The maha kumbh mela, just concluded at Prayagraj, is a rare event indeed. Held every 144 years, it is the rarest of the four kinds of kumbh melas, the other three being the purna (every 12 years), the ardh (every 6 years) and the ordinary (every three years) kumbh. While the maha kumbh mela typically includes alignment of four celestial bodies (the sun, moon, Jupiter, and Saturn), this Feb 28 will witness the alignment of all seven planets.  Like tens of millions of others, I was fortunate to visit Prayagraj last week and spend some time at the Triveni Sangam.

Despite the considerable effort that the death rituals (and other ancient Indian rituals) required from the individual performing them, they provided value that far exceeded the costs.

As management scholars Louis Fry and Mark Kriger point out, this journey of centering in Being becomes a source of inspiration for every other aspect of business leadership, such as spiritual perception, moral sensitivity, leadership values, and leadership skills and actions.