SESSION 15

सुख शांति समृद्धि सुरक्षा

(4S) or Peace Prosperity
Protection…….. Perfection(4P)
COLLECTIVE GOALS TODAY
1.Build our collective faith in our
scriptures
2.Leave with practical tools
3.Learn from each other
4.Have fun
5.Eat lots of ice cream
MODERN BUSINESS WISDOM

 Level 5 Leaders are?

o “Level 5 Leaders: Triumph of Humility and Fierce
Resolve”
o Shy and Fearless
o Servant leaders

 Vedic Teachings
o Trnad api sunicena
o Vigata jvarah – fight without lethargy
o Utsahan
o Lord Rama, Ambarish Maharaj, Prthu Maharaj
INTRODUCTION

 What is one thing in last one year that you did not accomplish that you
wanted to? Something important to you that you were not able to do.

 What are some of the reasons you did not do it?

WHAT ARE HABITS?

 What is meaning of a habit?

 What is hard about habits?
o Apollo 11 mission

 Covey’s ingredients to building a

habit:
WHAT IS EFFECTIVENESS?

 What is the definition of effectiveness?

o Obtain desired results

o Caring for result producing asset
o Snowblower

 Effectiveness must focus on nurturing

what is produced and the producing
asset or capability
o Have a lot of money, but how are you
doing?
REDEFINING ; WHAT IS SUCCESS ?

 Wisdom on success has changed over the last 200 years

 What are examples of personality ethics?
o Charming, well spoken, self confidence, positive energy, enthusiasm

 What are examples of character ethics?

o Truthfulness, fairness, integrity, ethics, empathy, hard work, loyalty, modesty

 Character is foundation for our success, personality are secondary tools to utilize
in success
o Communication and honesty

 Success is built from inside out – work on our character first, then
personality
 WHAT IS MISSING

 How to build strong character?

 Must change character to change habits!!
 How does one become empathetic? Honest? Fair? Compassionate?
o CC ML 22.78-80: Devotees are always merciful, humble, truthful, equal to all, faultless,
magnanimous, mild and clean. They are without material possessions, and they perform welfare work
for everyone. They are peaceful, exclusively surrendered to Krsna, and desireless. They are
indifferent to material acquisitions and fixed in devotional service. They completely control the six
bad qualities beginning with lust, anger and greed. They eat only as much as required, and they are
not inebriated. They are respectful, grave, compassionate and without false prestige. They are
friendly, poetic, expert and silent.
o SB 5.18.12: All the demigods and their exalted qualities, such as religion, knowledge and
renunciation, become manifest in the body of one who has developed unalloyed devotion for the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva. On the other hand, a person devoid of devotional
service and engaged in material activities has no good qualities…”
HABIT 1 – BE PROACTIVE
 What is definition of proactive?
o More than taking initiative
o Our behavior is function of our decisions – I choose, not a function of our condition
o We have response-ability to make things happen - ability to choose our response

 It is raining outside.
o What is a reactive response?
o What is a proactive response?

 Summary: rethink how you see the world, using a positive energy to take
control of your life
HABIT 1 – BE PROACTIVE
 Reactive people are driven by feelings, by circumstances, by conditions, by their environment
o That’s just me, That is just the way I am – there is nothing I can do about it
o He makes me so mad – my emotional state is governed by something out of my control
o I can’t do that, I just don’t have time – limited time is controlling me
o If only my friends were better – someone else’s behavior is limiting my effectiveness

 Proactive people are driven by decisions/choices made from their core values
o Let’s look at my alternatives – I have to do it
o I control how I react to this situation – I can do it
o I will try a different approach – I will do it

 Self awareness is key to seeing where we are – listen to yourself!!

HABIT 1 – BE PROACTIVE

 “No one can hurt you without your consent” –

Eleanor Roosevelt
 What is the most valuable real estate in the world?
 Effective people are proactive – they take
responsibility to decide on how to respond vs
letting circumstance dictate their experience!
 Go make it happen – 5000%+ difference in
effectiveness
HABIT 1 – BE PROACTIVE
 “Will you excuse me from class, I have to go to a golf tournament”
o What is reactive about this statement?
o How to make this proactive?

