LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA IS THE REAL STIMULUS ?

JOYDIP CHAKLADAR

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Why Bhagavad-Gita is the real stimulus ?

√ The World’s oldest management literature surviving the test of time.

√ Most management theories doesn’t even stand, for the life time of author of that theory .However , the management theory in Gita, stood for 5000 years as an eternal principle, guiding the humanity for every kind of management problems .

√ Bhagavad-Gita also has specialized and specific solutions, for the present crisis the world is facing .In contrary to $1.1 trillion, it gives the real stimulus – The wisdom stimulus.

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In Comparison to ‘Art of War’

√ The only other management book which has stand the test of time , is ‘Art of War’ by Sun Tzu.

√ Application of ‘Art of war ‘ requires a spiritually prepared mind – a mind without greed , and anger and have emotional detachment .

√ Otherwise , ‘Art of war’ is a double edged sword , it can destroy , even the person who is implementing it. It was expected that a mind who should read an ‘Art of War’ should not have any emotional attachment .

√ Infact , the present crisis has lot to do , with wrong implementation of ‘Art of War’ , without understanding its core philosophy of dispassion .

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The Problems in Approach

√ The knowledge of Gita, is Universal, and could be applied by anyone

√ Krishna was a great leader , and Vyasa wrote Gita , to give a case study of a great leader and his leadership style.

√ Wisdom of Gita, could be help people from any walks of life , to manage his organization and life better.

√ Bhagavad-Gita was originally written for common people, to manage there life better, though it was more practiced as a liberation tool kit , it was meant to be a toolkit of right action in society..

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The real stimulus for Entrepreneur

√ Arjuna was a great warrior .

√ He raised the same question which an entrepreneur might be asking, in between the crisis , completely driven by the state of despondency.

√ That’s why It is well worth , to go through the advises of Sri Krishna in the managerial context, trying to understand what he would suggesting to an entrepreneur, who is an business warrior.

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Arjuna Uvaacha: Prakritim purusham chaiva kshetram kshetrajnameva cha;

Etadveditumicchaami jnaanam jneyam cha keshava.

Arjuna said: 1. I wish to learn about Nature (matter) and the Spirit

(soul), the Field and the Knower of the Field, knowledge and that which ought to be known.

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Reinterpreting Arjuna’s question in Business& Economic Context

√ I wish to learn the material aspect of Business, Economy and Industry, which is money .

√ I wanted to be clear, why there is periodic recession in the world.

√ What would be the real stimulus on this situation.

√ At the same time, I wish to know about the soul ( meaning ) of money in Business , Industry and Economy.

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The Advice of Sri Krishna

Sri Krishna Uvaacha: Idam shareeram kaunteya kshetramityabhidheeyate;

Etadyo vetti tam praahuh kshetrajna iti tadvidah.

Sri Krishna said: 2. This body, O Arjuna, is called the Field; he who knows it

is called the Knower of the Field by those who know of them, that is, by the sages.

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The Advice of Sri Krishna

√ The body which is the Money, is the field of Business & Economy .

√ The Business Academicians ( The Business Sages and Gurus) called them the ‘knower of the field’ who knows the field of money.

√ One who is the real ‘knower’ of this field ( a successful entrepreneur) can transform this field.

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The Advice of Sri Krishna

√ The Knower of the field of money is always detached , because he knows the very nature of money is a flux .

√ The field of money continuously moves through recession andgrowth. √ This is because the money which the human beings created is a poor replication of the visible Universal force .

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The Advice of Sri Krishna

√ Money gives a fake sense of immortality and that’s why nature to bring back the balance, destroys the human money periodically with recession.

√ A Entrepreneur who knows this nature of the field of money, sees recession as a opportunity , as they have a different perception about money. √ This changed perception is the real stimulus and is more powerful $1.1 trillion.

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