mind and the body are made up of
the 'Five Great Elements' (Panchabhutas) of earth (prithvi), water (jal), fire (agni or tej), air (vayu) and
ether or space (akash).

MIND AND SPIRIT

The mind (mana) and the energy spirit (prana, chi or life force) have always had an affinity for each
other, being merely the two sides of the same coin. Whatever the mind engages upon is soon infused
with life energy, and conversely, whatever the soul hungers for instantly engages our attention. As a
result, certain aspects of each are present in the other. Out of the two, the mind is the finer and more
sophisticated version of the cruder life force or prana—it has a storehouse of its own energy and
vitality. Some aspects of it naturally spills over, flooding the spirit with thought and intelligence
(buddhi). But it is the vital force, which is inherently a conscious power, finding its expression in the
mind, which is inherently the active force.

How to Prepare the Mind:-

Meditation, especially passive meditation, brings us face to face with our subconscious. If we are not
ready to encounter our inner selves, it could end up being a disastrous experience instead of an
enlightening one! And the most vulnerable seem to be-people with overwhelming anxiety, who are
emotionally or psychologically disturbed, those who have problems accepting reality, people who
suffer from acute paranoia and even those who develop delusions of grandeur from the altered states
of consciousness that meditation tends to produce. To avoid such psychosis or simply getting lost in
our thoughts and ending up confused and disturbed, it is necessary to begin meditation sessions with
formal practice. Different schools of thought prescribe different methods of such preparation, but
they all agree on the absolute necessity of concentration exercises preceding meditation. These
preparation techniques are as varied as praying, chanting mantras, performing pranayama or even
visualizing. Once the mind becomes trained for concentration, actual formless or mindfulness
meditation can proceed, such as sitting in silence, practicing self-inquiry or performing devotional
meditation.

Meditation needs proper place and proper environment:-

ATMOSPHERE
The best environment for the practice of meditation is a quiet place with minimum distractions. It
sometimes helps to set up a meditating room with special pictures, icons, holy books or even burning
incense sticks and soothing music in order to infuse the atmosphere with spiritual energy. It is best to
sit in a well ventilated room, which receives natural light.

ATTITUDE
The best attitude to follow while practicing meditation is that of a receptive observer. Try to observe
either the mind or the immediate physical environment, without thinking anything in particular.
Watch the mind slowly empty itself out.

POSTURE
A major characteristic of prescribed meditation postures in many traditions is that the spine is kept
straight. This is true in Hindu and Buddhist yogas, in the Christian attitude of kneeling prayer, in the
Egyptian sitting position, and in the Taoist standing meditation of "embracing the pillar." People with
misalignments may feel uncomfortable in the beginning when assuming these postures. The spine is
put back into a structurally sound line, and the weight of the body distributed around it in a balanced
pattern in which gravity, not muscular tension, is the primary influence. It is possible, although it has
not been conclusively proven that this postural realignment affects the state of mind.In the East, the
cross-legged postures, with head and back in vertical line, are considered ideal for meditation. In the
classic the Lotus posture, when the legs are crossed with the feet on the thighs, right feeling of poised
sitting for meditation is imparted. These postures are difficult and even painful at first for those who
are not familiar with them. For such inexperienced individuals, two other traditional Eastern postures—
half lotus posture and the Burmese posture—are usually much easier to follow. For those who prefer to
meditate while sitting on a chair, there is the Egyptian posture.
TIME

It is always recommended that meditation be practiced daily, twice a day for best results. Beginners
are recommended to meditate for about half an hour daily. Later when one gets used to the practice,
one hour is ideal.

What can we get out of MEDITATION:-

Stress Control
Most of the people who get on meditation do so because of its beneficial effects on stress. Stress
refers to any or all the various pressures experienced in life. These can stem from work, family, illness,
or environment and can contribute to such conditions as anxiety, hypertension, and heart disease.
How an individual sees things and how he or she handles them makes a big difference in terms of how
much stress he or she experiences.
Research has shown that hormones and other biochemical compounds in the blood indicative of
stress tend to decrease during TM practice. These changes also stabilize over time, so that a person is
actually less stressed biochemically during daily activity.This reduction of stress translates directly into
a reduction of anxiety and tension. Literally dozens of studies have shown this.

