Modern Scenario……

Art
Of
Self
Š American schools today are supplied with
Management surveillance and intruder devices, closed
circuit TV, watchdogs, buzz-controlled doors,
Vedic Oasis for Inspiration, walkie-talkie, panic buttons and even
Culture and Education (VOICE), Pune
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Srila Prabhupada calls

Modern Scenario…… the universities as
‘Centers of Nescience’
Recent study conducted by the California
Department of Education, California Police…….
Because modern
Š Typical school problems during the 1940s were : education is producing
not
“Talking in class, Chewing gum, Making noise,
Running in the hall, Getting out of place in line, a generation of
Wearing improper clothes, and gentlemen
Not throwing paper in the wastebasket.” but a bunch of
perverted intellectuals
Š Typical school problems in the 1980s were :
devoid of character.
“Drug abuse, alcohol, pregnancy, suicide, rape,
robbery, assault, burglary, arson and bombings.”
 A vulture may rise very high in the
sky—seven or eight miles—and it is
wonderful to see him fly in this way. He Youth is a time for the
also has powerful eyes, for he can spot a mind, body and spirit
carcass from a great distance. Yet what
is the object of all these great to be nurtured and
qualifications? A dead body, a rotting developed through
carcass. His perfection is just to
discover a dead piece of meat and eat it. discipline.
That's all. Similarly, we may have a Unfortunately today’s
very high education, but what is our
objective? Sense enjoyment, the schools teach nothing
enjoyment of this material body. We of self-control. No
may rise very high with our spaceships,
but what is the purpose? Sense
courses are offered in
gratification, that's all. This means that ethics, philosophy or
all the striving and all this high
education are merely on the animal
religion.
platform.

Practical examples of Practical examples of

SELF- CONTROL from everyday life
How would you behave ?
Š In your college mess, for a special dinner everyone is
served only one gulabjamun per head and you want a
second one. Then ?
Š You have just met your old school friend while reading in
your college library. You are meeting him after 5 years;
but there is a board SILENCE on the table. Then what
would you do?
Š Teacher announces , ‘Today’s last period is free. But all
of you can complete your homework and then go home’.
As soon as she leaves, how do you think students react?
SELF- CONTROL from everyday life
How would you behave ?
Š You’ve packed your bag for a picnic during vacation with
your intimate friends and you come to know that your
mother has high fever and there is no one else at home to
take care of her. You have to stay back. How would you
take it ?
Š You’re sitting in the window seat of a train and a semi-
clad young girl comes and sits next to you, talking and
joking with her friends. Or conversely if you are a girl, a
cute looking fair boy just sits opposite to you. What
would be your response ?

To learn restraint
in all these situations
is called Self Control.
Š Singers avoid ice cream, cold drinks and hot
chilly items to have high pitch.
Š A man with typhoid avoids pooris and oily
foodstuffs to get well.
Š A pilot avoids drinking alcohol in order to save
the passengers from plane crash.
Without self restraint none of these can attain
peace and happiness.
Self-restraint
develops
Will power
Š Human Mind is like a uncontrolled Flood
Š 10,000 random thoughts/day, 7 per min
If you learn…
Š to put restraints on your mind and
Š learn to prevent it from wandering and
Š give your entire attention to whatever you do
you will be able to achieve like a superhuman
Self Control boosts
Will Power, Concentration and Memory
Š The power by virtue of which you can make your
mind do what you wish to do can be termed Will
Power.
Š It seems easy to develop will-power, but it is not
as easy as it is often spoken in seminars.
Š William Penn, was once advising a drunkard to
give up drinking. “as easy as opening hand”
Š Sharu Rangnekar, a famous management
consultant, offers a simple suggestion for
reducing weight. He says anyone who can shake
his head from left to right can reduce weight.
Mind : The Taskmaster of senses
Š The mind is a friend when it is under the control
of the intelligence. Then it is serene, grave, self-
controlled, simple and pure.
When the mind is an enemy, it is controlled
Š from within by desire and
Š from without by sense objects. Then it is
restless, frivolous, and impure.
Examples :
Š Driver of your car – can be enemy or friend
Š Yoga - to control the mind to as your friend.
MAN + TRA = Deliverer of Mind No Peace of mind without Sense
control : Everyone in this material
“My dear Lord, You are so world is looking for peace, but they
Hare
kind that Krishna,
You are giving me don't want to control the senses. For
example, if you are diseased, and the
Hare Krishna
Your association in the form doctor says "Take this medicine" or
Krishna
of Your Krishna
holy name, and this "Follow this diet," but you refuse. You
take whatever you want, against the
Hare
holy name canHare
be chanted in instruction of the physician, so how
can you be cured? Similarly, we want
any situation. There are no
Hare Rama to be cured of the chaotic condition of
hardHare
and fast
Rama rules for this material world, we want peace and
chanting
Rama Hare
RamaKrishna”. prosperity, but we are not willing to
control the senses.
Srila Prabhupada Lect. BG 62-
Hare Hare 72 Los Angeles 68
- Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu

