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The Text, Context, and Message of the Bhagavad Gītā Read chapter Read first chapter

2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

8. Ethics of Enlightened Leaders

Author : Dennis Heaton

Published in: Managing by the Bhagavad Gītā

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In the Gītā, Arjuna’s fully developed mind knows it is his duty to fight for the side of righteousness; but his fully developed heart feels deep love for his enemies, his very own kinsmen. Arjuna turns to Kṛṣṇa to guide him how to act ethically in this most extreme experience of the duality of heart and mind. Kṛṣṇa instructs Arjuna to transcend, leave the field of relativity, and experience the Absolute Self—“Be without the three Guṇas, O Arjuna, freed from duality”. Kṛṣṇa then gives the formula for effective and virtuous action—“Established in Yoga, perform actions”—be awake in the Absolute Self while engaging in action. These key verses from the Gītā convey the timeless wisdom that gaining enlightenment, higher states of consciousness, provides a foundation for ethical performance by leaders. When fulfillment in the Self is firmly established, the leader is naturally independent of possessions, and balanced in gain in loss. Such an enlightened leader acts for the welfare of the world, without personal attachment.

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Metadata
Title
Ethics of Enlightened Leaders
Author
Dennis Heaton
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Book
Managing by the Bhagavad Gītā

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-99610-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-99611-0

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99611-0_8

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