Pain Management
Chronic pain can systematically erode the quality of life. Although great strides are being made in
traditional medicine to treat recurring pain, treatment is rarely as simple as prescribing medication or
surgery. Anxiety decreases the threshold for pain and pain causes anxiety. The result is a vicious cycle.
Compared with people who feel relaxed, those under stress experience pain more intensely and
become even more stressed, which aggravates their pain. Meditation breaks this cycle.

Cancer and Other Chronic Illness

Meditation and other approaches to deep relaxation help center people so they can figure out how
they'd like to handle the illness and proceed with life. An Australian psychiatrist who uses meditation
with cancer patients, studied seventy-three patients who had attended at least twenty sessions of
intensive meditation, and wrote: "Nearly all such patients can expect significant reduction of anxiety
and depression, together with much less discomfort and pain. There is reason to expect a 10 percent
chance of quite remarkable slowing of the rate of growth of the tumor, and a 50 percent chance of
greatly improved quality of life.

Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure

Meditation is a key component of Ornish therapy, the only treatment scientifically proven to reverse
heart disease, besides research has also proven TM to be very successful in treating various heart
ailments and high blood pressure.

Infertility
Couples dealing with infertility may become depressed, anxious and angry. When relaxation
responses are taught to such stressed out, infertile couples, the meditators experience less distress
and is more likely to get pregnant.
Respiratory Problems
Asthma, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) all restrict breathing and
raise fears of suffocation, which in turn makes breathing even more difficult. Studies show that when
people with these respiratory conditions learn breath meditation, they have fewer respiratory crises.

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Meditation can ease physical complaints such as premenstrual syndrome (PMS), tension headaches
and other common health problems. Meditation gives people a psychological buffer so that life's
hectic pace doesn't knock them out. Practicing meditation is like taking a vacation once or twice a
day. When you nurture yourself, you accrue tremendous spin-off benefits.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Ulcers, and Insomnia

Meditation can also improve irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers, and insomnia, among other stress-
related conditions. Eighty percent of the people who use meditation to relieve insomnia are
successful.

MEDITATION for the beginners like me:-

Things I went through:-

• Found a clean place.

• Sat in a position that was most comfortable for me.
• Closed my eyes.
• Concentrated on the darkness behind my eyelids.
• Watched the flow of my thoughts. Did not try to stem the flow.
• Observed simply.
• Kept my attention focused.
• Did like this for at least 10 minutes.
• Opened my eyes slowly.

Meditation is perhaps the simplest system that we can follow for mental peace and self-
realization, but don't get impatient for results.
What did compel me to do meditation:-
1. I had backache.
2. I could not concentrate on my study.
3. I could not sit at a same place for more than 20-25 minutes.
4. Even I could not sleep.
5. I was fickle minded.

How did I get rid of my Problems?

Ultimately meditation is all about being at peace with oneself. It cannot perform miracles out of thin
air. It does not solve problems magically. It's simply a technique, which acquaints you with the person
you really are. And having gained that timeless knowledge, it is you who will take that first step
towards self-transformation. Remember always that the technique of meditation is nothing more
than a tool in your hands!

I used to meditate for 5-7 minutes earlier but I could not find any differences then I started it for 15-20
minutes and I saw a vast change in me. Earlier as I mentioned, I could not sit at a single place for more
than 20 minutes, it helped me to strengthen my spine as while meditating I used to sit straight. Little by
little I found that I gained strength and I recovered at some extent.
I could not sleep at night. I used to pass my nights just by lying and sitting on my bed. I could not close
my eyes. Whenever I shut my eyelids, some scary flashes used to come as my concentration got
diverted and I used to think scary things. When I started meditating I brought my concentration middle
of my eyebrows for 20-25 minutes and concentrated more and more deeply as much as I could that
helped me to get the calmness in my mind back.

