Role of Spirituality in the Business & Corporate World

A Presentation byDLN Shastri & Dr.Shilpi Saxena

Agenda

• BUSINESS – The Present Scenario• Concept of Spirituality in Workplace• Conflicting Four Pillars of Life• Futility of purely material Life

leading to a Spiritual Life• Realization of Inner Power through

Spirituality• Tools to provide application of

Spirituality in Workplace• Conclusion

To fulfill the ECONOMIC needs of Societythrough exchange of goods & services for one another or money

Primarily, what isBusiness ?

Mechanical SystemHierarchical ControlFinancial Dependency

Commonplace in TODAY’s Corporate Scenario

Institutions lack Value - driven Responsibility

Resulting in …

Materialism

MAN becoming a MACHINEDependency on External Sources

Excessive PAST- FUTURE anticipation & Unfulfilled Longings leading to a STRESS-DRIVEN LIFE

Response to such a Scenario?

Provides individuals with DIRECTION, MEANING & BALANCE

SPIRITUALITY The Role of

4 Pillars of Life

Spiritual

Emotional

Mental

Physical

BODY

MIND

BEHAVIOR

EMOTIONS

Individuals & Organizations can see WORK as an opportunity to GROW & CONTRIBUTE to society in a MEANINGFUL Way

Lead by VALUES and managed by OBJECTIVES

Why SPIRITUALITY in WORKPLACE ?

Once a tourist came to India and went to meet a Monk who was living in a small cottage. He found there were only a bed sheet and a lantern in the room.Tourist asked “Where is your furniture Swamiji” The monk asked him “Where is yours”

The Monk

“I am simply a visitor”, the Tourist replied

“So am I”, said the Monk

& Tourist Story

All the Power lies within YOU

Swami Vivekananda

Principles of Spirituality in Business

Nishkam Karma from Bhagvat Geeta 3 Cs of Spirituality at work place Mahatma Gandhi’s Concept of Trusteeship

Vertical and Horizontal Spirituality through Meditation

Implementation of Corporate Governance

Nishkam Karma

Attaining WORK – LIFE Balance

Bhagvat Geeta

Don’t Worry about the Result

DO your Work

3 C’s of Spirituality

Connection– Vasudhaiva KutumbakamVasudha – is Earth, Eva – is Kuthumbakam – Family

Compassion–

Contribution–

towards fellow Animal & Plant kingdom

Contribute to the welfare of the society ; through CSR

TrusteeshipMahatma Gandhi

Focusing on INCLUSIVE GROWTH

Nature provides enough to satisfy man’s NEEDS not his GREED'S

GROWTHINDIVIDUALWHOLE

Vertical & HorizontalSpirituality

Vertical Spirituality To realize the Divine Plan and to recognize the nature of our existence

Taking these realizations and adapting the divine potential in the Real world

Horizontal Spirituality

NATCO Pharma25%

increase in productivity

Corporate GovernanceIt is a system by which business corporations are directed and controlled

It decides - Character the company is to have- Values - Relationships with its customers,

employees, communities, and shareholders

Narendra Modi 2% for

CSR

‘ Through Spiritual Work there is Manav Kalyan (human well-being), a tension-free

world , to spread the Message of Sadbhavana’

DIVE-IN to yourself

Meditation helps you find a NEWER YOU!

Individuals and organizations should start seeing work as a Spiritual PathThey should always see everything as an opportunity to grow and to contribute to society in a meaningful wayCare, compassion, in support of others & integrity needs to be a part of the self always

Conclusion

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam!

Thank You!