Motwane to speak
January 8, 2010
Aman Motwane to speak in Westlake Village on Sunday, February 14th. There will be a free Sunday lesson at 10:00 a.m. at the Center for Spiritual Living, Westlake Village, followed by an afternoon workshop - “How to Prosper - Good Times or Bad.”
The Center for Spiritual Living is at 880 Hampshire Road, Suites V&W, in Westlake Village. For more information, please call (805) 495-0105 or visit: www.cslwestlake.org.
Treat yourself and a friend to the afternoon workshop from noon to 3 p.m. The admission is only $35.00 per person. Bring a friend and save with the Valentine’s Day special, only $50 for both to attend.
Written by Motwane, Yes, You Can Change the World, is being called more than just another book. It's thought of as an international movement—a revolution
When Motwane first started sharing the extraordinary story contained in the book, audiences around the world inundated him with requests for a written copy. He hastily assembled a brief version in the form of a small booklet.
The rush for the booklets, each held together by a single staple, started almost immediately. Word of mouth fueled the flame. Early readers were moved by the powerful insights sprinkled throughout the story. They were touched by the prospect of not only transforming their own lives but transforming the whole world as well
Growing up in Bombay, India, Motwane's parents encouraged his involvement in diverse religious experiences, helping him to shape a simple but profound perspective on life, a view he claims is "the missing piece that is key to lasting success and happiness": seeing the world in a new way.
"What I'm saying is nothing new," said Motwane, of Hermosa Beach.
Motwane, who calls himself the "un-guru" because he advocates a new way of seeing instead of a new way of doing, will be sharing his message Sunday at the Church of Religious Science in Redondo Beach.
"The message Aman gives is very much in alignment with our teaching and philosophy to take different applications and apply them to everyday life," said Janette Kinnally, special events coordinator for the church.
In 2001, Motwane conveyed his message in a book, The Power of Wisdom, self-published through Prakash Press in Redondo Beach. In the text he attempts to marry Eastern thought and Western ingenuity to reveal the seven fundamental "wisdoms" and change the way people look at the world.
Motwane said he was compelled to write the book and begin speaking to people after seeing years of repeated, positive results from the application of his philosophy by friends, co-workers and himself.
A graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Motwane came to the United States 30 years ago with very limited resources and received a master's degree from Stanford University in just nine months.
Motwane went on to become a corporate manager by his mid-20s, a California State University professor before he was 30 and vice president/general manager of Fairchild Aerospace, a $100-million company, by his mid-30s.These positions gave Motwane plenty of experience talking to people about differing world-views and the real effects on their lives.
When the bottom dropped out of the aerospace industry his perspective was put to the test. He brought his employees together, gave his talk on perspective and wisdom and helped return the company to profitability.
"When the industry faced a downturn I was still expected to turn a profit, so I developed a plan that avoided usual corporate tactics - blaming people, heavy layoffs and restructuring," Motwane said. "I brought my employees together - I had 1,000 employees - and asked them to look at themselves honestly and ask, ‘What am I really good at.' And the company ended up turning a profit.
"I knew then that I could help a lot more people after that, and I have."
The Power of Wisdom is in its eighth printing, Motwane said, and has sold tens of thousands of copies.
Even though his book has done well, Motwane still has to work hard to spread his message. A search on wisdom on the Amazon.com Website turned up more than 5,700 titles dealing with wisdom. However, despite the masses of books and information available to readers, Motwane seems to be making an impression on audiences.
And Motwane, whose schedule is filled with local and national speaking engagements and workshops, is packing rooms at churches, schools, corporations and civic halls.>
"My approach is completely different for two reasons," he said. "First, I help people to gain an open mind, to ask questions instead of just looking for answers," he said."Secondly, most of the books of this nature that are out there deal with narrow subject matters: leadership, time management, motivation, self-esteem, spirituality, business. They compartmentalize. As human beings, we want to develop all these areas, a cross-pollination of these otherwise separate areas. When we figure out what are the common, fundamental few things, we can affect all areas of life."
Motwane says anybody can change the way he sees the world.
"The power of wisdom helps everyone," he said.