Prepared by: Sudipa Majumder (Roll no.: T073)

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a psychometric questionnaire designed to

measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. These
preferences were extrapolated from the typological theories originated by Carl Gustav Jung, as
published in his 1921 book Psychological Types (English edition, 1923).The original developers of the
personality inventory were Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers. They began
creating the indicator during World War II, believing that a knowledge of personality preferences
would help women who were entering the industrial workforce for the first time identify the sort of
war-time jobs where they would be "most comfortable and effective”. The initial questionnaire grew
into the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which was first published in 1962. The MBTI focuses on normal
populations and emphasizes the value of naturally occurring differences.
Some academic psychologists have criticized the MBTI instrument in research literature, claiming that
it "lacks convincing validity data.” Proponents and sellers of the test cite unblinded anecdotal
predictions of individual behavior, and claim that the indicator has been found to meet or exceed the
reliability of other psychological instruments. For most adults (75-90%), though not for children, the
MBTI is reported to give the same result for 3–4 preferences when the test is administered to the
same person more than once (although the period between measurements is not stated). Some
studies have found strong support for construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest
reliability, although variation was observed

The definitive published source of reference on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is The Manual
produced by Consulting Psychologists Press (CPP), from which much of the information in this article
is drawn, along with training materials from CPP and their European training partners, Oxford
Psychologists Press. However, a popularized source of the model, with an original test, is published in
David Keirsey's book Please Understand Me.

As the MBTI Manual states, the MBTI "is designed to implement a theory; therefore the theory must
be understood to understand the MBTI."

Fundamental to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is the theory of psychological type as originally
developed by Jung. Jung proposed the existence of two dichotomous pairs of cognitive functions:

• The "rational" (judging) functions: thinking and feeling

• The "irrational" (perceiving) functions: sensing and intuition

Jung went on to suggest that these functions are expressed in either an introverted or extraverted
form. From Jung's original concepts, Briggs and Myers developed their own theory of psychological
type, described below, on which the MBTI is based.

• Organization use the MBTI to

1. Make the most of their human resources.

2. Leverage individuals’ natural strength.
3. Improve teamwork
4. Understand and adapt to differences in leadership/ management style.
5. Assist in carrier development.
6. Coach individuals.
7. Develop skills in creativity, time management, and stress management

• Application of MBTI in organizational context

The MBTI has applications in diagnosing organizational issues, teamwork (particularly quality
systems), communication, counselling, careers, strategic thinking, performance appraisal, leadership
and stress management.
Organizations themselves also have a type. The type code can be shorthand for the way things are
done around here
• 1.While work is a set of complicated activities, there are four major things that everyone
has to do each day:
a. To meet with others (attitudes)
b. To generate information (functions)
c. To make decisions (functions
d. To establish priorities (orientation)
• Meeting with others & managing relationships
This can be done in two ways. One is extraverted, the other introverted.
• Generate Information
There are two aspects to this. One dimension is called sensing & the other intuition.
• Making Decisions
Once the information has been gathered, there is usually a requirement to do something with it. Here
again we have two options, thinking and feeling.
• Choosing Priorities
Finally, all of us have to make a choice in how we allocate our time. The priorities are those of either
generating information or making decisions. Some people want a lot of information before making a
decision. Others will quickly come to a decision even though they do not have much data. Their
concern is usually to implement the decision made. The former is called perceiving & the latter
judging.

The four dichotomies

Dichotomies

Extraversion Introversion

Sensing iNtuition

Thinking Feeling

Judging Perceiving

Based on these four dichotomies the preferences of an individual are calculated and also like how
clear they are about their perceptions or their preferences are being judged. Point scores on each of
the dichotomies can vary considerably from person to person, even among those with the same type.
However, Isabel Myers considered the direction of the preference (for example, E vs. I) to be more
important than the degree of the preference (for example, very clear vs. slight).

