Spirituality In The Work Place

Introducing Spirituality at Workplace Swami Ishwarananda (Chinmaya Mission)

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Personality Types Noble Leader with Vision

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Enlightened Soul

Sattvik Noble, Man of Perfection, incarnation of Love & Commercial Learner S+T Compassion S+R Businessman Simple Assertive, minded, Stands for lacks Principles worldly & Values Commoner, expeno guidance, rience prone to influences Rajasik Tamasik Aggressive, full of selfish drive, prone to Opportunist, wants Lazy, sensuous, inactive active life others to work for him – prone to violence S+R+T Criminals, Political Law-breaker Trainee (c) Chinmaya Mission R+T Leader

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Spiritual values to be embedded here

The way we meet the results is the Change reaction of Attitude

Impressions are the basic inclinations. They give birth to intentions

IMPRESSIONS

REACTIONS

Reactions get stored in our psyche, results in shaping the personality

INTENTIONS

ACTIONS THOUGHTS Improving the quality Thoughts lead to actions. Quality of thoughts decide quality of actions

Reorganizing the priorities

Intentions trigger thoughts

Broader vision and Selflessness

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Training with compassion Personality Type> Philosophy at work

Assertive

Aggressive

Detached, dedicated to work

Attached to work and results

Intention of work

Selfless, Works out of compassion, Qualityconscious

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Attitude at work

 Risk taking Distribution of authority

Opportunist

Insecure, attached to status and Selfish, Works under authority Ego-centered, compulsion, Works out of Quantity-conscious need to survive

Considerate and always attempts to make everyone participate Runs forward to take risk and protects others Based on willingness

Careful and dominates in all aspects of work

Careless and finds fault with others

Stays behind and make others take risk. Based on

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to work and capabilities

contribution to earlier accomplishments Professional. Never

Based on one’s own pet preferences.

Relationship with others

Participates in others’ life – shares ideas, involves in others’ feelings and emotions emotions & feelings

Prejudiced.

Outcome

Goodwill, Peace-ofStress, Loneliness, mind, Security, poor health and Caring and (c) Chinmaya Mission disharmony with

Insecurity, hatred, restlessness

Performance with Detachment

A detached performer identifies with ‘accomplishment’ and not with what is accomplished.

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Gita’s guidance Philosophy @ Work In this (Detached performance) there is no loss of effort, nor is there any harm (contrary result). Even a little performance protects one from great fear. The essence of Karma Yoga

You can choose your action. You cannot choose the result of action. You can choose your reaction. May you not be without action. (c) Chinmaya Mission

Intention @ work Often Ask to yourself: What am I doing? Why am I doing? How am I doing?

Human mind is like a parachute. It works better when it is open!

Can I delegate this to Someone?

Can I do something differently without disturbing the (c) Chinmaya Mission Output?

Is it related to what I would like to achieve?

Leading by living

Whatever a great man does, that other men also imitate; whatever he sets up as the standard, that the world follows. Bhagavad-Gita 3.21 (c) Chinmaya Mission

How to recognize a leader? • • • • • •

In his presence, others feel an urge to follow him. Ready to accomplish some goal under his directions. A leader stimulates, motivates and inspires to follow. He does ordinary things extra-ordinarily. He is part of the group he leads and does not remote-control. He finds ideas by discussing with his group (c) Chinmaya Mission

Noble Intention

• Action creates external result of success; intention creates internal result of peace. • Action without noble intention does not lead to spiritual growth. Intentions are shaped by values. Absence of Pride Absence of Pretension Non-violence • 20 noble Values: Forgiveness

Straightforwardness

Service to Seniors

Purity of motive

Sustained interest

Self-control

Detachment

Absence of Arrogance

Mature vision of life

Non-Possessiveness

Emotional balance

Not being greedy

Love for God

Meditation

Not being extrovert

Seeking true knowledge Steadfast in wisdom (c) Chinmaya Mission

Wise v/s Otherwise!

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Manage worries The longer you hold, heavier it becomes! • Learn to put down the burden and pick it up when you need. • Don’t carry the burden wherever you go. •

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Manage your leisure time Be regular in your sleep At home, pick up phone by choice Avoid compulsive thinking

• Avoid hurry, worry and curry

Avoid compulsive eating

Everyday give some time for yourself to (c) Chinmaya Mission do NOTHING!

BALANCE SHEET OF LIFE! Our Birth is our Opening Balance Our Death is our Closing Balance Our Prejudice Views are our Liabilities Take care of Deeds your are our Our Creative Ideas/ Good Assets Balance-Sheet Heart is our Current Asset Soul is our Fixed Assets Brain is our Fixed Deposit Thinking is our Current Account Goodwill & Achievements are our Capital (c) Chinmaya Mission Character & Morals, our Stock-in-trade

Friends are our General Reserves Values & Behavior are our Goodwill Patience is our Interest Earned Love is our Dividend Children are our Bonus Issues Education is Brands/Patents Knowledge is our Investment The profit or loss is our KARMA Earned. So, before the INCOME-TAX assessment (arrival of death), Balance your Sheet! (c) Chinmaya Mission

Namste

Salutations!

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