Most of the issues we observe at workplace and in general life ultimately translate to the lack of spirituality in our day to day life.
Today materialism has a great influence in our lives. The race for materialism is depressing. Human consciousness and values has taken a back seat in this race. Personal ambitions are around individual achievements, power and position. Social consciousness and values does not get into the list of personal ambitions.
It is said that people who are more spiritually involved achieve better results in organizational performance. They are innovative and motivated. The time has come to encourage spirituality in workplace. It is time to reclaim India’s own spiritual heritage by returning to our arsha bharatha spiritual ancestry after reshaping it to suit the present situation.
In modern management professional and personal lives are considered two separate entities. Nowadays the “tough” and “aggressive” managers who order things to get done are looked upon as “good” managers! The competition and aspiration for a higher lifestyle eliminates any possibility of genuine compassion, ethics, social welfare and integrity in management.
During the period of Gurukulams, the gurus at schools were also spiritual teachers, taking responsibility for an overall development of a pupil. It was the guru-shishya relationship which moulds the pupil. The gurus were capable of guiding the pupil. Today management students go abroad and earn their MBA degree to manage basic human problems in India, without having any exposure to real life problems. The meaning of education has become to get a job and earn money. And if there are any serious students they get caught in the system that is not designed for them.

Vibhor Paliwal