täni sarväëi saàyamya Benefits of Self Control

yukta äséta mat-paraù Š Self control yields all knowledge.
vaçe hi yasyendriyäëi
tasya prajïä pratiñöhitä Š It increases energy and purifies. A wonderful entourage
follows in its path :
compassion, knowledge, forgiveness, patience, nonviolence,
"One who restrains his sincerity, mildness, modesty, determination, contentment,
truthfulness, benevolence, and freedom from anger and envy.
senses, keeping them
under full control, and Š Self control gives us the fortitude to withstand tribulation
fixes his consciousness and endure great suffering in defense of what is right.

upon Me, is known to be a Š By self control, the mind becomes clear and discriminating.
man of steady
intelligence." [BG 2.61] Š In short, self control opens wide doors to
material and spiritual peace and joy.
 SELF CONTROL
= SELF AWARENESS
= SELF CONFIDENCE A ANGRY CEO in
= SELF MANAGEMENT a board meeting
= HIGH EQ (Emotional Quotient) with
Š Does not consider learning from four Vice
others a weakness Presidents,
Š Free from four cancers : 8 Board
Comparison, Criticism,
Competition, Complaint members,

Š Acts not to impress others but to

14 Managers
inspire others

Cool headed
Socrates

Just as we have the courage

to direct others as to :
• what they should be doing,
• why they should be doing
and his • how they should be doing,
Angry wife similarly, are we able to direct
our sense organs ?
 Management = Man + Age + Ment
Manager,
Manage the ‘man’ within you before manage your
managing ‘men’

Gain ‘age’ (maturity) to know

self!
what, when, how to manage

Management with hands, heads and hearts

Making of a Successful
Manager
Manage oneself

Management of
Work in fundamental sense is not what emotions and behavior
we do for a living but what we do with
A great empire and little minds go ill together.
our living.
 Adherence to Values Competition and You

ŠIntegrity
ŠCharacter
ŠWork Ethics
ŠMorality in
workplace

Performance V/s Behavior Performance V/s Behavior

Achievements
Character Behavior
Thoughts Thoughts

Habits Attitude
Words
Actions Beliefs Expectations
 Control your thoughts Control & regulate your activities

Functioning of Mind Yuktahara-viharasya

Yukta-cestasya karmasu
Thinking
Yukta-svapnavabodhasya
Feeling Yogo bhavati duhkha-ha
Willing
He who is regulated in his habits of
eating, sleeping, recreation and work
can mitigate all material pains by
practicing the yoga system.
- Bhagavad
Bhagavad Gita
Gita As
As It
It Is
Is [6.17]
[6.17]

Regulate your Eating Regulate your Eating

“Eat to live” Eat Sattvic food.

