This document discusses the art of work according to Vedic teachings. It begins by establishing that humans are spiritual souls distinct from the material body. The material world is like a prison for the soul, who originally comes from the spiritual world. Work can either elevate the soul or degrade it, depending on whether it is performed according to religious principles or for sense gratification. The document provides guidelines for performing work in a holy way by offering it to God, working dutifully without attachment to results, remembering God through chanting, and avoiding sinful activities. Proper work done in this spirit can help the soul be liberated from material existence and return to the spiritual world.

1. Vedic Oasis for Inspiration,Vedic Oasis for Inspiration,
Culture and EducationCulture and Education

2. Bhagavad gita &Bhagavad gita &
Art of WorkArt of Work

3. Based on the teaching ofBased on the teaching of
His Divine GraceHis Divine Grace
A.C.BhaktivedantaA.C.Bhaktivedanta
Swami PrabhupadaSwami Prabhupada

4. Before learning about WORK, Let
us learn the Proper world-view

5. Let us take a look at our own livesLet us take a look at our own lives

6. Skyscraper
Buildings
Western countries have
reached summit of material
advancement

7. Education and ResearchEducation and Research

8. Latest TechnologyLatest Technology

9. Do we have toDo we have to
Pay a Price?Pay a Price?

10. Insecurity
Sleep Deprivation
No Trust!

11. Workaholic
Stress

12. Constant Boredom
Ever-increasing
Diseases

13. Myth of saving TimeMyth of saving Time

14. Modern way of living
COMFORTABLY MISERABLE

15. Modern way of life provides us :Modern way of life provides us :
ComfortsComforts NOTNOT HappinessHappiness
MedicinesMedicines NOTNOT HealthHealth
CosmeticsCosmetics NOTNOT YouthYouth
EntertainmentEntertainment NOTNOT Peace of MindPeace of Mind
Life Support SystemsLife Support Systems NOTNOT LIFELIFE

16. Intelligent InquiriesIntelligent Inquiries
• Who am I?
• Where from did I come?
• Where will I go after death?
• Why am I suffering?

17. In what way is human being
superior to Animals?

18. In the four habits of eating, sleeping,
• Animals have Rational power and Intelligence.
• Animals are better than human beings in many respects.

19. Ahara nidra bhaya maithunam ca
Samanyam etad pashubhir naranam
Dharmo ‘hi tesham adhiko vishesho
Dharmena heena pashubhir samanam
Mahabharata
Eating, Sleeping, Mating and defending is
Common to humans and animals. What
Distinguishes them is ‘Dharma’ or the ‘life
according to Laws of God’. - Mahabharata

20. GOVERNMENT OF ANY COUNTRY
1 Home Ministry (Law and order)
2 Supplying medicines for diseases
3 Industrial and domestic water needs
supply by Municipality
4 Ministry of Social Welfare (Supply of food
grains, vegetable, milk)
5 Ministry of Energy (Electricity and
Lighting)
6 Finance Ministry (Currency or wealth)
7 Health Ministry (Hygiene and sanitation)
8 Defense Ministry (Protection from dangers)
9 Education Ministry (Education for citizens)
10 Reward for best citizens
Illicit sex – AIDS, Smoking-Cancer
Drinking-Liver problem, tobacco-bronchitis,
Law of Karma
Ayurvedic herbs, Naturopathy, Go-Ark etc
Ocean water is salty. Sun evaporates it, produces
clouds and rains to yield potable water
Air, water, grains, milk – all supplied through Nature;
If Nature is mother, then God is Father.
Sun and Moon
Gold, silver, nava ratnas, diamonds etc
Sun and rain keep cleanliness,
Pigs, fishes eat stool, Favorable bacteria
Ozonosphere protects living beings on earth,
Immunity in body, blood clotting to prevent bleeding
Vedas, Bible, Quran
Benefits of Yoga, Meditation etc, Heaven and Spiritual
world for those who follow God’s laws and scriptures
UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT

21. na tad bhäsayate süryo na çaçäìko na pävakaù
yad gatvä na nivartante tad dhäma paramaà mama
TRANSLATION
That supreme abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or
moon, nor by fire or electricity. Those who reach it never
return to this material world.
Spiritual world

22. What is Life?What is Life?

23. What is Death?What is Death?
No One Likes Dead BodyNo One Likes Dead Body --
We Bury It or Burn itWe Bury It or Burn it
Where is the Active Force?Where is the Active Force?

27. The so-called beautiful body, dwindles and dies;
But the soul within the body never dies.

28. Is MatterIs Matter
Conscious?Conscious?
Does it haveDoes it have DESIRE?DESIRE?
Does itDoes it FEEL?FEEL?
Does it haveDoes it have WILL?WILL?

29. Material View
Point
We are bodies made up of matterWe are bodies made up of matter
Everything is finished at death.Everything is finished at death.

