Greece: Amazing politics and Interesting times

One of the key lessons in negotiations is 'you will get the best deal only if you are ready to walk away'.

There was significant amount of  'fear mongering' similar to the levels seen in the Scottish elections last year.

Still the Greece has taken the brave step of getting ready to walk away. May be from Euro zone or may be even from European Union. If at all the Greece will get any better deal it will be now or never. I personally don't think the Greek debt will be written off unless the Greece defaults.  It may be very difficult times for the Greeks, especially for the next few weeks.

Greece has become the first country from the Europe to default after it defaulted on 1.5 billion Euros to IMF last week. It is has another 3.5 billion Euros of ECB payment coming on in 2 weeks.
It is said being said that the Greek banks will run out of money in the next 48 hours unless ELA levels increased by the ECB.

Greece may not be the last country in Europe to default. Many more will follow.  I have written in the past about the unsustainable sovereign debt levels http://4mythoughts.blogspot.co.uk/2009/05/are-rich-countries-really-rich.html.  Holding interest rates artificially near zero is like Sharia finance (Sharia Finance is absurd because it negates the key concept of  'Time value of Money' that is a one of the corner stones of finance).

Is it the beginning of end of the debt fueled 'Capitalism' that considers 'saving as sin and spending a virtue'.   Time will tell the answer.

Book Review: SynchroDestiny

Book Review: Sychrodestiny

Namaste Deepak ji,

More than 10 years ago, when i was undergoing difficult times, i came across this book in a library in States for the first time.  I was not able to read if fully at that time.  Again recently under more difficult circumstances, I decided to buy the book and read it fully. I hope I will be able to turn around my life at least now.  I wish that I had read this book fully 10 years ago. Anyway, better late than never. 

Every Sutra that you have used in the book is from Hinduism. Still you have not used the word 'Hindu'  a single time in book.  Is that the gratitude you have towards that ancient civilization?  Its hard for me to believe its a omission without intent. 

Many Hindus especially the English educated ones carry a huge 'secular' luggage and  they look down upon the word 'Hindu' and does not use it. 

By the word Hindu, I refer to all "Dharmic traditions (Shaivam, Vainavam, Baudham, Jainam, Sikh,etc) that originated in Bharat including Vanvasi Tradition".

Your worldly and spiritual experience is greater than my age. I have lot of respect and regard for you and your thoughts.  My intent is not to sound rude but deliver a clear message for you to ponder. 

Have you ever wondered whether you would been the same person as you are today, writing about the consciousness and non-local wisdom,if you were not born in a Hindu family in India. 

Do you think you would possessed the same open mind on spirituality, if you were born in the Christian or Muslim family.

Certainly not, Christianity and Islam by their very design, does not create open mind in their followers about other traditions. 

It is not just the vast amount of knowledge that you have reflected in your book is from the wisdom of Hinduism, but your own state of mind (especially the openness) is  a product of the Hinduism. 

What have you given back to that ancient civilization? 

My fellow Hindus are leaving the ancient tradition in thousands. Various Evangelical groups are on a full swing in Southern states of India harvesting souls causing permanent damage to the social fabric of the nation.  People like you who see great value in ancient traditions are no where to be seen in action in India. 

Hinduism is not a tradition that is stuck with one prophet or the single middleman who has wholesale franchise of  God.  Literally hundreds of Gurus ( people who have realized the higher consciousness) have come up from every walk of life & from every part of the nation. We have survived more than thousand of years of aggression only because of these people, who did their part in ensuring that Sanathan Dharma's  continues. 

Some Indians might be happy to see you as successful writer abroad.  But I think you can be much more than successful publisher and spirituality businessman. Some people say spirituality is becoming big business these days. I would its not just a business, its an industry. It has been like that for a long time. Catholic church is the oldest multinational company (MNC) in the world, we don't need many more like them. 

Bharata Mata is calling people like you to work for her children in India. Will you please answer her call?

(I have also sent this feedback to the Deepak ji via his website email option, awaiting a response)