OUT OF THIS WORLD

I have decided to break my silence on this blog to announce my personaldna.com personality type, following in the footsteps of the great Vaisnavas that have gone before me (Sitapati, Candidasa, Dave Jorm).

According to the test I am a “respectful inventor.” The full report is here.

I think it is mostly accurate. The part that might surprise some of my friends is where it says I am laid-back and easy-going, calm and centered. Although my natural condition is like that, I haven’t been so much that way for a while. I would say that this is due to my not being properly situated. The term properly situated is a bit of an ISKCONism. To me it basically means being in a situation that feels right for me, where I am more easily able to progress materially and spiritually. It means being involved mainly in activities that suit my propensities (personality) and having a living arrangement and lifestyle that matches too.

When a person is improperly situated for a long period of time, they are very likely to become stressed, even if they are by nature quite laid-back and easy-going. Sitapati wrote a good article (here) on his blog about the need to work according to our natural tendencies, or in our zone, as he puts it. I have been mostly outside my zone for quite some time now, but i am working on getting back into it.