TT Rajan's speeches-Mind boggling and inspirational

During the last 2 days in Dubai I was fortunate and lucky enough to attend to some of the talk shows by the founder of Alma Mater from Chennai TT.Rangarajan or 'Rajan' as he is affectionately referred to by his friends and admirers. Ranga is an old time friend from Nanganallur who was our cricket captain for the TGCC Team and even those days had phenomenal capabilities in terms of attracting people around him with his vast repertoire and informal speeches after our playing time.

Though I had lost touch with him for than 15 years I knew for sure from all the press coverage and his web site that he had become one of the most inspiring and motivational speakers in the country and countless folks had benefited from his speeches like students' employees, management, service staff and many had come out of suicidal tendencies and depression syndromes to turn a new lease of life. So it was a pleasant surprise to meet and listen to Rajan in Dubai and it turned out to be a memorable affair. Rajan spoke on spirituality, materialism, leadership, honesty, meditation, art of non doing, unconditional love, humility, power of non sexual touch, awareness, ego destruction, bliss, etc, etc and he flowed like the Niagara falls without even a single stutter, stammer or break quoting extensively from Bible, Quran, Mother Teresa, Kannadasan, Ramayana, Gita and the list is endless. Needless to add that Audience was spell bound with the messages from a powerful orator who kept on reminding us that we were applauding the messages and not the messenger (i.e.-Rajan) himself and some of his quotes were mind blogging and brilliant. Just to quote a few:

• Even technology is beginning to yield to the indiscipline of people in the current age-snooze option in alarm is a classic example
• +ve thinking does not guarantee success but –ve thinking guarantees failure
• When ego comes in everything goes from you-When ego goes everything comes in
• Instead of killing ego and developing relationship we kill relationship to save our ego
• Starting on time is a respect to people who reached on time rather than disrespect to people not on time
• Comfort is a feedback of alignment to laws of life- suffering is a feedback of non alignment
• Value the Master but more important Master the values (Scriptures help us to align to the laws of life)
• You are possessed by what you try to possess
• Son to Parents- When you die I won’t cry but when you are living I won’t allow you to cry
• Ability to love everything which has life and to leave everything which is lifeless-Detached attachment
• Instead of doing things for happiness do things out of happiness
• We don't attain meditation but meditation attains us
• God is not a matter of belief but alignment

There were many more and hence I have requested for a personal video copy of the speeches to treasure and preserve and try to follow in practice to the best extent possible some of his suggestions. Most of his suggestions are possible to follow in day to day practical life and can definitely make a difference in our day to lives for us to become better persons and sincerely try to make people around us happier

The best part of all these programs were that they all started on time irrespective of the number of audiences and ended on time and there was no introduction of Rajan and he beautifully explained later how such introductions are ridiculous and embarrassing experiences for the speaker in front of the speaker himself. There was not even an iota of ego in his entire speech in spite of being so versatile and knowledgeable (classic example of the Tamil proverb-niraikudam thalumbadhu) and this gift of oratory for Rajan is definitely Divine and there is no other way to explain such extraordinary prowess.

For those around Chennai , Bangalore, Pune or Hyderabad where ALMA MATER has centres or if Rajan visits your place, I strongly suggest that you attend his speeches irrespective of the topic without fail and also read their magazine Frozen Thoughts . The experience might change the way we look at our lives for the better.

RK