SPIRITUALITY IN CORPORATE CULTURE BEING SPIRITUAL AT WORK

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SPIRITUALITY IN CORPORATE CULTUREBEING SPIRITUAL
AT WORK

• Dr. M. S. Thimmappa, Ph.D.
• Clinical Psychologist
• HRD Consultant

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CORPORATE CULTURE

• The role of business is to create wealth by
  providing goods,services and employment.There is
  only one social responsibilty of business-to use
  its resources and engage in activities designed
  to increase profits so long as it stays within
  the rules of the game,and engage in open and free
  competition without deception or fraud.( M.
  Friedman)

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CORPORATE CULTURE

• Business is one of many subsystems in the wider
  social system.Just as society depends on business
  organizations for goods and services,so business
  depends on society for employees,capital,physical
  resources.To be accepted as part of that
  society,business needs to respond to societys
  demands and expectations,which will not be
  confined to generating wealth.(Corp. Social
  Responsibility)

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CORPORATE CULTUREWORK AND THE WORKER

• OrganisationsProvide Work, Food, Shelter
• Status and Contact
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• Fulfils ideals of society

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CORPORATE CULTURELIMITATIONS

• Life is more than corporates and society
• Worker is working for somebody
• Work is that cannot yet be done by machine
• Dehumanising/boring/meaningless
• Anomie and Alienation
• Higher order needs of worker unmet

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NEED FOR SPIRITUALITY

• Inequal Imbalanced Development
• Strife in Society
• Stress in Individuals
• Degradation Pollution, Corruption

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SPIRITUALITY

• Two aspects of Reality Spirit and Matter,para
  and apara,Invisible and Visible Spirit being all
  powerful and pervasive,creating and nurturing
• Matter is dealt by Science,Spirit-Spiriuality
• Connectedness of everything that exists

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PEARLS OF ANCIENT WISDOM

• Mundaka Upanishad
• Dve vidye veditavye itihasma yad brhmavido
  vadanti paracaivaparaca
• Tatrapara rgvedoyajurvedah samavedatharvavedah
  siksha kalpo vyakaranam niruktam cando jyotisam
  iti.Para yayatad aksharamadhigamyate
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  1.1.4/5

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PEARLS OF ANCIENT WISDOM

• Isha Upanishad
• Andam tamah pravishantiyovidyam upasate/tato
  bhuya iva tamo ya u vdyam ratah-9
• Anyad eva ahuh vidyaya anyad ahuh avidyaya/iti
  susruma dhiranam ye nas tad vicacakshire-10
• Vidyamca avidyamca yatad veda ubhayam
  saha/avidyaya mrtyum tirtva vidyaya
  amritamasnute-11

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PEARLS OF ANCIENT WISDOM

• Bhagavadgita
• Bhumir apo nalo vayu kham mano buddhirevaca/ahanka
  ra itiyame binna prakritir ashtada.
• Apareyamitastu anyam prakritm viddi me
  param/jivabhutam mahabavo yayedam dharyate jagat.
• Yatad yonini bhutani sarvan iti upadharaya/aham
  krtsnasya jagatah prabhavah pralayas tatha.
• Mattah parataram nanyat kincidasti
  Dhananjaya/mayi sarvamidam protram sutre manigana
  iva 7.4/5/6/7

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SPIRITUALITY AT WORK

• RATIONALE
• Prosperity (Science) with Peace (Spirituality)
• is the measure of true Growth
• Human Potential is better understood and tapped
  when both are attended
• Access Invisible also before embarking on any
  activity

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SPIRITUALITY AT WORK

• Access to Spirituality Yoga Rationale
• Yogastha kuru karmani ( Bhagavad gita 2.48)
• Yogah karmasu kaushalam ( Ibid 2.50 )

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SPIRITUALITY AT WORK

• Access to Spirituality Patanjali Yoga
• Yama niyama asana pranayama pratyahara dharana
  dhyana samadhiyo ashtavangani
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  ( Y. S. 2.29 )

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SPIRITUALITY AT WORK

• Access to Spirituality Buddha Dhyana
• Kayanu paschana Observe the Body
• Vedananu paschana Observe Sensations
• Chittanu paschana Observe the Mind
• Dammau paschana Observe the Order
  

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SPIRITUALTY AT WORK

• Spirituality Results /
  Outcome
• Yoga cittavritti nirodah-Y.S.1.1
• Tada drashtuh swarupe avasthanam- Y.S.1.3
• Nirvichara vaisharadye adhyatma prasadah- 1.47
• Ritambara tatra prajna- Y.S.1.48
• Sruta anumana prajnabhyam anyavishaya
  vishesharthavat 1.49
• Tajjah samskarah anyasamskara pratibandhi-
  Y.S.1.50
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BEING SPIRITUAL AT WORK

• Application in Work life
• Models for Living Fight(West) vs Flow(East)
• Self
  fufilment/self sacrifice
• Paropakarah punyaya papaya parapidanam-V
• Yo vy bhooma tatsukham nalpe sukhamasti-Rv
• Ayam nijah paro veti ganana laghu chetasam udara
  caritanatu vasudhaiva kutumbakam-Hd
• Yo mam sarveshu bhuteshu santam atmanam
  ishwaram/Hitwarcha bhajate maudhyad bhasmani yeva
  juhoti saha ( Bhagavat )

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BEING SPIRITUAL AT WORK

• Practices in daily work life
• Be Silent. Thoughts prevent access to
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  spiritual
• Be Present.Demands/Expectations-
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  past/future
• Be Recognising others. As they are/give
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  space
• Self Satisfaction. Through self sacrfice
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