However this instrument deals with the Attitudes, Functions and Lifestyles of human beings rather
each individual.

1. Attitude: The preferences of Extraversion and Introversion often referred to as attitudes very
often. The terms extrovert and introvert are used specially in MBTI. However the extraversion people
draw energy from the outer world where as the introversion draw their energy forms the inner world.
The E’s first act then reflect where as the I’s first reflect then act.
2. Function: The characteristics like sensing and intuition or feeling and thinking refers to the
function criterion of an individual. The first two (S and N) are information taking function where as
the later two (T and F) are decision making functions.
3. Lifestyle: The dichotomy Judgmental and Perceiving refers to the lifestyle of the individual.
This type indicates one’s approach towards the outer world.

However the whole type is the combination of the all eight dichotomies and hence there are sixteen
types.

ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJ

11.6% 13.8% 1.5% 2.1%

ISTP ISFP INFP INTP

5.4% 8.8% 4.3% 3.3%

ESTP ESFP ENFP ENTP

4.3% 8.5% 8.1% 3.2%

ESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ

8.7% 12.3% 2.4% 1.8%

Again these are the preferences only. There is no good or bad in the MBTI neither MBTI measures the
ability. MBTI sometimes used for the career options but however it is not the ultimate psychometric
tool to decide upon the careers and prediction of job success. Hence we can conclude that it can be a
guide based upon which we can improve ourselves better and be concerned about our area of
opportunity. However a group selected upon the basis on MBTI may work well and show good results
as because in a diverse group the productive conflicts arise which is helpful for the organization...

Our group hence is very rich in diversities as we have various dichotomies in between us working as a
group. Starting from ESTJ, ENFP, ESFJ, ENTJ, INFJ, INTJ and ISFP we have seven dichotomies between
us, hence the productive conflicts gets solved in a very creative way and we can work in a situation
where missing out and point of and broad picture are assumed not to happen. The Extraversion,
Intraversion, Sensing, Intuitive, Feeling, Thinking, Judgmental, Perceiving all the eight dichotomies are
present and work in a sequential and unique manner to achieve the same goal of the TEAM.

Prepared by: Souvik Chatterjee (Roll: T071), Sourabh Hazra (Roll: T069)
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR

Key Performance indicators or KPI, also known as Key Success Indicators or KSI which is useful for a
person or an organisation to define and measure progress toward their goals. What I have learnt
about KPI is that if a person or an organization has analyzed their goals it needs a way to measure
progress toward those goals. Key Performance Indicators measure those.
What Are Key Performance Indicators?
Key Performance Indicators are quantifiable measurements that reflect the success factors of an
organization or an individual. They will differ depending on the organization or on the individual.
A business may have as one of its key performance indicators the percentage of its income that
comes from return customers. A school may focus its key performance indicators on graduation rates
of its students. An individual may have as one of its KPI by measuring the progress of his or her
improvement. Whatever KPI are selected, they must reflect the goals, they must be key to its success
and they must be measurable. KPI usually a long term considerations. The goals for a particular KPI
may change as the organizations or a person’s goal to change, or as it gets closer to achieving a goal.
KPI must be quantifiable (measurable)
If a KPI is going to be of any value, there must be a way to accurately define and measure it. For an
average student KPI is needed to measure the development. But a student who is already best KPI is
not that much useful for the student. But a person needs to set target for each KPI.
Utilization of KPI
By using KPI a person can improve his or her lacking but before that a person needs to set the goal.
KPI is also useful for a business, organizations, schools etc. Utilizing the KPI they can have the
improvement.
As I know what is KPI and how beneficial it is I also want to share my experience which I have seen to
happen with one of our group member. She (Sudipa Majumder) described me that how she got
benefited after using KPI in her life.
She had acute stammering problem which she used to face while speaking in English. She has great
zeal to have good communication skill. Because she thinks that due to her stammering problem she
can be rejected from an interview. After learning KPI she has set her goal that she will get rid of this
problem. She made her target that everyday what she will do. She made a routine that everyday how
much time she will pay in what. From that day onwards she started working on her goal by using KPI.
What she did is she used to stand in front of the mirror and speak by herself, so that she can
understand her way of speaking, whether it is good or not. She also started reading the newspaper
loudly. She used to speak in English almost every time without speaking in her mother tongue. In a
week she used to read a novel and she was always eager to take part in group discussion and seminar.
I remember the day when she was not selected for the seminar and how she tried to get the chance
to take part in it. But at last she went to take part in the seminar.
And this way she was trying to improve. And now, she has slightly improved. She does not stammer
that much while speaking which she was having before. She realised her improvement than before.
So, KPI helped her to improve and still she is utilizing KPI with her great determination to achieve her
goal. In this way she got benefited by using KPI.
Thus, we also can utilize KPI in our life to get benefited by it.

