spirituality and management

[Guest guest]

SPRIRITUALITY AND MANAGEMENT

ACHARYA SHRI KISHORE VYASJI

as interviewed by pradeep nambiar for sanskar tv

 

What is the purpose of life?

The Youth usually don’t ask these questions but when they ask it means they

are on the path of realization. Such a person will have to ask himself 3

questions

A] Who am I? Am I the body or is the body distinct from the self?

B] How can I unite myself with the all pervading supreme energy that moves the

world? As this will make him stress free as he then knows, that he is not

totally responsible for things happening in his life.

C] How can he devote some time to service of mankind? As service of mankind is

an extension of the work of the lord.

 

B] How do we know our swadharma , our unique talent ?

Earlier when there was Varnashram, knowing your swadharma was easy as you had

to follow the service carried on by your forefathers. Now the way to know your

swadharma is to ask yourself this question. What am I born for? You have to know

your intrinsic tendency and take an employment suitable for that. The other way

is to know your duty and get committed and do it with your total devotion.

{Putra dharma, matru dharma, praja dharma, pitru dharma and raj dharma}.do your

duty wherever you belong.

 

C] What are failures in life?

In life, there are no failures. Every setback is a step towards success.

Setbacks are reason to ponder. The important thing to understand is that you

have to have tremendous self confidence. The Pandavas had their setbacks. Shri

Ram lost Sita for a whole year. But that was to fulfill a greater duty destiny

had for them. Failures are not permanent, be a master of your own field.

 

D] What is success in life?

In Indian philosophy there is no place for luck, prarabdh and daiva . There is

only Purusharth . Only your effort and hard work can get you results. But then

you have to be focused in life. You have to keep yourself healthy both

physically and mentally, keep your mind open to opportunities and move ahead in

life.

 

E] Is our life destiny driven are there any limits?

There are no limits, you have to have confidence and have a direction and not

give up. In the Mahabharata there is a beautiful saying “have a target, work

towards it, you will achieve it provided you will not stop pursuing it.” Do

everything with enthusiasm. Never fall short in giving your best. God wants to

help, everything happens because he wants it to happen

 

Do your duty, there should never be a sacrifice of your duty

Set your character, there should never be a sacrifice of values

Then nothing is impossible.

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Sri PRADEEP NAMBIAR wrote:

> SPRIRITUALITY AND MANAGEMENT

> ACHARYA SHRI KISHORE VYASJI

 

There is a danger in mixing spirituality with management since the end

result may not be true to either. While the article is a good

motivational reading, it does not always give the correct picture.

For exapmle:

> D] What is success in life?

> In Indian philosophy there is no place for luck, prarabdh and daiva .

> There is only Purusharth...

 

While I do not deny that someone looking for success in management may

indeed benefit from this idea, it is not a correct representation of

Indian philosophy. Someone looking for success in management would

benefit better by going directly to management rather than through

spirituality.

 

praNAm

[Guest guest]

dear sanjay,

while I agree with you that the aim of both spirituality and management are

different but it has been seen that the best managers are those who have an

element of spirituality in them. the best managers in the world that I

interviewed have fused the aim with a tinge of spirituality which helps them

perform better. And this Iam trying to portray to the younger generation so that

they get attracted towards spirituality . As trying to realise God is the

eternal and only success in Life.

 

pradeep nambiar

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Sanjay Srivastava <sksrivastava68 wrote:

Sri PRADEEP NAMBIAR wrote:

> SPRIRITUALITY AND MANAGEMENT

> ACHARYA SHRI KISHORE VYASJI

 

There is a danger in mixing spirituality with management since the end

result may not be true to either. While the article is a good

motivational reading, it does not always give the correct picture.

For exapmle:

> D] What is success in life?

> In Indian philosophy there is no place for luck, prarabdh and daiva .

> There is only Purusharth...

 

While I do not deny that someone looking for success in management may

indeed benefit from this idea, it is not a correct representation of

Indian philosophy. Someone looking for success in management would

benefit better by going directly to management rather than through

spirituality.

 

praNAm

 

 

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Namaste;

 

I am of the opinion that a manager who has understanding of the

spiritual aspects of life can perform better than a manager with only a

materialistic attitude. In our daily life, we do perform our duties as

manager - home management, managing our kids, managing time, managing

our work, etc. The manager of a company also has similar duties and

those with spiritual outlook understand and cope up with the situation.

A spiritual manager operates unselfishly for the welfare of all

employees and consequently he/she is a better manager than a selfish

one! The lessons that Lord Krishna provides to Arjuna is make him a

better manager of the war. Rama (manager of the kingdom and dealing

with all situations), Bhisma, Vidhura, and others from the great epics

are great role-model examples of managers with spiritual outlook.

 

I do believe that Bhagavad Gita could be one of the best management

hand-book for manager of a household, a company, and a country. There

is absolutely no conflict between management and spirituality - on the

contrary they will be complementary skills!

 

regards,

 

Ram Chandran

 

advaitin, PRADEEP NAMBIAR <pradeepwrit>

wrote:

>

> dear sanjay,

> while I agree with you that the aim of both spirituality and

management are different but it has been seen that the best managers

are those who have an element of spirituality in them. the best

managers in the world that I interviewed have fused the aim with a

tinge of spirituality which helps them perform better.

