Model of Indian Ethos
Model of Indian Ethos
Model of Indian Ethos
• God is bhava priya and human is bahya priya- Satya Sai Baba
• Sri Aurobindo says “ the face of truth is covered with brilliant golden
lid you have to remove it. Satyam apriyam
• RM Lala observation and JRD TATA Reply
Swa-dharma Nidhanam Sreyah
No duty is ugly and no duty is impure.
• Performance of once duties in the right manner and any stage in once
life without any attachment to their outcome, can lead one to the
highest realization.
• Arjun was a misfit to be a yogi
• In Vyadha Gita an angry monk was humbled by the lady house holder
and butcher (No duty is ugly and no duty is impure).
• The classic example of not following swadharma is the experience of
B- School graduates in their initial stages of corporate career
Na Hi Kaschit Kshanam Api Jatu Tisthaty Akarma krt
Due to the influence of the latent qualities, we cannot – even for a moment- remain without doing work.
• Bhagavat Gita says that, at any given moment ,we are engaged in some work- be it
physical or mental.
• This is better understood in the following way
• Why work ?
To purify the mind and the heart
• What is the work ?
• It is the mode of working divine
• How to Work?
• With the renunciation and work ( Thyaga and Seva)
• What is the Spirit of Work?
• Excellence and Perfection
Conclusion
• Indians believe that the world is to be enjoyed and it can be enjoyed
only if the enjoyer develops dispassion and detachment
• The popular leaders / Kings in India displayed a combination kingly
and sagely ( Raja and Rishi) Character. Example: Ashoka,
Harshavardhana etc.
• The scriptures also suggests that the purest knowledge was accessible
even to the householders ( Ex: Vashishta -Arundhati , Agastya –
Lomamudra, Yagnavalkya- Maitreyi )
• Contributions of Mother Saradha Devi