The document discusses business lessons derived from the Bhagavad Gita, emphasizing essential principles for professional growth. Key lessons include focusing on duty without attachment to outcomes, embracing challenges to enhance leadership, maintaining equanimity amidst success and failure, and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing within teams. The insights aim to guide individuals in their professional lives and encourage a holistic approach to leadership and personal development.

1. The Bhagavad Gita- Business Lessons
Author: ADITYA B. RAGHAV
One of the epic scriptures written in Indian history is the Bhagavad Gita- the
song of the lord.
Bhagavad Gita is a descriptive scripture based on a profound conversation
between Arjun and almighty Lord Krishna. Via the holy Gita, Lord Krishna
enlightened Arjun and all of us with small references and gifted us the most
valuable lessons of life.
Whether you are about to start your college life or start a new business, lessons
from Gita can guide you.
After reading Gita from my lens, here are some amazing business lessons that
we all can really use in our professional lives.

2. Lesson 1: You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not
entitled to the fruits of your actions. Never consider yourself to be the cause of
the results of your activities, nor be attached to inaction.
KN: we shouldn't work for the rewards. You should work hard for yourself and
your sanity and the rewards would come as and when they have to.
Lesson 2: Leaders should embrace rather than avoid formidable challenges as
it brings out a leader’s greatest strengths.
KN: The testing times get the best out of a leader.
Lesson 3: Be steadfast in the performance of your duty, O Arjun, abandoning
attachment to success and failure. Such equanimity is called Yog.
There are two aspects of life: success and failure. But when these two aspects
become a part of our professional lives, they start influencing our mental health.
Success can bring us extreme happiness but failure at the same time has the
potential to break us.
KN: The lesson is, we should not let the result of every situation affect our
dedication and our mental peace. Both success and failure are a part of our
journey.
Lesson 4: Krishna defines three specific disciplines required for effective
leadership: the discipline of learning, the discipline of speaking effectively, and
the discipline of equanimity.
KN: Being a leader is not just about knowledge, it is also about managing a
team well.
Lesson 5: Elevate yourself through the power of your mind, and not degrade
yourself, for the mind can be the friend and also the enemy of the self.
KN: Everyone is going through tough times but it is the duty of a leader to keep
everyone together and get things going.

3. Actions based upon sacrifice, charity, and penance should never be abandoned;
they must certainly be performed. Indeed, acts of sacrifice, charity, and penance
are purifying even for those who are wise.
KN: So if you are someone with a roof over your head and food on your plate,
do help others in whatever ways you can. This will keep you grounded and
make someone’s day.
Lesson 8: A leader should always share his knowledge and should be
approachable.
KN: Never compete with your team. Be ready to teach them whatever you know
and help them succeed.
With this, this article comes to an end. If you liked it then I would request you
to read Bhagavad Gita once in your life. It will change the way you look at
things and your perceptions.