Gandhian Approach And

Relevance of Bhagvad Gita

in Management

Dr. Bhumija Chouhan

 Father of nation gave a free rein nation to the people of
Hindustan by his ethical norms and standards.
In India Mahatma Gandhi gave humanistic basis to
social philosophy.
He humanized politics, science, religion and sought to
unite mankind in common pursuit of justice and
establishment of moral order in world society.
For him morality was not a matter of outward conformity
but of inward fulfillment, of deep conviction accomplished
by right action.
 He advised his country men to observe truthfulness in
business and reminded them their responsibility which
was greater since their conduct would be seen as a
reflection of their country
Some of the philosophical concepts were:
1. Non-Violence
2. Honesty is the best policy
3. Moral conscience
4. Economics-Actually and Virtually
5. Good for all
6. Theory of Trusteeship
7. Lifestyle
8. Industrial Democracy
9. Ends and Means
10.Free from fear
Mahatma Gandhi advocated seven sins which must be
ignored in life, society, organisation and for the nation
also:
a. Commerce without morality
b. Education without character
c. Pleasure without conscience
d. Politics without principles
e. Wealth without work
f. Science without humanity
g. Worship without sacrifice

Gandhijis Doctrine of Satya

Satya/ Satyagraha prescribed and lived by Gandhiji
represents one of the heights scaled by the human soul
so far.
The words satya(truth) and ahinsa(non-violence) are
old but we need to understand what is so unique in
Gandhijis thought.
 According to Gandhiji one must fight all evil withsoul-
force, moral force or the weapons of love and non-
violence.
The sanskrit world which gandhiji used originally was
AHIMSA which means non-injury or non-killing but
instead gandhiji adopted non-violence in thought, word
and deed towards all living beings.
His philosophy of non-violence was as follows:
1. Transcends all regional, racial, religious and cultural
barriers.
2. It is global and its comprehends not only humanity but
the whole of the living world.
3. It does not work by ignoring and brushing aside or by
establishing a dead uniformity through conversion but
it works by recognizing the uniqueness, dignity and law
of being various individuals and groups by declaring
emotions, co-operation and co-existance which
becomes the basic laws of life.
4. Therefore the royal road to universal harmony
according to gandhiji is live and help others to live their
own life.
 Doctrine of Karma:
It is well known saying that as you sow, so you reap.
According to Newton every action has an equal and
opposite reaction and this very concept underlines the
essence of the doctrine of Karma.
Karma is the action or deed in Indian religions, understood
as that which causes the entire cycle of cause ad effect.
The results of karma are called as the Karmaphalas or
fruits of action and are viewed to shape an individuals past,
present and future experience
Karma in many ways can be called as restatement of the
eternal principles of reciprocity.
 According to doctrine of Karma God is no responsible
for the pleasure or pain of his creatures. They suffer or
enjoy owing to the consequences of their own bad or
good deeds.
Karma can be classified into following categories:
1. Sukla or white: Karmas which do not depend on
extrinsic means and do not harm others. E.g.
Managers silent initiatives for workers arising out of
empathy.
2. Krsna or black: karmas which are injurious to the
doer (achiever). E.g. accepting bribes, commissions.
3. Sukla-Krsna or white and black: Karmas which
involve the use of extrinsic means and cause benefits
to some and injury to others. E.g. building of a factory
in a draught struck zone which creates employment
and also results in an increase of environmental
pollution.
4. Asukla-Krsna or neither white nor black :Karmas
which produce effect of no kinds. Arise from a person
who is a yogi.
 Laws of Karma:
1. As you sow, so shall you reap
2. You attract what you are, not what you want
3. What you resist, persists
4. Wherever you go, there you are
5. Whatever you do may be insignificant
 Guna Theory:
It is one of the best theories in Indian ethos providing an
explanation of human conduct and behavior.
The samkhya system of Indian philosphy be;lieves that
apart from the purusha which forms the inner core of
the personality, everything in the universe, physical and
psychological, including the mind originate from
prakriti-constituted of three gunas i.e. sattva, rajas and
tamas.
These gunas act together and never exist in isolation.
They interact and compete with each other resulting in
the dominance of one over the others
 Theory of Samskaras:
In all ancient teachings, the role of samskaras have been
emphasized in regard to the development of human
conduct and character.
Samskaras may be defined as the basic tendencies or
inherent tendencies of an individual which make him
inclined towards good or evil.