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es that of good and bad and the importance of equanimity Slokas 18-30 of Chapter 2 reflect the fundamental way of Indian thinking Analytical thinking is constrained by what you already know Ancient Indian wisdom, maximum discussion happens on understanding birth and death Shankaracharya states a meaning of Purana: as something with which is both old (pura cha) and new (nava cha) Sloka 2:19 o I is dealt with at a different plane of reality o That plane is different from the realm of the material world Sloka 2-20 o How could death and no death co-exist? Think about the waves and the ocean Ocean : Larger manifestation of a principle Wave: Smaller manifestation of a principle in a particular way Sloka 2:22 o Change your perspectives your response and stimulus will change o Every physical being has to go through 6 forms Birth, Existence, Growth, Transformation, Decline and Death Shvethashwathara Upanishad: o Everyone is essentially immortal o It is a matter of ability to understand this o Difference in western and eastern thinking: When someone dies: Westerners say: Somebody lost their soul Indians say: The soul lost the body And then we burn the body so that it disintegrates to the five elements Ishavasya Upanishad: o Nature is all-pervasive and all-connected one must understand this Mission and Vision of an organization o These are nothing but the changeless things of a changing entity Sloka 2:23 o Atman: One can only describe it with similies, by using surrogates much like one cannot describe electricity directly but can only talk about what it would do. o This is because this is beyond that realm of physical medium; Can understand the concept only through inference. o A grosser item cannot influence a subtler item to influence it needs to be atleast as subtle. o Managers should strive to understand the sukshma tattva if we only see the stula or the gross things then it will lead to short-sightedness Sloka 2:24 o Moment you uncoil from the physical medium, new world of opportunities will open, understanding of life will change All these are self-management ideas if one can manage oneself and then he/she could manage anything.