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Self Management. P.L.Dhar I.I.T Delhi. What is Management ?. The professional administration of (...business concerns , public undertakings) business, industrial, project, production, operations, quality, supply chain, personnel, financial, household, hostel……
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Self Management P.L.Dhar I.I.T Delhi
What is Management ? • The professional administration of (...business concerns , public undertakings) • business, industrial, project, production, operations, quality, supply chain, personnel, financial, household, hostel…… • Generic Requirement : Facilitating the achievement of the desired goal in an optimal manner
Goal of self management ? • Lead a happy, peaceful life ! ! • Current state ? • Various kinds of “stress” : • work, health, family, social • A general sense of ‘lack’ …… • dukkha ( unsatisfactoriness ) • Can we do something to uproot it ? • Approach : Investigative / Reflective
Requirement of Self Management What is the root cause of unhappiness and the method to eliminate the same ? • Right Understanding Obvious requirement: Be Mindful
What is Self Management ? • Managing our….. • Speech • Actions • Thoughts • Let us investigate… how difficult it is to manage these. • Thoughts difficult to control !...... Action, speech comparatively easier to control. What is the most crucial ?
….. What is most Crucial ? • Mind is foremost • Speech & actions governed by the state of the mind ! • Law of Nature : • actions done with impure mind lead to suffering • actions done with pure mind lead to happiness
Understanding Mind • States of mind Impure mind => defilements : Cravings (greed, pride, lust, ) Aversions( illwill, anger, hatred, fear ), Delusions ( various kinds of misunderstandings ) [CAD] Pure mind => friendliness, compassion- self less service, altruistic joy, gratitude, equanimity • Self management => How to prevent defilements from entering the mind and remove those that have already made their way? • Obvious requirement : Be Mindful !!