Prepared by: Debasree Mitra (Roll: T020)

 SECREET PRINCIPLE
Principles of Secret: 1.Secret is the LAW OF ATTRACTION.
2. Mind should be clear & specific to understand secret.
3. Secret principles are based on three pillars CONCEPTUALIZE (to think about
and to know
what we want to do or achieve), VISUALIZE (to see that achievement in our heart
and soul) &
REALIZE (to get the effect of the thoughts in reality).
4. Concentrate on things that you actually wants not on things that you don’t.
5. Things you are surrounded are attracted by you.
6. Always FEEL GOOD in any sort of situation.
EXPERIMENT ON SECRET PRINCIPLE BY ME: Based on the above characteristics I followed the law of
Attraction in my life. Here is an example that will make it very clear & simple. Previously I was not
very
Punctual in my life. Sometimes my friends & relatives used to laugh at me regarding my late
coming. After watching the SECRET movie I have decided to apply the rules of secret in my life so that
I can improve the area of punctuality in my life. I started concentrating on things I actually need
rather
than things I do not need. I used to wake up early in the morning & started thinking of my whole days
schedule. I allotted different time in doing different things. I started applying the concept of
CONCEPTUALIZE, VISUALIZE & REALIZE techniques by applying thoughts that is valuable in my
life. Certainly after doing all these techniques I have improved my punctuality level to a great extent &
I
was appreciated by everybody, even by those persons who used to laugh at me. The SECRET principle
not
only increase my punctuality level but it also increases my personality level also. It is also seen that
when one tries to apply the laws of attraction in their life, the life of that individual changes
drastically. Not only the mind everything used to changes in their life even their body also becomes
very fit & healthy after
all mind is related directly to the body. Whatever I think I used to think it in a clear & specific
way, practicing it my mind reaches a certain level of clarity & perfection. Thus the principles of
SECRET
plays a vital role in my life & I am quite successful by experimenting it.

Prepared by: Abhirup Sen Sarma, Roll no-T002

 SECRET
The word ‘Secret’ means ‘Law of Attraction’.
The law of attraction says life attracts like, so when we think a thought, we are also attracting like
thoughts to us. Thoughts are magnetic and thoughts have a frequency. It means whatever we think the
same things happen to us. Everything sent out return to the source- us. If we want to change anything in
our life change the frequency by changing our thoughts. Our currents thoughts creating future life.
What we think about the most or focus on the most will appear as our life. So it can be said that the
main theme of secret is our thoughts becomes things.
Some key thoughts according to the authors regarding secret
1. BOB PROCTOR (Philosopher, author and personal coach)-
“The Secret gives you anything you want; happiness health and wealth.”

2. Dr. JOE VITALE (Meta Physician, marketing specialist and author)-

“You can have, do or be anything you want.”
3. JOHN ASSARAF (Entrepreneur and money making expert)-
“We can have whatever it is that we choose. I don’t care how big it is.