& not (Food in goodness)
“Live to eat”
No Junk Food
Regulate your Eating Regulate your Sleeping

Eat proper Quantity

Not too much Not too much

Not too little.
Not too little

Regulate your Sleeping Regulate your Work

Early to bed and Always keep

early to rise, the
makes one healthy, ‘Goal of Life’
wealthy & wise. in mind
 Regulated Recreation Regular Exercise

Regulated Exercise
keeps your body fresh,
Change your Environment fit and healthy.
- Take a break
- Turn to nature
- Music can work wonders
Exercise consumes toxins
Absorb in activities that are
enlivening, enlightening &
inspiring. By stretching various muscles,
the pockets of tension are
released; muscles get relaxed that
were previously tight due to stress

Refrain from Agents harmful to ƒ Soul is above

your body, mind and wellbeing intelligence
ƒ Soul guides
Non - Veg. Intoxication Gambling Illicit Sex intelligence by
truth, knowledge
Meat Alcohol Horse Race Extramarital Sex
and experience.
Stock Market
Fish Drugs Speculation
Obscene Films ƒ Soul is eternal, full
Sea Food Tobacco Vulgar talks of knowledge and
Eggs Paan/Masala
Casino

Lotteries bliss You are the

Tea/Coffee
Quick Buck
Business
manager of
your own life!
Benefits of Mind Management Mind management by mantra
ƒ Freedom from Negative Emotions
MAN + TRA
ƒ Eliminates distractions
ƒ Focus in life
MIND
ƒ Grants peace, satisfaction and
happiness. DELIVER

Hyperactive zone
18

Brain Wave Frequency

Mantra Active zone

(cycles/sec)
Meditation 13
Mantra Meditator in Alpha zone
Relaxed Alert zone
8
Drowziness zone
3
CHANT …
Sleepy zone
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA
KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA
RAMA RAMA HARE HARE Mantra Meditation leads to Relaxed Alertness
AND BE STRESS-FREE !!
 PLEASANT
MOOD Types of Thoughts

“If I start my day Positive Negative Necessary Waste

on a spiritual
Stephen Farmer Joy Anger Work Past

note by chanting Love

Hope
Stress
Egoism
Career
Routine
Future

HealthKrishna,
Hare food storeI Mercy Racism Profession
Peace Laziness
canowner
make it Honesty
Harmony
Revenge
Carelessness
through the day Tolerance
Enthusiasm
Criticism
Jealousy

in a pleasant Understanding Attachment

Withdraw mind from Negative & wasteful
mood.” thoughts; Focus it on Positive and necessary
thoughts.

Power to Listen - Patience Power to Listen - Patience

A mature Leader will have :
Good Listening - Attentive ear + open heart
Power to withdraw and be a detached observer
Ability to remain stable in difficult conditions
A immature Leader will immediately React, Judge, Assume
(Loyal dog and the child)
Leaders who have no power to listen
• want to surrounded by ‘yes’ men
• want to just keep giving orders
• cannot empathize or appreciate subordinates
• consider suggestions as insubordination
Why does one not have Patience ?
1) Failing to consider the position of another person,
recognizing only one’s own motivations. HONDA CEO
2) People who lack Compassion for others
3) People who view themselves as centers
can never pay any heed to others.
4) Highly mechanised impersonal structure of
modern society leads to :
• impersonal and impatient behaviour
• insensitivity to others and intolerence
 Power to Listen - Patience
Creating a Favorable Debate Culture
Leaders of future extend Respect and Trust.
They stay open -- curious, empathetic, constantly
learning in the face of Resistance and Criticism
Discontent - a hotbed of Creative ideas
- Motorola’s Debate culture
Constructive Discontent creates --
• Awareness
• Problem Exposure
• Applied Empathy
• Inclusion, Participation, Empowerment, Partnership
• Learning in Action
• Challenge, Engagement and even fun
• Saves time, smoothens out differences
Team Spirit - Cooperation
Power to Listen - Patience
Philips -
Town meetings - managers must stand before
employees and answer questions posed
Pasting blank papers throughout office and
factory for employee’s suggestions
Honda -
‘Listen, Ask and Speak up’ culture
Idea Contests open to all employees
Young engineers - given excep. Levels of
responsibility, encouraged to question
Story of a young G.E.T. becoming C.E.O.
Team Spirit - Cooperation
A Leader can inspire team spirit only when he himself
can cooperate well with others.
Empowering employees and creating healthy teams is
based on almost entirely on people
- feeling good about themselves,
- feeling good about others,
- feeling good about organisation they work for
- feeling good about the mission and vision
associated with both their leaders and
the institutions for which they work