 Should she go to the tournament? How will you decide?

o What is consequence of not going?
o What is consequence of missing class?

 Proactive – I am choosing to miss class and go on this tournament

weighing the consequences of each – MAKE THE DECISION
HABIT 1 – WHERE DO WE SPEND OUR TIME?

Circle of Concern

Circle of
Influence
HABIT 1 – TAKE CONTROL

 “One who is always the victim is never the victim “ – Chinese proverb
 Raining on the day we planned a picnic with friends
 Rathyatra with Nitai Jivan Prabhu
 Tru Family Dental gut punch moment
HABIT 1 – VEDIC PERSPECTIVE
Stephen Covey
What distinguishes us as humans from all other
animals is our inherent ability to examine our
own character and decide how to respond
Proactive People have a responsibility – response BG 2.13: As the embodied soul passes in this body from
ability – ability to choose how to respond to a
given situation
Focus energy on Circle of Influence
Vedic Wisdom
Athato-brahma jijnasa – now in human form of life you must
inquire about what is good and what is bad for me
boyhood…A sober person is not bewildered by such a
change.
2.57: In the material world, one who is unaffected by
whatever good or evil he may obtain, neither praising it nor
despising it, is firmly fixed in perfect knowledge
2.14: O son of Kuntī, the nonpermanent appearance of
happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course,
are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and
summer seasons. They arise from sense perception, O scion
of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being
disturbed.
HABIT 1 – BE PROACTIVE

It’s not what happens to us but our response to what

happens to us that hurts” – Stephen Covey
FINDING YOUR CENTER
 Tickets to a concert and boss calls…
 Center defines perspective we take – e.g. red
color glasses
 Family centered vs money centered vs spouse
centered vs friend…
o Our experience becomes dependent

 Principle centered
o Does not change by circumstance
o Make decisions that help you achieve goals
o Examples: honesty, service, hard work, gratitude,
responsibility
HABIT 2 – VEDIC PERSPECTIVE
 Krishna is repeatedly emphasizing principles of life in BG – nonviolence,
compassion, charitable, empathy and more
 Krishna does not say violence is bad – it is based on the principle of compassion and
courage
 Krishna does not say aspiring for wealth is bad – Dhruva Maharaj
 Krishna is constantly help us overcome impediments to our principles – Lord Indra
 First instruction in BG is to identify who you are – spirit soul – the end is NOT this
body!!!
 Lord Ramachandra was so effective in His rule because of His principles and end in
mind
RESULTS OF STUDY BHAGAVAD GITA
 Wherever there is Kṛṣṇa, the master of all mystics, and
wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will
also certainly be opulence, victory, extraordinary power,
and morality. That is my opinion.
Bg. 18.78
RESULTS OF STUDY BHAGAVAD GITA

 O scion of Bharata, surrender unto Him utterly. By His

grace you will attain transcendental peace and the supreme
and eternal abode.
Bg. 18.62
 For one who explains this supreme secret to the devotees,
pure devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he
will come back to Me.
Bg. 18.68
RESULTS OF STUDY BHAGAVAD GITA

 There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he,

nor will there ever be one more dear.
Bg. 18.69
 And I declare that he who studies this sacred conversation
of ours worships Me by his intelligence.
Bg. 18.70
RESULTS OF STUDY BHAGAVAD GITA
Arjuna said: My dear Kṛṣṇa, O infallible one, my illusion is now
gone. I have regained my memory by Your mercy. I am now firm
and free from doubt and am prepared to act according to Your
instruction
Bg. 18.73
Sañjaya said: Thus have I heard the conversation of two great
souls, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. And so wonderful is that message that
my hair is standing on end.
Bg. 18.74
THEREFORE

सुख शांति समृद्धि

सुरक्षा
WHAT IF SOMEONE IS SINFUL AND DOESN’T BELIEVE IN GOD

For them……..
Krishna comes as death.
I am all-devouring death, and I am the generating principle of
all that is yet to be. Among women I am fame, fortune, fine
speech, memory, intelligence, steadfastness and patience.
Bg. 10.34
How It will help me in my
Corporate Life?