Enhancement of secret in human life:-

The law of attraction is a law of nature. It is as impartial as the law of gravity. Nothing can come into
our experience unless we summon it through persistent thoughts. To know what we are thinking we
need to ask ourselves how we are felling. Emotions are valuable tools that instantly tell us what we
are thinking. It is impossible to feel bad and at the same time have good thoughts. Our thoughts
determine our frequency and our feelings tell us immediately what frequency we are on. When we
feel bad, we are on frequency of drawing more bad things. When we feel good, we are powerfully
attracting more good things to us. Secret shifters such as pleasant memories, nature or our favorite
music can change our feelings and shift our frequency in an instant. The feeling of love is the highest
frequency we can emit. The greater the love we feel and emit, the greater the power we are
harnessing.

After when people first hear the part of secret they recall events in history where masses of lives
were lost and they find it incomprehensible that so many people could have attracted themselves to
the events. By the law of attraction they have to be on the same frequency as the events. It does not
necessarily mean they thought of those exact events. But the frequency of their thoughts matched
the frequency of the events. If people believe they can be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and
they have no control over outside circumstance those thoughts of fear , separation and
powerlessness ,if persistent can attract them to bring them in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The importance of feelings can not be our stated .Our feelings are our greatest tool to help us to
create our life. Our thoughts are the primary cause of everything. Everything else we can see and
experience in this world is effect and that includes our feelings. The cause is our thoughts. Our
feelings tell us very quickly what we are thinking .So our feelings are an immediate signal for us to
what we are thinking. The most important thing for us to know is that it is impossible to feel bad and
at the same time behaving good thoughts. That would defy the law, because our thoughts cause our
feelings. If we are feelings bad, it is because we are thinking thoughts that are making us feel bad
.There is no greater power in the universe than the power of love. The feeling of love is the highest
frequency we can emit .If we could wrap our every thought in love, if we could love everything and
everyone our life would be transformed .Infect some of the greater thinkers of the past referred to
the law of attraction as the law of love. And if we think about it, we will understand why. If we think
unkind thoughts about someone else, we will experience those unkind thoughts manifested. We
cannot harm other thoughts, we only harm us. There is a truth deep down inside of us that have been
waiting for us to discover it, and that Truth is this: we deserve all good things life has to offer. We
know that inherently, because we feel awful when we are experiencing the lack of good things.

All good things are our bright sides. We are the creator of us, and the law of attraction is our
magnificent tool to create whatever we want in our life.
The creative process helps us to create what we want in three simple steps- ask, believe and receive.
• Asking the universe for what we want is our opportunity to clear about what we want. As we
get clear in our mind we have asked.
• Believe in involves acting, speaking and thinking as though we have already received what
we have asked for. When we emit the frequency having received it, the law of attraction
moves people, events and circumstance for us to receive.
• Receiving involves feeling that may we will feel once our desire has manifested. Feeling good
now puts us on the frequency of what we want.
Expectation is powerful attractive force, because it draws things to us. As BOB PROCTOR says “Desire
corrects us with the thing desired and expectation draws it into our life”. Expect the thing we want
and don’t expect the thing we don’t want.
We already have and we will attract more good things. Giving thanks for what we want in advance
turbo-charges our desires and sends a more powerful signal out into the universe.
Visualization is the process of creating pictures in our mind of ourselves enjoying what we want.
When we visualize, we generate powerful thoughts and feelings of having it now. The law of
attraction then returns that reality to us, just as we saw it in our mind.
At the end of every day before we go to sleep go back through the events of the day. Any events-
moments that were not what we wanted, replay them in our mind the way we wanted them to go.

