World of Philosophy

Author(s): Christopher Key Chapple, Intaj Malek, Dilip Charan, Sunanda Shastri, Prashant Dave
Publisher: Shanti Prakashan

Page 978

Bai Zhang Rules of Proper Conduct'. We have already noticed that Buddhist management relies on principles such as self-discipline, self-motivation, selfmonitoring and repentance. The goal of the management philosophy of the 'FO Guang Shan Order' (of China] is to give people faith, joy, hope and skillful means.
Buddhism recommends "Vipashyana' meditative method to management people to increase their mental and physical efficiency. The report of the some of the executives, who have attended the 'Vipashyana Meditation camp', is very positive and encouraging. After attending the 'Vipashyana Camp', they experienced a positive change in their behavior, a consequent improvement in the work environment. They reported that there is new dimension of trust, commitment, and co-operation with others and a remarkable rise in goodwill. There is a decrease in hatred or strong dislike towards others, short-temperedness, mental fatigue, jealousy, negative feelings towards others and confrontation because of jealousy, ego, guilty-feelings, etc. A Manager in a known company, who is practicing 'Vipashyana' since ten years, reports that, his anger and short-temperedness have greatly lessoned and he has cooled down considerably. He thinks twice before answering anything now and does not give harsh replies to either seniors or juniors. His subordinates feel free to approach him and the atmosphere has become cordial both in the office and at home. His trust in people has increased and he feels comfortable ith all types of people. He also tells that time saving and increase in productivity in the company, is the result of "Vipashyana Meditation. He says, previously, projects used to reach a lot of ends, with new lines of action being chosen and work re-started. In this process a lot of time was wasted. Now, after learning Vipashyana', he chooses the direction of work in consultation with his colleagues, so that the risk of selecting a wrong direction is reduced and time is saved. The result is a direct increase in productivity i.e., more output in less time. All practioners of 'Vipashyana Meditation' agree that there has been a positive improvement in the atmosphere of the work place. An executive, who is practicing this meditational method, says that previously he had very high expectations of results from his subordinates. If these expectations were not fulfilled, then it gave rise to anger and tension. Now after he has learnt Vipashyana, he looks mistakes of subordinates objectively and gives guidance to them to correct those mistakes. His concentration and peace of mind have increased and tension has lessened, which has resulted in more work output each day. Buddhist Economy :
The term " Buddhist Economy' was first used by E.F.Schumacher in his book "Small is Beautiful". Buddhist economy is based on moral values, such as truthfulness, honesty, contentment and maximum well-being of all. The Schumacher beautifully describes the difference between the
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