30. Spiritual View
Point
We are not the material body, butWe are not the material body, but
WeWe’’re spirit soul, encaged in the material body.re spirit soul, encaged in the material body.
We do not die when material body stops to function.We do not die when material body stops to function.

31. Lord
Sri Krishna
instructs …

32. Who am I ?
Am I this temporary
body which is a
bag of
flesh and bones?

33. 6 Changes Effected By Time6 Changes Effected By Time

34. BirthBirth
GrowthGrowth
SustenanceSustenance
OffspringOffspring
DwindlesDwindles
DeathDeath

35. The BODY and SOUL are distinct just as
The bird and the
cage are distinct
The driver and the
car are distinct

36. Thus you are the SOUL.
Your body is just like a shirt.

37. REINCARNATIONREINCARNATION

38. Soul changing bodies after Death

39. Art of WorkArt of Work

40. TYPES OF KARMATYPES OF KARMA
vikarmavikarma
karmakarma
akarmaakarma
Work performed against scripturalWork performed against scriptural
directionsdirections-- Sinful Activities.Sinful Activities.
Work for which one incurs subsequentWork for which one incurs subsequent
reactionsreactions –– Material ActivitiesMaterial Activities
Devotional Activity for which oneDevotional Activity for which one
suffers no reactionssuffers no reactions –– NonNon--ActionAction

42. Some are born
Fabulously Rich

43. Some are born
Wretchedly Poor

44. Some are born
Handsome

45. Some are born
Ugly

46. Some are born
Healthy & Strong

47. Some are born
Weak & Handicapped

48. Some are born
To Rich Parents

49. Some are born
Impoverished

50. But who is
witnessing our
activities?

51. The Lord is seated
in our heart as the
Parmatma as a
witness to our
activities.

52. Lord Kåñëa says in the Bhagavad-gétä (8.6),
yaà yaà väpi smaran bhävaà
tyajaty ante kalevaram
taà tam evaiti kaunteya
sadä tad-bhäva-bhävitaù

53. Lord Kåñëa says in the Bhagavad-gétä (8.6),
“Whatever state of being one remembers
when he quits his body, O son of Kunté, that
state he will attain without fail.”

56. BearBear

57. TreeTree

60. In human form of
life we have got
developed
intelligence to
discriminate and
lead responsible
lives.

61. If we
engage in
sinful
activities of

62. …which are
known as the four
pillars of sinful
life…
Illicit Sex
Meat Eating
Gambling
Intoxication

63. …we will suffer…
… KARMIC Reactions

64. …and degrade to lower life forms.

65. If we lead responsible
lives following
religious principles
&
practicing …

66. Austerity

67. Sacrifice

68. Cultivation of Knowledge

69. Associating with Saintly Persons

70. We
elevate
gradually
to the
kingdom
of God.

71. Higher PlanetaryHigher Planetary
SystemsSystems
Lower PlanetaryLower Planetary
SystemsSystems
Middle PlanetaryMiddle Planetary
SystemsSystems

73. SPIRITUAL WORLD
or VAIKUNTHA
is beyond
Heaven and Hell
and all
Material universes

74. Lord Sri Krishna
said :
I am the source
of all spiritual
and material
worlds.

75. Everything
emanates
from Me.

76. The wise who
perfectly know
this engage in
My devotional
service

77. and worship
Me with all
their hearts.

78. The
thoughts
of My
pure
devotees
dwell in
Me

79. their lives are fully devoted to My
service

80. they derive great satisfaction and blissfrom always enlightening one another

81. and conversing about Me.

82. To those who are
constantly devoted
to serving Me with
love,

83. I give the
understanding
by which they
can come to
Me.

84. ART OFART OF
WORKWORK

85. Art of performing Holy Work
karmaëy evädhikäras te
mä phaleñu kadäcana
mä karma-phala-hetur bhür
mä te saìgo 'stv akarmaëi
You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but
you are not entitled to the fruits of action.
Never consider yourself the cause of the results of
your activities,
and never be attached to not doing your duty.
(Bhagavad gita 2.47)

86. Art of performing Holy Work
You have a right to perform your
prescribed duty, but
you are not entitled to the
fruits of action.
(example) CARPENTER
Lesson 1 : Everything is owned and controlled by God. Thank Him by
Offering the results of your work to God - Food, Time, Money, Energy

87. No one can manufacture anything. All eatables
include grains, fruits, vegetables, milk, sugar, etc.
Everything is supplied by God.

89. The necessities of life –
Heat, sunlight, moonlight, air, rainfall, etc.,
—none of them can be manufactured
by the human society.

90. Art of performing Holy Work
Never consider yourself the cause
of the results of your activities.
(example) FARMER & GOD
Lesson 2 : Everything is NOT in our hands.
We can endeavor, but God has to give the results.
So DO YOUR BEST & LEAVE THE REST TO GOD.