Team Spirit - Cooperation
Closer Relationships, Greater Success
When someone assumes a new leadership
role today, he/she has a 40% chance of
demonstrating disappointing performance
82% of them fail to build teamwork relationships
with subordinates and peers
58% are confused about what is expected of them
52% lack the required skills and knowledge to
be able to be successful.
Stanford University research about American and
Japanese industrial situation
Team Spirit - Cooperation
Celebrating Diversity and
Interdependence for Team Spirit
Four “cancers” that are detrimental to synergy :
Criticism, Complaint,
Comparison, Competition
Too much dependance
- stunted creativity
Too much independence
- instability
Interdependence - best option
- emotional bonds
eg Krishna-Sudama
Team Spirit - Cooperation
Closer Relationships, Greater Success
In Vedic times, Kings were saintly and had no
concern beyond the welfare of the citizens :
Some of the duties of a divine monarch are :
Tosana : to see that there is sufficient food to feed
all of the citizens
Prinama : distributing gifts to satisfy them
Upalalana : calling meetings and speaking sweet
thoughtful words to satisfy the people
Anusasana : giving instructions on how to become
good citizens
Corporation & Community
‘Corporation’ elicits feelings and images of authority,
bureaucracy, competition, power, rigid rules, machines
and military chain of command.
‘Community’ evokes feelings of volunteers helping
others out, co-operation, town meetings, democracy,
personal responsibility, commitment, teamwork,
creative magic and fun.
Community gives a richer,
more involved sense of people
opting to be part of the
relationship to a large whole.
 Self-Managed Leaders
By Bhakti-tirtha Swami
Legitimate Power
Š In ancient times, A society did not choose a king who Based on spontaneous attraction
was merely a good warrior or politician, but one who to an exemplary authority that
also understood the science of caring for the people and
who could communicate with higher spiritual realms. commands respect through
his qualities and example.
Š Righteous kingmakers or priests would monitor such
leaders to ensure proper behaviour. Expected Qualities of the Leader :

Š Because ALL leaders - not just spiritual leaders - serve as King Pruthu oversaw his citizens as father cares for his
representatives of God, the actions of those who take
unfair advantage of others can have enormous impact. children - Srimad Bhagavatam

Š Leaders should never consider themselves as proprietors
of those in their charge. They should view themselves
as caretakers, coordinators, catalysts or carriers of the
vision, and treat others in loving, supportive ways.
A Leader should know his people just as a mother knows her
children and should care for them with the same affection.
(eg) A Caring Leader wins the heart
- President of University Business school

Power to Listen - Patience

Interview with Tulasi Priya dasa, Temple President of Inis Rath
Humility Test
ISKCON Temple in Northern Ireland
by HH Sacinandana Swami
Leadership Excellence: How do you see is your role in Inis Rath Temple? 1. How eager am I to serve, or do I just
Tulasi Priya Dasa: My focus is on spiritual aspect, on sadhana and
want to be served?
encouraging devotees in Krishna consciousness. It's not the managerial 2. How eager am I to respect others, or do I
role. It's more of a spiritual director than manager. My role is to facilitate rather strive to be respected?
devotees, so that they can find what they want to do for Krishna. That
they can find a satisfying engagement and understand that this comes 3. How much do I care for others, or do I
as a result of following spiritual principles. mainly care for myself?
LE: Will patience with individuals bring good long term results? 4. Am I glad upon seeing the advancement
TPD: Yes. Patience brings long-term results because it takes time for of others, or do I envy them?
devotees to develop in their Krishna consciousness. And devotees need 5. Am I fully dependent on guru and
to develop faith in the process of Krishna consciousness. One of the six
items for progress in Krishna consciousness is patience. So if I am Krishna, or rather on my own
patient with devotees then it gives them the space. It gives them the arrangement?
freedom and the time to develop their Krishna consciousness. If one is
impatient then it becomes quite claustrophobic.

