1. Role of
Spirituality in
the Business &
Corporate
World
A Presentation by
DLN Shastri & Dr.Shilpi
Saxena

2. Agenda
• BUSINESS – The Present Scenario
• Concept of Spirituality in
Workplace
• Conflicting Four Pillars of Life
• Futility of purely material Life
leading to a Spiritual Life
• Realization of Inner Power through
Spirituality
• Tools to provide application of
Spirituality in Workplace
• Conclusion

3. To fulfill the
ECONOMIC needs of Society
through exchange of goods &
services for one another or
money
Primarily,
what is
Business ?

4. Mechanical System
Hierarchical Control
Financial Dependency
Commonplace in
TODAY’s Corporate
Scenario
Institutions lack
Value - driven
Responsibility

5. Resulting in …
Materialism
MAN becoming a
MACHINE
Dependency on
External Sources

6. Excessive PAST- FUTURE
anticipation &
Unfulfilled Longings
leading to a STRESS-
DRIVEN LIFE
Response to such a
Scenario?

7. Provides individuals with
DIRECTION, MEANING &
BALANCE
SPIRITUALITY
The Role of

8. 4 Pillars of Life
Spiritual
Emotional
Mental
Physical

9. BOD
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MIN
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BEHAVIO
R
EMOTION
S

10. Individuals & Organizations can
see WORK as an opportunity to
GROW & CONTRIBUTE to
society in a MEANINGFUL Way
Lead by VALUES and managed by
OBJECTIVES
Why SPIRITUALITY in
WORKPLACE ?

11. Once a tourist came to India and went
to meet a Monk who was living in a
small cottage.
He found there were only a bed sheet
and a lantern in the room.
Tourist asked “Where is your furniture
Swamiji”
The monk asked him “Where is yours”
The Monk
“I am simply a visitor”, the Tourist
replied
“So am I”, said the Monk
& Tourist Story

12. All the Power lies
within YOU
Swami
Vivekananda

13. Principles of
Spirituality in
Business
 Nishkam Karma from Bhagvat Geeta
 3 Cs of Spirituality at work place
 Mahatma Gandhi’s Concept of
Trusteeship
 Vertical and Horizontal Spirituality
through Meditation
 Implementation of Corporate
Governance

14. Nishkam Karma
Attaining WORK – LIFE
Balance
Bhagvat Geeta
Don’t Worry about the
Result
DO your Work

15. 3 C’s of
Spirituality
Connection–
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
Vasudha – is Earth,
Eva – is Kuthumbakam – Family
Compassion–
Contribution–
towards fellow Animal
& Plant kingdom
Contribute to the welfare of the society ;
through CSR

16. Trusteeship
Mahatma
Gandhi
Focusing on INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Nature provides enough to satisfy man’s NEED
not his GREED'S
GROWTH
INDIVIDUAL
WHOLE

17. Vertical & Horizontal
Spirituality
Vertical
Spirituality
To realize the Divine Plan and to
recognize the nature of our existence
Taking these realizations and adapting
the divine potential in the Real world
Horizontal
Spirituality

18. NATCO Pharma
25%
increase in productivit

19. Corporate
Governance
It is a system by which business
corporations
are directed and controlled
It decides
- Character the company is to have
- Values
- Relationships with its customers,
employees, communities, and
shareholders

20. Narendra
Modi 2% for
CSR
‘ Through Spiritual Work there is Manav
Kalyan (human well-being), a tension-free
world , to spread the Message of
Sadbhavana’

21. DIVE-IN to
yourself
Meditation helps you find a
NEWER YOU!

22. Individuals and organizations should
start seeing work as a Spiritual Path
They should always see everything as an
opportunity to grow and to contribute to
society in a meaningful way
Care, compassion, in support of others &
integrity needs to be a part of the self
always
Conclusion
Vasudhaiva
Kutumbakam!

23. Thank
You!