91. Do your best & Leave the rest
We are not in control of things in this world. God is in control.
Who helps our body to grow in mother’s womb?
Who replaced our milk teeth by strong ones without making them
all fall at the same time, but one by one ?

92. Art of performing Holy Work
‘çreyän dravya-mayäd yajïäj
jïäna-yajïaù parantapa’
‘the sacrifice performed in knowledge
is better than the mere sacrifice of
material possessions.’ [BG 4.33]
(example) Good News & Bad News from a Pilot
3. Work with knowledge of Goal of Life –
To gain release from miseries and
to return back home back to Godhead.
This material world is a Hospital, not a Hotel.

93. na tad bhäsayate süryo na çaçäìko na pävakaù
yad gatvä na nivartante tad dhäma paramaà mama
TRANSLATION
That supreme abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or
moon, nor by fire or electricity. Those who reach it never
return to this material world.
Spiritual world

94. Paradise Lost….Paradise will be gained
by your Holy Work
Due to desire to enjoy
independent of God,
the soul is sent
to this material world,
which is like
a prison house.
JAIL

95. Individual Quiz :
Fill up the blank
with appropriate
words based on the
analogy of material
world and jail :
1. Jail = ___________
2. Jail keeper = Ans: Mayadevi
3. Food = ___________
4. Medicine = ____________
5. Checked shirt = ________
Where Does the Soul Come from?Where Does the Soul Come from?
The soul originally
belongs to the Spiritual
world. There are infinite
souls who are eternal
servants of the
Supreme Lord in the
Spiritual world.
The soul originally
belongs to the Spiritual
world. There are infinite
souls who are eternal
servants of the
Supreme Lord in the
Spiritual world.
Due to envy and the desire to enjoy
independent of the Supreme Lord, the soul
is sent to this material world, which is like a
prison house.
Due to envy and the desire to enjoy
independent of the Supreme Lord, the soul
is sent to this material world, which is like a
prison house.
6. Whips = _____________
7. Release = ____________
8. Stay in state = _______________
9. Laws of state = _______________
10. Prime minister of state = ______
Just as the fish can be happy only in the waters, similarly the soul
can be happy only in the spiritual world, not in the material world
With any amount of luxuries and comforts.

96. How can we become happy ?
The part (finger) can become happy only by
serving the whole (stomach).
The soul can become happy only by serving the Supreme Lord.
All the senses are
nourished by feeding
the stomach
All the parts of the
tree are nourished by
watering the root

97. WE HAVE TO REVIVE OUR ETERNAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE FATHER-GOD TO BECOME TRULY HAPPY.
WE ARE LIKE THE LOST SONWE ARE LIKE THE LOST SON
OF A MILLIONAIRE FATHEROF A MILLIONAIRE FATHER

98. SPIRITUAL WORLD vs.
MATERIAL WORLD
OUR MATERIAL BODY IS A BAD COPY OF OUR
SPIRITUAL BODY
The spiritual world is like a real mango tree on the bank of a river.
The material world is like the perverted shadow reflection of the mango tree
(upside down) in the river waters.

99. Art of performing Holy Work
4. Give up unholy professions
Refrain from STRESSORS harmful to
your body, mind and wellbeing
Non - Veg. Intoxication Gambling Illicit Sex
Meat
Eggs
Fish
Extramarital Sex
Vulgar talks
Obscene Films
Alcohol
Tobacco
Drugs
Horse Race
Lotteries
Casino

100. TYPES OF KARMATYPES OF KARMA
vikarmavikarma
karmakarma
akarmaakarma
Breaking Laws of GodBreaking Laws of God
Good Work on material platformGood Work on material platform
that brings good reactionsthat brings good reactions
Devotional Activity for which oneDevotional Activity for which one
suffers no reactionssuffers no reactions –– NonNon--ActionAction

101. Mantra
Meditation
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
Chant
5. Remember the Lord by Chanting Hare Krishna.

102. Yoga: What it actually isYoga: What it actually is --
Yoga literally means union in loveYoga literally means union in love
between the soul and God.between the soul and God.
Yogi is a person whose life and activitiesYogi is a person whose life and activities
are oriented towards reestablishing hisare oriented towards reestablishing his
relationship with God.relationship with God.
Yogi could be anybodyYogi could be anybody –– Doctor, EngineerDoctor, Engineer
Professor, Housewife etc.Professor, Housewife etc.

