5Engaging with Experience

Take this great bow of the Upanishads,Place in it an arrow sharp with veneration,Draw it with mind fully engaged,Know the target as Being, my friend.MUAKA UPANISHAD

By now, the lower bird has some recognition of the higher bird; it has a larger sense of relationship and shared purpose for itself. Even if it is only at a tacit level, this recognition can be a powerful force and a source of inspiration and energy for a business leader. The next stage in the REAL road map makes this recognition more tangible and explicit through experiences that fully engage the heart and mind of the business leader. The need to engage is important, as shown in a story involving the sage Yājñavalkya and a great king in the Brihad-āra ...

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