DHARMA & KARMAYOGA

CONCEPT OF DHARMA
DHARMA MEANS ETHICAL CONDUCT .THE
CONCEPT OF DHARMA IS DEEPLY IN GRAINED IN
OUR VEDIC PHILOSOPHY

 . ACCORDING TO VEDAS, “ THERE IS NOTHING

HIGHER THAN DHARMA . IT IS THE SUPREME
LAW OF HUMANITY AND THE PATH TO DESTINY.”
ANCIENT INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
CONTAINS THREE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS
OF DHARMA:
I) MIMASA: DHARMA IS ETHICAL ACTION .AN
ACTION IS TEMPORARY, IT CANNOT BY ITSELF
ACCOUNT FOR THE RESULT.

 II) NYAYA (JUSTICE) : DHARMA MEANS THE

‘RIGHT EFFECT’. IT IS BEING JUST & FINE TO
OTHERS. IT IS A HUMAN QUALITY.
 III) THEISTIC DOCTRINE : DHARMA IS NEITHER
ACTION NOR A HUMAN QUALITY. IT IS THE
OUTCOME OF ONE’S COMMENDABLE DEEDS. IT
CONFERS REWARD FOR ACTION. (BELIEF IN A
SINGLE GOD /MULTIPLE GOD)
CONCEPT OF KARMA
THE TERM ‘KARMA’ HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM
THE SANASKRIT WORD ‘KRI’ WHICH MEANS TO
DO.
IT IS THE SUM

TOTAL OF ONE’S ACTIONS OR DEEDS IN LIFE.

EVEN THINKING IS KARMA & KARMA INCLUDES
ACTS DONE IN BOTH PRESENT LIFE AND
PRECEDING LIFE.
CONCEPT OF KARMAYOGA
ACCORDING TO THE THEORY OF KARMAYOGA ,
ONE CAN CHOOSE TO PERFORM A CERTAIN ACT
BUT CANNOT CHOOSE THE RESULT FROM IT .
 YAD YAD KARMA PRAKURVIT
TAD BRAHMANI SAMARPAYET IT MEANS

“ EVERY BIT OF WORK THAT YOU DO, OFFER AND

CONSECRATE IT ALL TO THE FEET OF YOU LORD”.
KARMA CAPITALISM
THE MAJOR TAKE ALWAYS FOR MODERN
MANAGEMENT FROM INDIAN PHILOSOPHY:
 DHARMA OR ETHICAL CODE:
THIS IS THE VERY FOUNDATION OF INDIAN
PHILOSOPHY ,BEST EXAMPLE BY THE PHRASE “
YATO DHARMAH TATO JAYAH,” WHICH MEANS “
TRUE VICTORY COMES FROM RIGHTEOUS
CONDUCT ONLY.”
BALANCE :
 KEEPING SIGHT OF THE LARGER PICTURE:INDIAN
PHILOSOPHY TEACHES THE VALUE OF EQUABILITY IN
PAIN AND PLEASURE .BEING STEADY, WHEN CHANGES
AROUND YOU ARE LARGE AND INTENSE, GIVE MANAGERS
THE ABILITY TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS.
FOCUS ON EFFORTS, NOT RESULTS: FOCUS ON RESULTS
OFTEN DISTRACTS PEOPLE’S ATTENTION FROM THE
GOAL. RESULTS ARE NOT BASED ON ONE PERSON’S
ACTION ALONE AND OTHER PEOPLE’S EFFORTS AS WELL
AS YOUR PAST ACTIONS WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE
THE RESULT.
CLARITY OF INTENTION: EVERY ACTIVITY MUST
START WITH SANKALPAM , THE GOAL. ONCE THE
GOAL IS CLEARLY DEFINED AND
COMMUNICATED, THE MEANS WILL FOLLOW.
APPRECIATION: LEADERS SHOULD APPRECIATE
OTHERS WORKS AND FOCUS ON ENCOURAGING
OPTIMISM.
SELF CONTROL: WHEN FEELING ALL POWERFUL,
SELF CONTROL IS ESSENTIAL.
UNIQUENESS OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL:
CUSTOMISE OFFERING FOR CUSTOMERS & CATER
TO THEIR UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS.
KINDS OF KARMAYOGA
 KARMAYOGA IS OF TWO TYPES:
 I) NISHKAM KARMA.
II) SAKAM KARMA.

I) NISHKAM KARMA : IT MEANS WITHOUT

BEING ATTACHED TO PERSONAL GAINS FROM
THE KARMA. NISHKAM KARMA = KARMA +
SELFLESSNESS
S.K. C HAKRABORTY ( MGMT BY VALUES)
HAS IDENTIFIED THE BENEFITS OF
NISHKAM KARMA :
A STRESS-FREE MIND AT WORK.
 AN INNER FEELING OF FULLNESS.
 A PURE TRANSPARENT MIND.
 UNION OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH THE GOD (SAMMATIVA)

BUSINESS WILL AUTOMATICALLY DISCHARGE ITS SOCIAL

RESPONSIBILITIES & BUSINESS DECISIONS AND ACTIONS
WILL BECOME ETHICAL. NISHKAM KARMA IS THE BEST
ROUTE FOR SELF DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS FOR
TRANSFORMATION OF BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
II) SAKAM KARMA : IT MEANS SELFISH &
EGOFUL ACTION. IT IS WORK PERFORMED WITH
AN EXPECTATION OF RESULT ( KAMNA).IT
MEANS ATTACHED INVOLVEMENT OR ACTION
WITH THE DESIRE TO FRUITS OF ACTION.
(SELFISH AND GREED DRIVEN WORK)
 SAKAM KARMA = KARMA+ KARMA
 WORK ETHICS
 WORK ETHICS IS THE APPLICATION OF MORAL
PRINCIPLES AT THE WORKPLACE. ETHICS AT
WORK PLACE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING
BENEFITS:
 TEAMWORK AND PRODUCTIVITY
 DISCIPLINE AND ORDER
ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMMITMENT
 SAFEGUARDS INTEREST OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS
 BETTER PUBLIC IMAGE
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