103. MAN + TRA
MIND
DELIVER
Mind management by mantra

104. 3
8
13
18
Mantra Meditator in Alpha zone
Relaxed Alert zone
Active zone
Drowziness zone
Sleepy zone
Hyperactive zone
BrainWaveFrequency
(cycles/sec)
Mantra Meditation leads to Relaxed Alertness

105. “Everything
started happening
for me when I
began chanting
Hare Krishna.”
Jean Claude
Halliche
Youngest Director
of 3M Inc. - France
(29 year old)

106. “Chanting Hare
Krishna has
made a
tremendous
impact in my
life.”
Albert Brush
Ford
Owner - Ford Motors

107. “I've been chanting
Hare Krishna for
many years, and
I've never found
anything more
pleasurable.
N.D. Desai
Leading Indian
Industrialist
(Apar Limited, GE Apar
Lighting, CEMA Tubes,
Apar Infotech)

108. “Chanting Hare
Krishna has helped
me face all the ups
and downs in my
life with a great
confidence and
peace of mind.”
Hrishikesh
Mafatlal
CEO - Mafatlal
Fabrics
6. Dovetail your talents and profession and
offer them in Lord’s service.

109. The Most
Joyful Yoga
BHAKTI YOGA

110. How to perform Work ?How to perform Work ?
1. Work with knowledge that,
“Everything belongs to God”.
3. Work with knowledge of Goal of Life.
2. Work dutifully, without Greed,
Do your best, leave the rest to God.
4. Give up Unholy professions.

111. How to perform Work ?How to perform Work ?
5. Try to Remember God by Chanting
Hare Krishna.
6. Dovetail your talents and profession
and offer them in Lord’s service.
Hare Krishna ! Thank you very much !
7. Proactive Behaviour

112. Uncontrolled mind and senses
Do your Best. Tolerate all joys and sorrows
and try to turn the negative situations into positive.
7. Proactive Behavior

113. Proactive and Reactive Behaviour
Proactive languageReactive language
There is nothing I can do. Let’s look at the alternatives.
That’s just the way I am. I can choose a different approach
He makes me so mad. I control my own feelings.
They won’t allow that. I can create an effective presentation
I can’t. I choose.
I must. I prefer.

114. Circle of CONCERN and INFLUENCE
Circle of
influence
Circle of
concern

115. Circle of
concern
Circle of
Influence
Exam study
Self Discipline
Punctuality
Sincerity
Exam
result
I should
get what I
want
I want a
better face
cut
Global
Competition
Everyone
should
love me
Economic
Recession
Government
Policy
WRONG Attitudes
Assumptions

116. Proactive people
focus their efforts in the Circle of Influence
Work on things they can do something about
Reactive people
focus their efforts in the Circle of concern
Focus on Weakness of other people, the Problems in the
environment, and circumstances over which they have no control

117. Proactive Inside – Out
I can BE more diligent and creative to meet with the
needs of my boss…...
I can BE more planned in spending my time….
I can BE more patient and respectful to my team
members to get their cooperation…..
Reactive Outside – In
If only I HAD a boss who wasn’t such a dictator …..
If I could just HAVE more time to myself….
If only I HAD more co-operative team members …..

118. Problem Solving
Problem
DIRECT CONTROL
Problems involving
your own behavior
Solution
Work on improving
your own habits

119. Problem Solving
Problem
INDIRECT CONTROL
Problems involving
other people’s
behavior
Solution
Improve methods of
influence; thereby
increase your
circle of influence
( inside-out, not
outside in)

120. Problem Solving
Problem
NO CONTROL
Problems we can do
nothing about
Solution
Smile and learn to
live with these
problems

121. “ O Lord, give me
the courage
to change the things which
can and ought
to be changed,
the serenity
to accept the things
which cannot be changed,
and
the wisdom
to know the difference ”

122. Boost your Will power &Boost your Will power &
Become a Karma yogiBecome a Karma yogi
Mind Control through Mantra Meditation
Sharpen Intelligence through Wisdom
literature like Bhagavad gita
Eager, Inquisitive & Association of saintly
Eat Sattvic foods; Avoid meat, intoxicants,
gambling, illicit sex
Live a life in harmony with Nature & God.

123. Thank You Very Much...
May Lord bless you
to become free from all
vices and imbibe all
virtues and bringforth
abundant Bliss !

124. CHANT …
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
AND BE STRESS-FREE !!
MantraMantra
MeditationMeditation

125. STORY OF LIQUID BEAUTY
Princess
Sweety

126. STORY OF LIQUID BEAUTY
QUIZ : What all lessons did you learn from the
story of Liquid Beauty?

127. Beauty is not in the material body which is just a
bag of bones and flesh, but in the spirit soul, a
part and parcel of Supremely attractive
Personality of Godhead,
Sri Krishna.

129. Eat, Drink & Be Merry
PhysicalPhysical

130. MentalMental
Music, Arts, Poetry, Sports…

131. IntellectualIntellectual
Brainy GamesBrainy Games
DebatesDebates
WranglingWrangling……....

132. SpiritualSpiritual
Praying, Yoga, Reading Scripture, Chanting…