>

[Guest guest]

Si Ram Chandran wrote:

> I am of the opinion that a manager who has understanding of the

> spiritual aspects of life can perform better than a manager with only a

> materialistic attitude.

 

I agree to your observations. However I do not think that we need to

twist the spiritual teachings to make them palatable to managers. The

original post says that "prArabdha or daiva" does not have any place

in Indian spirituality. I find it far-fetched to claim.

 

praNAm

[Guest guest]

Namste Ram Chandran-Ji:

 

Well said, there is absolutely no conflict as long as we interpret

it in the proper perspective and recognizing your own "svadharma".

Where the "puruSha" is the spirituality and "prakR^iti" is the

outcome of it and the success is directly dependent upon the

reorganization of that "puruShaa" the "common denominator".

 

Warm regards,

 

Dr. Yadu

 

 

 

advaitin, "Ram Chandran" <ramvchandran>

wrote:

>

> >

> I do believe that Bhagavad Gita could be one of the best

management

> hand-book for manager of a household, a company, and a country.

There

> is absolutely no conflict between management and spirituality - on

the

> contrary they will be complementary skills!

>

> regards,

>

> Ram Chandran

>

> advaitin, PRADEEP NAMBIAR

<pradeepwrit>

> wrote:

>

[Guest guest]

Namaste Sri Sanjay;

 

I honestly believe that anyone sincerely promoting spirituality in

management will not twist the spiritual teaching to make them palatable

to managers. An ideal manager will likely be a Satvik (equanimity in

assessing others) with the only goal of welfare of all. It is

impossible to find a successful manager who is not spiritual in his

approach. This is widely recognized fact and many management

institutions in India do include some 'spiritual flavors' in their

management courses.

 

Also some of the spiritual missions such as Chinmaya Mission in India

have instituted Management education as one of the activities. Here are

some details and more details are available in the sources provided at

the end.

 

Chinmaya Institute of Management

 

The Chinmaya Institute of Management is a vehicle to implement the

Chinmaya Institute of Higher Learning's objective, which is to

translate and impart basic, time-invariant values into the professional

and personal lives of men and women. In today's world, professionals

are equipped with all the skills and techniques to perform specific

tasks, but they are not sensitised to the underlying mutual reliance

between spirituality and one's actions. Only individuals with true

strength of character, conviction and those who are able to reach

other's minds and hearts can truly make a difference. The fabric of

Vedanta, of values and ethics, of responsibility and attitude will be

woven through each activity and instruction offered by the Institute.

 

Chinmaya Management Review

 

Chinmaya Management Review publishes refereed articles, case studies,

interviews and book reviews related to the incorporation of ethics,

values and spirituality in management. The Review seeks to be a forum

for creative, original work that:

explores the relationship between spirituality, values and management

develops and integrates personal and professional values

develops theories and practices of values and ethics in management

propounds a holistic approach to the individual and the workplace

examines management in the context of Vedantic principles and the

Indian ethos

The Review maintains a broad focus and seeks to publish the best

available scholarship on all aspects of ethics, values and management.

It has a global readership of professionals, academicians and

philosophers. It is published bi-annually by the Chinmaya Institute of

Management, a division of Chinmaya Institute of Higher Learning.

 

More information can be accessed from the following sites regarding

management and spirituality:

http://www.chinmayamission.org/html/institute_of_management.php3

http://www.chinmayamission.org/html/chinmaya_management_review.php3

 

There are many other sites with interesting connection between

spirituality and management. The statements regarding 'prArabdha or

daiva' are vague without further explanations and consequently I do not

see their relevance.

 

regards,

 

Ram Chandran

 

 

advaitin, Sanjay Srivastava

<sksrivastava68@g...> wrote:

>

> I agree to your observations. However I do not think that we need to

> twist the spiritual teachings to make them palatable to managers. The

> original post says that "prArabdha or daiva" does not have any place

> in Indian spirituality. I find it far-fetched to claim.

>

> praNAm

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Ram-ji,

 

Beautiful thoughts on the Gita and management. I heartily agree!

 

Regards,

 

--Greg

 

________________________________

 

advaitin on behalf of Ram Chandran

Wed 12/14/2005 6:18 AM

advaitin

Re: spirituality and management

 

 

 

Namaste;

 

I am of the opinion that a manager who has understanding of the

spiritual aspects of life can perform better than a manager with only a

materialistic attitude. In our daily life, we do perform our duties as

manager - home management, managing our kids, managing time, managing

our work, etc. The manager of a company also has similar duties and

those with spiritual outlook understand and cope up with the situation.

A spiritual manager operates unselfishly for the welfare of all

employees and consequently he/she is a better manager than a selfish

one! The lessons that Lord Krishna provides to Arjuna is make him a

better manager of the war. Rama (manager of the kingdom and dealing

with all situations), Bhisma, Vidhura, and others from the great epics

are great role-model examples of managers with spiritual outlook.

 

I do believe that Bhagavad Gita could be one of the best management

hand-book for manager of a household, a company, and a country. There

is absolutely no conflict between management and spirituality - on the

contrary they will be complementary skills!

 

regards,

 

Ram Chandran