Secret to money: To attract money, focus on wealth. It is impossible to bring more money into our life
when we focus on the lack of it because that means we are thinking thoughts that we do not have
enough. Focus on not enough money and we will create untold we will feel better about money, as we
feel better about it, more will flow into our life. Feeling happy now is the fastest way to being money
into our life intention to look at everything we like and say to ourselves, “I can afford that, I can buy
that”. We will shift our thinking and begin to feel better about money. Give money in order to bring
money of it into our life. When we are generous with money and feel good about saving it, we are
saying “I have plenty”.
Secret of relationship: When we want to attract a relationship makes sure our thoughts, works,
actions and surroundings don’t contradict our desires. Our job is we ourselves. Unless we feel
ourselves up we have nothing to give anybody. Treat oneself with love respect and we will attract
who show us love and respect. When we feel bad about ourselves, we block the love and instead we
attract more people and situation that we continue to make us feel bad about us. Focus on the
qualities we love about ourselves and the law of attraction will show us more great things about us.
To make a relationship work, focus on what we appreciate about the other person, and not our
complements. When we focus on the strengths, we will get more of them.

Secret to Health: The placebo effect is the example of the law of attraction in action. When a patient
truly believes the tablet is a cure, he receives what he believes and is cured “Focusing on perfect health
is something we can call do with ourselves, despite what may be happening on the outside. Laughter
attracts joy, releases negatively and leads to miraculous cures. Diseases are held in the body by
thought, by observation of the illness, and by the attention given to the illness. If we are feeling a little
unwell, don’t talk about it unless we want more of it .If we listen to people about their illness, we add
energy to their illness. Instead, change the conversation of good things, and give powerful thoughts to
seeing those people in health .beliefs about aging are all in our minds, so realize those thoughts from
our consciousness. Focus on health and eternal youth since the film “The secret” was released, we have
been inundated with miracle stories of all types of diseases dissolving from people’s bodies after they
watched “The secret” .All things are possible when we believe.
Secret to the world: What we resist, we attract, because we are powerfully focused on it with
emotion. To change anything go within and emit a new signal with our thoughts and feelings we
cannot help the world by focusing on the negative things. As we focus on the world negative events,
we not only add to them but we also bring more negative things into our own life. Instead of focusing
on the world’s problems, give our attraction to energy to trust, love, abundance, education and
peace. We will never run out of good things because there is more than enough to go around for
everyone. Life is meant to be abundant. We have the ability to tap into the unlimited supply through
our thoughts and feelings and bring it into our experience. Praise and bless everything in the world
and we will dissolve negativity and discord and align ourselves with the highest frequency-love.
Secret to life: Everything is energy. We are an energy magnet, so we electrically energize anything to
us and electrically energize ourselves to anything we want. We are spiritual beings. We are energy
and energy cannot be created/ destroyed- it just charges form. Therefore, the pure essence of us has
always and always will be. The universe energize from thought. We are the creators not only of our
own destiny but also of the universe.

An unlimited supply of ideas is available to us. All knowledge, discoveries and inventions are in the
universal mind has possibilities, waiting for the human mind to draw them forth. We hold everything
in our consciousness. We are all connected, are we are all one. Let go of difficulties from our past,
cultural codes and social benefits. We are the only one who can create the life we deserve. A shortcut
to manifesting our desires is to see what we want as absolute fact. Our power is in our thought, so
stay aware. In other words, “remember to remember”.

We get to feel the blackboard of our life with whatever we want. The only thing we need to do is feel
good now. The more we use the power within us the more power we will draw through us. The time
to embrace our magnificent is now. We are in the midst of a glorious era. As we let go of limiting
thoughts, we will experience humanities true magnificent in energy area of creation. Do what we
love. If we don’t know what brings we joy ask, “What is my job?” As we commit to our joy, we will
attract an avalanche of joyful things because we are radiating joy. Now that we have learnt the
knowledge “The secret” what we do with it is up to us. Whatever we choose right, the power is all
ours.
Prepared by: Purbasha Chowdhury (Roll no.: T051); Satamita Dasgupta (Roll no.: T064);
Sudipa Majumder (Roll no.: T073)