Everyday Geeta

Date April 9, 2013 Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayanandaji , provided a brilliant answer to a question at the recently concluded seminar "Management Principles from the Bhagavad Gita" in Singapore. Enjoy. Question: According to the Geeta who would be the ideal manager and what would be his qualities? Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayanandaji: मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः | सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते ||१८-२६|| muktasaṅgonahaṁvādī dhṛtyutsāhasamanvitaḥ siddhyasiddhyor nirvikāraḥ kartā sāttvika ucyate 18.26 The best worker, leader, manager is one who is free from egoism and he has no attachment to any power, position, pleasure, etc. He is prepared to act according to the situation and what is required, he is prepared to do it. If he has to give up his position, he will do it, he is not attached to anything. muktasaṅgaḥ-anahaṁvādī - free from attachment & ego. dhṛti-utsāha-samanvitaḥ - endowed with great fortitude and enthusiasm. To achieve great ideas,...