...spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba took his last breath. He left behind millions of mourners; the funeral at Puttaparthi, once a nondescript town in Andhra Pradesh, was attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi, iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and half-a-million others. There were several millions more who viewed the ceremony online. "The man who was God is dead," said a Time magazine obituary. He also left behind billions of dollars in assets. When he died, his charitable trust -- the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, set up in 1972 -controlled those assets. "The trust oversees projects across 165 countries," reported the Kolkata-based daily The Telegraph. "It runs 25,000 temples, 75 to 100 hospitals and clinics, and nearly This is a single/personal use copy of India 3,150 educational institutions including two universities." The Knowledge@Wharton. For multiple copies, custom reprints, e-prints, posters or plaques, please contact PARS paper estimated the trust's net worth at between US$9 billion and International: reprints@parsintl.com P. (212) 221-9595 x407. US$33 billion. Considering that Sathya Sai Baba was solely in control of the trust -- made up of donations such as US$108 million from Isaac Tigrett, the founder of Hard Rock Café -- it would have made the Baba the richest man in India. Mukesh Ambani, who tops the list now, is worth US$27 billion, according toForbes. (Incidentally, Mukesh Ambani's wife, Nita Ambani, is one of the Sai Baba's devotees...
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...21. Importance of discipline While uneducated birds and beasts Know how to lead regulated lives, Alas! Man endowed with intelligence Does not lead a disciplined life. EMBODIMENTS of love! Discipline is vital to every living being. For man it is even more important like the spinal column. Without discipline mankind will be ruined. Discipline means the observance of certain well-defined rules. Without such regulation it is not possible to maintain humanness. Such regulation contributes to the glory of human existence. Discipline cannot be acquired from books. Nor can it be learnt from teachers. It has to be as natural component of one's daily life in the discharge of one's duties. Discipline is essential from the moment of waking to the time of going to sleep. Discipline is essential in everyday life Discipline is essential for every group, for every society and for every political institution. Without discipline there can be no society or Government. No nation can exist without discipline. It is discipline that unites man to man, and one society to another. Hence discipline is one of the basic insignia of social life. Discipline has to be observed in speech, in sport and in every kind of relationship. For instance, during bhajans, all those singing in chorus have to maintain the same tune. Discordant singing will jar on the ears. Singing in unison in bhajans is a form of discipline. In games, you have an umpire to enforce the rules of the game. Every player...
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...Assignment 1 Project, Proposal Book Review Book title: Leadership Author’s name: Sri Sathya Sai Baba Abstract: It is well known that in every human activity a leader is needed to guide a group of people, so leadership is very important concept in our society including daily life or even in the workplace. This book includes general ideas about leadership and how to behave toward other people to improve their leadership. The author focuses on encouraging individuals to develop their skills and self-efficacy so that they can improve their leadership to the maximum extent. In the first four chapters the writer talks about leadership in general and the process, function, foundation, essential qualities and styles of leadership. Then in the next five chapters he gradually started to explain how good leaders can deal with people and motivates individuals to the self-development to be good leaders and he concluded with the role of parent and teachers in grooming leaders. The main definition of the leadership is the capacity to frame plans that will succeed and the faculty to persuade others to carry them out in the face of all difficulties even death. The common way to measure leadership is the culture of en-during excellence that a leader leaves behind after he or she is long gone from the scene. Also, this book summarizes the characteristics of the good leader and says: ‘’ only a person whose thoughts, words and deeds are in harmony can become a good and effective leader...
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