Q. HOW FAR IS IT IMPORTANT FOR MANAGERS TO SEARCH FOR INNER PEACE IN THE MIDST OF “HUSTLE AND BUSTLE” OF CORPORATE LIFE?
Ans. As stated in theBhagwadGita, the ultimate goal of life is not earning money and building up properties but to attain the state of ananda or bliss. To achieve this state, one has to have peace within is heart, mind and soul. Peace is the most covetable possession on the earth. It is the greatest treasure in the universe. Peace is the most important and indispensable factor for all growth and development. Peace is a state of quiet. It is freedom from disturbance, anxiety, agitation, riot or violence. it is harmony silence, response, rest. Peace is the natural state of mind. It is his birthright.
In today’s world people have literally everything: a sweet home, car, sufficient money to survive, luxuries to fulfill their desire but still they do not have peace. Truly speaking, real, deeper peace is independent of external conditions. Money can’t give you peace.
You can purchase many things, but you cannot purchase peace. You can buy soft beds but you cannot buy sleep. You can buy good food, but cannot buy good appetite. You can buy good tonics but you cannot buy good health. You can buy good books, but you cannot buy wisdom.
Through inner peace, a manager can have a healthy relation with his customers and suppliers since every person likes to interact with a happy go lucky person rather than a person who is mentally disturbed, the best and efficient decisions are made only when someone is at mental peace since such a person can analyze all the alternatives in effective manner. A manager can easily motivate his employees and workers as he will be loved by everyone through his peaceful nature and he can very well teach them the concept of Karma Yoga, which states “YogahKarmeshuKaushalamSamatvamYogahUdyate” i.e. he who works with calm and even mind achieves the most. Thus he can bring out higher productivity with effective use of resources. He would have good relations with his boss and colleagues. Most importantly, he would have great relations with his wife and other family members. He would have a good health since the basic root of all diseases is worry or tension.
If a person inculcates Daivi sampati or divine qualities such as fearlessness, courage, purity of mind and heart, integration of thought, action and behaviour, straight forwardness, generosity, spirit of sacrifice for the sake of common good, inspired ideas, vision, creativity, empathy, love and affection, patience, forbearance, faith, friendship with all calmness, control of mind and restraint on senses and passions, non-violence, non-greediness, firm but fair, charity, steadfastness in devotion to knowledge, uprightness, harmlessness, modesty, humility, gentleness, truthfulness, loyalty, integrity, fortitude, vigour, cheerfulness, simplicity and regular practice of mediator would definitely help him to achieve inner peace.
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