In the Mahabharata, Duryodhan & Arjun were both leaders- but one self-managed himself to destruction and the other to victory & glory. Their teacher was common and so was the lessons taught to them. The difference was in the way each responded to Lord Krishna’s mediation: Duryodhan was dismissal by proclaiming that he knew the difference between good and evil and could not stop evil from overwhelming him! Arjun, on the other hand, begged Krishna to teach him how he could exercise control over evil? (BG-III/36). Why did Arjun respond differently? Daniel Goleman, the famous psychologist explains that one reason why 2 persons with equally high IQ respond differently are because of their levels of EQ. Arjun probably had a higher EQ! Daniel Michelle’s experiments on the ability to delay gratifications is another cogent inference of a similar conclusion;
Lord Krishna’s reply to Arjun‘s question is extremely enlightening and is the key in unlocking the human potential to self-manage for success & victory. The essence of what the Lord explains in BG III/33 & 34 is this: All people, including the wise amongst them, act according to their respective nature (Samskars/ Prakriti). Exercise of restraint alone is futile; we think, say and act under the influence of likes and dislikes (attachment & aversion) residing in our very nature. These are embedded in the unconscious level, are inaccessible for control and therefore, it is too late to modify the response. However, the Lord assures, there is a small time gap between unexpressed desire and action and this is the window of opportunity available which needs to be activated for intervention before the action actually takes place; this is the small window of consciousness in which we can REFLECT & exercise our discriminating power to filter out the negatively biased motivations that can impede the journey towards our objective. We have to seize this opportunity and make a decisive choice in the reflective mode; how do we make the appropriate choice? Successful leaders develop the skill to make quality decisions that provide alignment with their goals. They achieve this through a conscious and persevering practice of developing mind control and letting relevant values and not likes/ dislikes drive their decision. At another level, they continually work on cultivating their nature with positive and value bearing thoughts - the Katho Upanishad describes this as: using Vritti (thoughts) to cultivate Samskaras (nature). They generally do this by choosing to remain positive against challenges, have an open mind for paradigm shifts and network with people, groups and events that keep them energised for this quest! More and more are also resorting to practice Meditation. In a way this helps in the subconscious conditioning for developing likes and dislikes based on values (alignment of the Preyas/Likes with Shreyas/ Good) – in which state the Mind starts to have better control over the Senses and acquires the serenity and poise for superior decision making. Leaders in this state of mind develop the power of influence and are able to galvanise their teams around their goals. This greatly improves their probability of success.
Source:click on -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment
Lord Krishna’s reply to Arjun‘s question is extremely enlightening and is the key in unlocking the human potential to self-manage for success & victory. The essence of what the Lord explains in BG III/33 & 34 is this: All people, including the wise amongst them, act according to their respective nature (Samskars/ Prakriti). Exercise of restraint alone is futile; we think, say and act under the influence of likes and dislikes (attachment & aversion) residing in our very nature. These are embedded in the unconscious level, are inaccessible for control and therefore, it is too late to modify the response. However, the Lord assures, there is a small time gap between unexpressed desire and action and this is the window of opportunity available which needs to be activated for intervention before the action actually takes place; this is the small window of consciousness in which we can REFLECT & exercise our discriminating power to filter out the negatively biased motivations that can impede the journey towards our objective. We have to seize this opportunity and make a decisive choice in the reflective mode; how do we make the appropriate choice? Successful leaders develop the skill to make quality decisions that provide alignment with their goals. They achieve this through a conscious and persevering practice of developing mind control and letting relevant values and not likes/ dislikes drive their decision. At another level, they continually work on cultivating their nature with positive and value bearing thoughts - the Katho Upanishad describes this as: using Vritti (thoughts) to cultivate Samskaras (nature). They generally do this by choosing to remain positive against challenges, have an open mind for paradigm shifts and network with people, groups and events that keep them energised for this quest! More and more are also resorting to practice Meditation. In a way this helps in the subconscious conditioning for developing likes and dislikes based on values (alignment of the Preyas/Likes with Shreyas/ Good) – in which state the Mind starts to have better control over the Senses and acquires the serenity and poise for superior decision making. Leaders in this state of mind develop the power of influence and are able to galvanise their teams around their goals. This greatly improves their probability of success.
Source:click on -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment
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