Is the Bhagavad Gita being used as a management treatise by corporates today?
The approach of the Gita is psychological. It is about the mind. The whole problem of Arjuna is attitude – perspective. And that is one of the main points in management – how you look at things and how you respond. The book talks about a sense of duty, values and commitment, humility – the management schools have a lot to learn from it. It has been and is being used. It is easy to understand and relate to it. The youth today are influenced by the West in terms of dress code, music, lifestyle. What do you think are the reasons for this? How can one make them look at their own culture? We have not presented our culture in a way that attracts the youth. But if you do they will come. One has to relate it to them – not just give them do and don’ts – but dialogues and workshops can be helpful. There is a feeling that anything to do with spirituality is for the older people. We are not going now. We will go when we are sixty is the attitude of the young. The young need it right now more than
