Bhagavad Gita: A Guide for Leaders
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Abstract :
“When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see no one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-Gita and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who mediate on Gita will derive fresh joy and new meaning from it every day.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
There are many leadership theories existed given by renowned scholar but, through this paper I will try to connect Bhagavad Gita guide of leadership to modern contemporary theories. Bhagavad Gita guide of leadership include morally strong, ethically good, no self-admiration, how to enable someone to work for organization, how to increase morale of employees etc. The basic problem of any organization is to have a great leadership so, that organization work efficiently. Every small to large organization need a leadership to achieve their goals whether it is at village level, district level, state level, national level or at international level all need an efficient leadership. Bhagavad Gita act as a guide for leaders. In medieval times we have example of Shankaracharya, in modern times we have Swami Vivekananda, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi, Shri Aurobindo, Narendra Modi, in west we have T.S Eliot, Henry David Thoreau, Nikola Tesla etc. all are influenced by Bhagavad Gita. Bhagavad Gita is not a document related to a single trait it is way of life. It has mysticism, philosophical insights related to life, Eco theology. It is not a cultural document it is philosophical, ethical, moral, spiritual guide. The leadership aspect is only a small drop of huge ocean of the knowledge of Bhagavad Gita. In Bhagwat Gita a solution of mental trauma, mind conflicts, confusions, stress, it is a document which work as a therapy for the reader. In this paper we will analyse only a small aspect of leadership guide. The document will conclude by giving suggestion to current and future leaders the qualities which they can acquire from Gita for the efficient working of their organization. It will end by presenting Bhagavad Gita as always inspiring document for future generation.
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2023-11-04
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2023-11-11
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