{"id":9266,"date":"2011-02-10T07:42:12","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T06:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=9266"},"modified":"2011-02-10T07:42:12","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10T06:42:12","slug":"bhakti-bankers-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=9266","title":{"rendered":"Bhakti Bankers Return"},"content":{"rendered":"


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By Sri Radharamana dasa<\/strong> [RNS]\n

The latest news in the world of banking that may not have hit the FT as of yet! I am pleased to inform that the latest in the largest gathering of corporate bankers and financial traders took place on Thursday 27th January 2011 to explore the ancient culture of the Vedas. The newly formed Vedic Society at HSBC Headquarters 656ft high in Canary Wharf launched its presence to the 11,000 strong force through a cultural fair. <\/p>\n

The aim of the Vedic Society is to promote ancient cross-cultural understanding internally and to support a diverse environment in HSBC where employees interested in Vedic philosophy can grow both personally and professionally. This offering of ancient spiritual culture is projected to help bankers better understand the financial market philosophically and gain insights from Vedic wisdom to enlighten their responsibilities across the globe. In vision the Vedic Society aims to provide spiritual inclusivity throughout the corporate ethos.<\/p>\n

Transforming Europe\u2019s largest corporate dinner area into a burst of colour and culture, over 700 colleagues were greeted with 21 colourful exhibitions, many of which consisted of active demonstrations.<\/p>\n

Each exhibition represented one of the many Vedic literatures. Active participation at once started in the Yoga, Music, Cooking and Lifestyle demos. Some took to seats to hear presentations on Ecology, Vastu, Philosophy and Natyam while others gathered around the Art, Sanskrit and Literature stalls. In addition to experiencing Vedic culture, colleagues were invited to enjoy a more literal taste by indulging in a variety of dishes and beverages conforming to principles of Ayurvedic home economics. The Bhagavad-gita As It Is and the Science of Self Realisation were the most popular buys out of the few hundred books sold.<\/p>\n

This project marks an exciting chapter for any corporate giant and from word go is rather unique. For example, although modern day scholars have tried to distort the very word Vaidika to be lateral or undefined, the project has managed to keep with the true spirit of the Vedas by defining the Vedic Society through the words of Vyasacarya who is accredited for putting the very literatures into writing. By borrowing the definition from his Vedanta Sutra conforming to stanzas across Bhagavad-gita (esp 15.15) and samhitas of Rig, Sama, etc., the project has a clear focus on the origin, purpose and meaning of the Vedas. Interestingly, where many academic and scholarly institutions may have arguably failed to grasp the very essence of the Vedas in Krishna, a corporate environment has been able to do so literally. I personally feel that this achievement was possible due to the environment of the institution where focus is on conclusive evidence rather than immaturity whether in mathematics, science, economics or indeed the Vedas. With so much focus on banks around the world, its vital that those in any industry try to help each other to positively direct colleagues involved in the future of nations and communities. The most attractive feature here was the emphasis on how the Vedas are beyond any sectarian motive. One does not necessarily have to be in a particular mode and lifestyle to benefit from the Vedas. The Vedic culture appeals and has the ability to help everyone. Such are the gifts of Krishna. The overwhelming multicultural attendance at this particular humble event illustrates the potency of applied spirituality.<\/p>\n

Managing the philosophy exhibition, Rupa Vilasa dasa (ACBSP) in a coarse yet blissful tone commented how he lost his voice in speaking nonstop to a wide variety of inquisitive bankers. Descending from a succession of Ayurvedic practitioners, Dr Apte was moved with the wide spectrum of westerners visiting her exhibition eager to opt for Vedic cures over allopathic. Yoga expert Padma Malini devi shared her privilege to be involved and joy in making friendships with visitors to her demo. She now plans to continue offering her services as specialised therapy to aid the demand of meditation and spiritual focuses in the lives of many bankers. <\/p>\n

On stage performed St James Primary School with a recitation on the Krsna Yajur and Atharva Vedas by students aged 9 and 10. The last performance of the school was at Buckingham Palace by invitation of Her Royal Majesty the Queen during summer 2010. The sound of the Vedas startled every single heart regardless of colour or creed with many calling the vibrations \u2018magic.\u2019 Sanskrit, the language of the Vedas is celebrated as the world\u2019s first language and to this day is recognised even in commercial banks as the most sophisticated form of communication. With its structure and syntax based on mathematical principles, some bankers become proficient in Sanskrit for application in risk and investment models. In hindsight it\u2019s a matter of time when Sanskrit wisdom sits on the desk of global decision makers. <\/p>\n

The script recited from the Vedas echoed the beauty of the spirit soul on account of being connected with Krishna. The Krishna Yajur Veda for example amplified: \u201ca rare daring soul looks inwards where is in fact found the source to universal peace, the paramatma. Just as the sun is not tainted by defects it looks upon; likewise the spirit soul within is not conditioned by the material body and environment. By remaining absorbed in Krishna, the spirit soul remains elevated.\u201d The performance of a traditional Vedic dance predominately practised in Orrisa called Odissi glorified the love of Jagannatha to spread the universal peace formula. Senior management and heads of various desks endorsed and offered overwhelming support calling it a lifetime event. HSBC clearly recognises the importance of ancient spiritual wisdom. The Vedic Society continues throughout the year hosting fortnightly classes and festivals of the Vedic almanac. The next being Gaura Purnima!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Sri Radharamana dasa<\/strong><\/p>\n

The latest news in the world of banking that may not have hit the FT as of yet! I am pleased to inform that the latest in the largest gathering of corporate bankers and financial traders took place on Thursday 27th January 2011 to explore the ancient culture of the Vedas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9266\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}