Service

Jaise sansar 'par' hain, aise hi sharir, indriyan, mann aur buddhi bhi 'par' yaani doosre hi hain. Isliye karmyogi inko bhi apna na maankar, inki bhi seva karta hain.
(You should serve the body, sensory organs, the heart and the mind for they are separate from you.)

• Sharirko nidralu, aalsi, pramaadi, nikamma aur bhogi na banne dena, sharir ki seva hain. (To avoid letting the body become lethargic is the service to the body.)
• Indriyon ko saansarik bhogo main na lagne dena, indriyon ki seva hain. (To avoid letting the sensory organs become craving for worldly pleasures is the service to the sensory organs.)
• Mann ko kissika ahit sochne main, vishayon ke chintan main aur vyarth chintan main na lagne dena, mann ki seva hain. (To avoid letting the heart - think ill for others, think about worldly pleasures and take wasteful tensions - is the service to the heart.)
• Buddhi ko doosro ke kartavya par vichaar na karne dena, doosra kya karta hain, kya nahin - yeh na sochne dena, buddhi ki seva hain. (To avoid letting the mind think - about the responsibilities of others, about what others do and don't - is the service to the mind.)
  

Vaastav main sharir, indriyan, mann aur buddhi main mamta-aasakti na rakhna he inki sabse badi seva hain.
(Actually speaking, to not get attached / fond of the body, sensory organs, the heart and the mind is the greatest service to them.)

Excerpt from Sadhak Sanjivani - Swami Ramsukhdasji Maharaj

The Four Factor Reloaded

I have told you before how the Four Factor has played an important role in my career. My apprehensions in that post was not baseless and I was offered admission at IIML. I declined the offer (after much thought) and chose to start my professional career. And the company I had an offer from was (you guessed it right) another in the 'Four' series. It was the Fourth largest investment bank in the U.S. at that time. I worked there for a year and then left the job to study further.

Initially, I had not particularly thought about starting my career (after MBA) from the field of Consulting. But slowly and surely, I got convinced about the whole field. I have already mentioned about my placement preparations before.

The preparations came in handy at the time of interviews. The first half of the interview day went rather well, and I thought my interviews had gone well. When results started coming out in the latter half, the future did not look as bright. Luckily, I had enough time to squeeze in a few more interviews and get a chance to get selected by one of the good firms on campus that day.

The day ended with me getting selected in a Consulting firm, that is considered to be the Fourth best on campus. And so, it happened again. I will be joining the firm soon and would be able to get a better sense of that rating (will want to see if it is just a campus rating or is it actually the case in the market). I am not at all complaining. I am happy to be joining that firm and very much looking forward to starting work.