The document discusses the concepts of dharma, karma, and karmayoga from ancient Indian philosophy. It defines dharma as ethical conduct and the supreme law of humanity. Ancient Indian philosophy contains three concepts of dharma - actions and their consequences, being just to others, and the outcome of one's deeds. Karma refers to all of one's actions and deeds in this life and past lives. Karmayoga is the theory that one can choose actions but not results. There are two types of karmayoga - nishkam, without attachment to personal gains, and sakam, with selfish desires for rewards. Nishkam karma leads to benefits like a stress-free mind while s

1. DHARMA
&
KARMAYOGA

2. CONCEPT OF DHARMA
DHARMA MEANS ETHICAL CONDUCT .THE CONCEPT OF
DHARMA IS DEEPLY IN GRAINED IN OUR VEDIC
PHILOSOPHY .
ACCORDING TO VEDAS, “ THERE IS NOTHING HIGHER
THAN DHARMA . IT IS THE SUPREME LAW OF HUMANITY
AND THE PATH TO DESTINY.”

3. ANCIENT INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
CONTAINS THREE DIFFERENT
CONCEPTS OF DHARMA:
I) MIMASA:
DHARMA IS ETHICAL ACTION .AN ACTION IS
TEMPORARY, IT CANNOT BY ITSELF ACCOUNT FOR THE
RESULT.
II) NYAYA (JUSTICE) :
DHARMA MEANS THE ‘RIGHT EFFECT’. IT IS BEING JUST &
FINE TO OTHERS. IT IS A HUMAN QUALITY.

4. III) THEISTIC DOCTRINE :
DHARMA IS NEITHER ACTION NOR A HUMAN QUALITY. IT IS
THE OUTCOME OF ONE’S COMMENDABLE DEEDS. IT CONFERS
REWARD FOR ACTION. (BELIEF IN A SINGLE GOD /MULTIPLE
GOD)

5. CONCEPT OF KARMA
THE TERM ‘KARMA’ HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM THE
SANASKRIT WORD ‘KRI’ WHICH MEANS TO DO.
IT IS THE SUM
TOTAL OF ONE’S ACTIONS OR DEEDS IN LIFE. EVEN
THINKING IS KARMA & KARMA INCLUDES ACTS DONE IN
BOTH PRESENT LIFE AND PRECEDING LIFE.

6. CONCEPT OF KARMAYOGA
ACCORDING TO THE THEORY OF KARMAYOGA , ONE CAN
CHOOSE TO PERFORM A CERTAIN ACT BUT CANNOT
CHOOSE THE RESULT FROM IT .
YAD YAD KARMA PRAKURVIT
TAD BRAHMANI SAMARPAYET
IT MEANS “ EVERY BIT OF WORK THAT YOU DO, OFFER AND
CONSECRATE IT ALL TO THE FEET OF YOU LORD”.

7. KARMA CAPITALISM
THE MAJOR TAKE ALWAYS FOR MODERN MANAGEMENT
FROM INDIAN PHILOSOPHY:
 DHARMA OR ETHICAL CODE:
THIS IS THE VERY FOUNDATION OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
,BEST EXAMPLE BY THE PHRASE “ YATO DHARMAH TATO
JAYAH,” WHICH MEANS “ TRUE VICTORY COMES FROM
RIGHTEOUS CONDUCT ONLY.”

8.  BALANCE :
 KEEPING SIGHT OF THE LARGER PICTURE: INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
TEACHES THE VALUE OF EQUABILITY IN PAIN AND PLEASURE
.BEING STEADY, WHEN CHANGES AROUND YOU ARE LARGE
AND INTENSE, GIVE MANAGERS THE ABILITY TO MAKE THE BEST
DECISIONS.
 FOCUS ON EFFORTS, NOT RESULTS: FOCUS ON RESULTS
OFTEN DISTRACTS PEOPLE’S ATTENTION FROM THE GOAL.
RESULTS ARE NOT BASED ON ONE PERSON’S ACTION ALONE
AND OTHER PEOPLE’S EFFORTS AS WELL AS YOUR PAST
ACTIONS WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE THE RESULT.

9. CLARITY OF INTENTION: EVERY ACTIVITY MUST START
WITH SANKALPAM , THE GOAL. ONCE THE GOAL IS
CLEARLY DEFINED AND COMMUNICATED, THE MEANS
WILL FOLLOW.
APPRECIATION: LEADERS SHOULD APPRECIATE OTHERS
WORKS AND FOCUS ON ENCOURAGING OPTIMISM.
 SELF CONTROL: WHEN FEELING ALL POWERFUL, SELF
CONTROL IS ESSENTIAL.
 UNIQUENESS OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL: CUSTOMISE
OFFERING FOR CUSTOMERS & CATER TO THEIR UNIQUE
REQUIREMENTS.

10. KINDS OF KARMAYOGA
KARMAYOGA IS OF TWO TYPES:
I) NISHKAM KARMA.
II) SAKAM KARMA.
I) NISHKAM KARMA : IT MEANS WITHOUT BEING ATTACHED
TO PERSONAL GAINS FROM THE KARMA.
NISHKAM KARMA = KARMA + SELFLESSNESS

11. S.K. C HAKRABORTY ( MGMT BY VALUES) HAS
IDENTIFIED THE BENEFITS OF NISHKAM KARMA:
 A STRESS-FREE MIND AT WORK.
 AN INNER FEELING OF FULLNESS.
 A PURE TRANSPARENT MIND.
 UNION OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH THE GOD
(SAMMATIVA)
BUSINESS WILL AUTOMATICALLY DISCHARGE ITS
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES & BUSINESS DECISIONS
AND ACTIONS WILL BECOME ETHICAL. NISHKAM
KARMA IS THE BEST ROUTE FOR SELF
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS FOR TRANSFORMATION
OF BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

12. II) SAKAM KARMA :
IT MEANS SELFISH & EGOFUL ACTION. IT IS
WORK PERFORMED WITH AN EXPECTATION
OF RESULT ( KAMNA).IT MEANS ATTACHED
INVOLVEMENT OR ACTION WITH THE DESIRE
TO FRUITS OF ACTION. (SELFISH AND GREED
DRIVEN WORK)
SAKAM KARMA = KARMA+ KARMA

13. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NISHKAM
AND SAKAM
Nishkam Karma Sakam Karma
Psychological energy conservation Psychological burnout
Perfection is the aim Success is the aim
Reactionless Reactionful
Freedom (swadheen) Bondage (paradheen)
Social – economically appropriate Social- economically questionable
Work commitment Reward commitment
Work –as-worship for excellence Competitive for excellence
Mind enrichment Job enrichment

14. WORK ETHICS
WORK ETHICS IS THE APPLICATION OF MORAL PRINCIPLES AT THE
WORKPLACE. ETHICS AT WORK PLACE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING
BENEFITS:
 TEAMWORK AND PRODUCTIVITY
 DISCIPLINE AND ORDER
 ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMMITMENT
 SAFEGUARDS INTEREST OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS
 BETTER PUBLIC IMAGE

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