Sunday, 19 November 2023

The power of a magnifying glass.

 

Photo: eBay

Most children, often under a parental supervision, have played with a magnifying glass. They know that if you bring it close to a thin paper, on a sunny day, it will burn. Why does this happen? You need three things: a focus (from the magnifying glass), an object (paper), and energy (the sun). This simple method can be applied to many situations…


If you want to start and develop your business, you need three things after you have done your research and established the viability of your business idea. You need a focus (a firm intention, time, ongoing learning and feedback from customers), an object (a service or a product), and energy (money, time, ambition). 


If you want to achieve your goals, for example…. passing your exams, getting a good job, etc, the same process can be used. The key is to identify an object, a focus and energy. 


(c) Harish Davda 2023.


Harish Davda works as an Enneagram and Conscious Business Coach and Trainer. He also leads an online Meditation Group. He can be contacted via email:
harish.davda@gmail.com

Facebook and Instagram: @harishdavdacoach

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

Wonders of autumn, a time for renewal.



(c) Harish Davda


Autumn is a time for renewal and transformation.

We may have to destroy to renew and transform.

For example: get rid of old clothes and buy new ones.

Clear your desk, drawers, office, rooms, garage, and the garden.

 

Drop bad habits and take on good ones,

it could be losing excess weight by eating healthy food,

giving up alcohol for a few weeks, start to write that book

which you always wanted to write, instead of procrastinating.

 

Autumn can bring changes some of which can last for a long time.

Along with writing goals, it is important to

work out the process of taking actions consistently.

 

A real change can only happen when you drop

your current personality and take on a new one.

You must also develop new beliefs.

This then helps to stay in the 'now'

and go into the future with confidence.




(c) Harish Davda 2023


Harish Davda works as an Enneagram and Conscious Business Coach and Trainer. He also leads an online Meditation Group. He can be contacted via email:
harish.davda@gmail.com

Facebook and Instagram: @harishdavdacoach


Sunday, 10 September 2023

Work and mindfulness

.                                                                             Photo: Harish Davda

                                                                      My attempt to create a mindful environment in my work space.


                                        Photo of a multimedia painting by Clemencia Davda, Skye based artist. - an exercise in mindfulness.



Our choice of work is very important

Gautama Buddha called it the ‘right’ livelihood. 


If we are happy with our work it flows

like a river on a beautiful day.

It makes us feel mindful, calm and contented. 


We don’t need to spend years to learn to be mindful.

If we are aware of our breathing, we are mindful,

we have to keep this awareness continually.


Doing work and tackling problems mindfully 

reduces our stress level. The only stress then is healthy tiredness. 

We don’t even need to be in control when we make the work tasks flow.

The control is replaced with feelings of joy,

that of completing tasks with best intentions. 


Recently I saw two examples of mindful work practice: 


First, a plumber identified a problem in our house in a few minutes and solved 

it with a new part. 

I told him that he was like a magician. He moved his body mindfully. 

The best part of his work was cleaning up the bathroom with a smile reflecting satisfaction. 


Second, a painter and decorator, who I know well, told me that his body directed his fingers in a certain direction. This helped him to learn a new and easier technique of paining skirting boards.

This shows that mindfulness and the flow of work, through our body go together.


When we are mindful, our work is an extension of ourselves. 

Our creativity is at a high level. Work then becomes effortless.

Eventually, everything we do is in line with our purpose. 

Then what we do emerges from our state of being, not stressful goals.


(c) Harish Davda 2023


Harish Davda works as an Enneagram and Conscious Business Coach and Trainer. He also leads a an online Meditation Group. He can be contacted via email:
harish.davda@gmail.com

Facebook and Instagram: @harishdavdacoach

Friday, 8 September 2023

Always be your best

 

                                           Photo: (c) Harish Davda
You observe the light. You, the observer, depending on the quality of your observation merge with the light (the observed).


Photo (c) Harish Davda
                                                      To observe is to become part what we are observing


                                                                    (c) Clemencia Davda, Intuitive artist - Acrylics on canvas
                                                                 An artist's interpretation of my passage below


Be the best you can, and more,

in everything you do. 

Initially it is difficult because your mind is not trained. 

It may want an easy way out. 


When you are motivated to go beyond

your mind, you begin to see the result in

a short period of time. You become unconsciously competent. 

You can take this experience in everything you do to shine, 

to achieve excellence. 


The feeling of fulfilment then leads you to be your best in everything you do. 

It is beyond techniques. 

You become your work, your music, your art, 

and everything you do when in action. 


(c) Harish Davda - 2023


Harish Davda works as an Enneagram and Conscious Business Coach and Trainer. He also leads a an online Meditation Group. He can be contacted via email:
harish.davda@gmail.com

Facebook and Instagram: @harishdavdacoach


Thursday, 1 June 2023

Life is an illusion

 



(c) Harish Davda


(c) Harish Davda


Isn’t life an illusion at least at some level?


Often what we expect does not happen

Most goals remain unachieved by us

Sometimes things happen unexpectedly

We are then surprised and consider ourselves lucky


There is no magic formula about understanding life

The more we think about life’s reality 

The more things appear unreal 


Perhaps it is all a dream

We can go with the flow and enjoy the ride

There is no meaning to anything 

Except what is falsely convinced by the ego

If you ever get beyond the mind

You’ll discover that there is nothing there

Just emptiness. 

We can create something from emptiness 

Be careful, the ego might take over. 


Harish Davda works as an Enneagram and Conscious Business Coach and Trainer. He also leads a an online Meditation Group. He can be contacted via email:
harish.davda@gmail.com

Facebook and Instagram: @harishdavdacoach

(c) Harish Davda 2023 





















Saturday, 17 July 2021

Work in progress

 




Photo (c) Harish Davda


Photo (c) Harish Davda

Everything that we see and experience,
It is work in progress and we are learning.
Then one day something happens,
We hit that emptiness, that nothingness,
Our being has revealed itself,
It doesn't need a name or a label,
It is pure awareness,
All the memories and experiences,
Good or bad have transcended.
Attachments and duality disappear,
And we remain our true self,
As much as we can, 
Waiting to be embraced by some higher power. ❤🙏

Harish Davda works as an Enneagram and Conscious Business Coach and Trainer. He also leads a an online Meditation Group. He can be contacted via email:
harish.davda@gmail.com

Facebook and Instagram: @harishdavdacoach

(C) Harish Davda 2021

Monday, 25 January 2021

Not an easy path


Photo: (c) Harish Davda


Photo: (c) Harish Davda


Photo: (c) Harish Davda

When we embark on a personal growth journey,
The path is never that straight forward,
Some days we feel aware and connected,
With everyone and everything around us.
Other days, we feel constricted and frustrated.

The thing is, it is all a learning experience,
Constancy in our journey is important,
Whether through prayers, meditation or other means, 
To remain motivated and grow,
At our own pace. 🙏




Harish Davda works as an Enneagram and Conscious Business Coach and Trainer. He also leads a weekly online Meditation Group. He can be contacted via email:
harish.davda@gmail.com

Facebook and Instagram: @harishdavdacoach

(C) Harish Davda 2021