Etiquette in Management
by Bhakti Caru Swami
ISKCON is a spiritual organisation personally
established by Srila Prabhupada. We must to
take care that it doesn't become material.
Anything (husband-wife relationship, Deity
worship, even prasadam) can turn material
by one's consciousness. In any Society,
there must be some organisation and
management, otherwise there will be chaos.
Even in the spiritual world, Krishna's friends
are subdivided and supervised (Lord
Balarama is group leader for his cowherd
boy friends; Candravali and Radharani head
up left-wing and right-wing gopis, etc).
ISKCON is no different.
Etiquette in Management
by Bhakti Caru Swami
6. A leader's character must be spotless.
7. Leaders must feel for their followers, then the followers
will naturally trust them.
8. It is important to lead with detachment and guide with a
strong sense of duty.
9. Krishna conscious management is autocratic and
democratic.
10. Talk to devotees and be open to new ideas.
Etiquette in Management
by Bhakti Caru Swami
In order for people interact in a harmonious fashion,
dealings and activities must be regulated and orchestrated.
1. The material nature is the world of exploitation but the
spiritual nature is the world of service.
2. ISKCON is a spiritual organization. Regardless of position
everyone is first and foremost a servant of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada. No one should exploit
his position for selfish interests.
3. Higher position means greater service. Position means
an opportunity to purely represent Srila Prabhupada. Hence
our management must be based on humility and tolerance.
4. Treat your subordinates as younger brothers.
5. Leadership is based on spiritual qualification, not on
anything material. A mature, dedicated preacher makes the
best leader.
Etiquette in Management
by Bhakti Caru Swami
11. Don't hide anything from the Vaisnava's.
12. There should be more than one signer for bank
accounts, buying of properties etc.
13. It is best if all incoming funds are declared before the
Deities, Srila Prabhupada, and the Vaisnavas.
14. All incoming funds should be deposited in the bank
and then spent from the account.
Action: Apply three of these principles each week in
serving devotees as a Manager.
Bhismadeva's Bhismadeva's Instructions
Instructions Bhismadeva advised for all human beings
Nine qualifications:

Š 1. Not to become angry

Š 2. Not to lie
Š 3. To equally distribute wealth
Š 4. To forgive
Š 5. To beget children only by one's legitimate wife
Š 6. To be pure in mind and hygienic in body
Š 7. Not to be inimical toward anyone
Š 8. To be simple
Š 9. To support servants or subordinates.

- Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.9.27 Purport

Bhishmadeva's Instructions
on Self Management
Bhishmadeva also advices this:
Š To get freedom from anger, one should learn how to forgive.
Š To be free from unlawful desires one should not make plans.
Š By spiritual culture one is able to conquer sleep.
Š By tolerance only can one conquer desires and avarice.
Š Disturbances from various diseases can be avoided by regulated diets.
Š By self-control one can be free from false hopes.
Š Money can be saved by avoiding undesirable association.
Š By practice of yoga one can control hunger.
Š Worldliness can be avoided by culturing the knowledge of
impermanence.
Š Dizziness can be conquered by rising up. If you Do your best
Š False arguments can be conquered by factual ascertainment.
Š Talkativeness can be avoided by gravity and silence. and……
Š By prowess one can avoid fearfulness. Leave the rest to God
Š Perfect knowledge can be obtained by self-cultivation.
God will surely
(Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.9.27 Purport)
Help you.
 Living entity is meant for self-discipline
by Srila Prabhupada

Our students should be fit for teaching

Krishna consciousness. By their
character, by their behaviour, by their
knowledge, that is wanted.
Since you are now leader, therefore
Krishna is forcing you to become very
responsible and advanced devotee.
Thank You. This is Krishna's special favour upon
you. So now you must see that all boys
Hare Krishna. and girls who come to the temple are
given all facility to perfect their lives in
KC, and you must give them good
advice and instruction.

The Art of Management

by Srila Prabhupada

Our leaders should be careful not to kill

the spirit of enthusiastic service, which
is individual and spontaneous and
voluntary. They should try to always
generate some atmosphere of fresh
challenge to the devotees, so that they
will agree enthusiastically to rise and
meet it.
That is the art of management: to
draw out spontaneous loving spirit
of sacrificing some energy for
Krishna. All of us should become
expert managers and preachers.