management and spirituality----- Ram Jethmalani

[Guest guest]

Spirituality and Management

Mr. Ram Jethmalani

Former Law Minister

Interviewed by pradeep nambiar for Sanskar tv 09321027318

 

“The youth should live a life guided by their intellect and inspired by love”

 

“On Leadership I learnt a few things from Mahatma Gandhi but I found faults in

many things. I learnt few things from Pandit Nehru but he was a disaster on many

fronts. There can be no single idol; the youth should never dwarf the scope of

their choice”

 

“The youth should create confidence in their integrity of character, so that

people trust them that will be their greatest asset to reach great heights in

their mortal adventure”

 

 

 

How does the youth understand his purpose of life?

The youth is unlikely to have this thought in mind. You think about this at a

ripe age under the prospect of death. Honestly I feel there is no answer to

this. Therefore there are two options to this. A] Give up the quest of these

answers. B] Follow the scriptures, somebody’s assertion or some opinions.

With this kind of brain you can never perceive the ultimate truth. The message

by the time it reaches the brain has been a distorted reality. Pyrrho - the

Greek philosopher came to this conclusion that it is useless to try to find

answers, unless providence gives the grace to understand the riddles of life.

When the idea of making somebody happy makes you happy, that is the greatest

need of the soul that is the only religion.

 

 

Which is the best form of leadership and why?

There can be no one idol. I learnt a few things from Mahatma Gandhi but I

found faults in many things. I learnt a few things from Pandit Nehru but he was

a disaster on many fronts. The youth should never dwarf the scope of their

choice. He should look at everybody without prejudice and learn all the good

things but should be responsible for all his actions.

 

 

Bhagavad-Gita and Management?

The Bhagavad-Gita is a confusing document. It gives us one great truth that

percolated to the German philosophy mostly highlighted by Emmanuel Kant about

the kingdom of aids and not the kingdom of needs. That to follow your inner

voice and not be worried about results and consequences. But our inner voice

could be the voice of a thief or a tyrant. Therefore the ultimate test would be

to dissect things with finite intellect and beyond that; the parameter would be

whether your action is spreading happiness.

 

 

What is success in life?

Success depends on a variety of circumstances which we have no control over.

But success should never be an occasion for arrogance or self adulation. It all

depends on the genetically engineered advantageous circumstances beyond our

control. The performance engineered by our genes could have also been bad or

worse. Therefore we should never be disheartened by failure or arrogant due to

success. We have to keep up our endeavor. As marriage is the end of romance,

success is at the end of honest endeavor.

 

 

How does the youth combat adversity?

Adverse circumstances are a spur to perform. I came to Ulhasnagar after

partition from Pakistan with Rs. 10 in my pocket and an unknown indeterminate

future before me. I conquered adverse circumstances but there were others who

could not do what I did. The youth has to conquer adversity but there should be

neither arrogance nor despondency.

 

 

What is your motto in life?

Every morning I pray to God, don’t send me back to the world filled with

sorrow and suffering. Buddha was right when he said that. Accumulation of wealth

is no crime, only then can you share it with the society. You cannot lead a life

of a monk asking for alms. In this world live a life guided by intellect and

inspired by love.

 

 

Message to the youth?

Create confidence in the integrity of your character, so that people trust

you. That will be your greatest asset to reach great heights in this mortal

adventure. Our Prime Minister is not the brilliant of persons nor does he

capture the imaginations of the crowd. But people trust that he will not put his

hands in their pockets. Industry has to be coupled with integrity. The silver

spoon that one is born with often disappears if not coupled with industry. Rest,

leave it to God.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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