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NishkamKarma,orselflessordesirelessactionisanactionperformedwithoutanyexpectationoffruits orresults,andthecentraltenetofKarmaYogapathtoLiberation,whichhasnowfoundplacenotjustin businessmanagement,managementstudiesbutalsoinpromotingbetterBusinessethicsaswell.[1]Its modernadvocatespressuponachievingsuccessfollowingtheprinciplesofYoga,[2]andsteppingbeyond personalgoalsandagendaswhilepursuinganyactionovergreatergood,[3][4][5]whichhasbecomewell knownsinceitisthecentralmessageoftheBhagavadGita.[6] InIndianphilosophy,actionorKarmahasbeendividedintothreecategories,accordingtotheirintrinsic qualitiesorgunas.HereNishkamKarmabelongstothefirstcategory,theSatvik(pure)oractionswhich addtocalmnesstheSakamKarma(Selfcentredaction)comesinthesecondrjasika(aggression)and Akarma(inaction)comesunderthethird,tmasikawhichcorrelatestodarknessorinertia.[7]

Contents
1NishkamKarmaatworkplace 2NishkamKarmainBhagavadGita 3Seealso 4References 5Externallinks

NishkamKarmaatworkplace
TheoppositeofSakamKarma(AttachedInvolvement)oractionsdonewithresultsinmind,[8]Nishkam Karmahasbeenvariouslyexplainedas'Dutyforduty'ssake'[9]andas'DetachedInvolvement',whichis neithernegativeattitudeorindifferenceandhastodayfoundmanyadvocatesinthemodernbusinessarea wheretheemphasishasshiftedtoethicalbusinesspracticesadheringtointrinsichumanvaluesand reducingstressattheworkplace.[10][11] AnotheraspectthatdifferentiatesitfromSakamorselfishaction,isthatwhiletheformerisguidedby inspiration,thelatterisallaboutmotivation,andthatmakesthecentraldifferenceinitsresults,forexample SakamKarmamightleadtoexcessiveworkpressureandworkaholismasitaimsatsuccess,andhence createsmorechancesofphysicalandpsychologicalburnouts.OntheotherhandNishkamKarma,means morebalancedapproachtowork,andasworkhasbeenturnedintoapursuitofpersonalexcellence,which resultsingreaterpersonalsatisfaction,whichonewouldhaveotherwisesoughtinjobsatisfactioncoming fromexternalrewards.Oneimportantfalloutoftheentireshiftisthatwhereoneisessentiallyanethical practiceinsideoutleadingtotheadage,Workisworshipshowitselfliterallyatworkplace,leadingto greaterworkcommitment,theothersinceitissomuchresultorientedcanleadtounethicalbusinessand professionalethics,asseensooftenatmodernworkplace[12] SincethecentraltenetofpracticingNishkamKarmaisMindfulnessinthepresentmoment.[13]Overtime, thispracticeleadstonotonlyequanimityofmindasitallowsthepractitionertostaydetachedfromresults, andhencefromupsanddownsofbusinessthatareinevitableinanybusinessarena,whilemaintaining
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constantworkcommitmentsinceworkasnowbeenturnedintoapersonalactofworship.[1][14]Furtherin thelongrunitleadstocleansingoftheheartbutalsospiritualgrowthandholisticdevelopment.[15]

NishkamKarmainBhagavadGita
NishkamKarma,getsanimportantplaceintheBhagavadGita,thecentraltextofMahabharata,[16]where Krishnaadvocates'NishkamKarmaYoga'(theYogaofSelflessAction)astheidealpathtorealizethe Truth.Allocatedworkdonewithoutexpectations,motives,orthinkingaboutitsoutcomestendstopurify one'smindandgraduallymakesanindividualfittoseethevalueofreasonandthebenefitsofrenouncing theworkitself.Theseconceptsarevividlydescribedinthefollowingverses: Toactionalonehastthouarightandneveratalltoitsfruitsletnotthefruitsofactionbethy motiveneitherlettherebeintheeanyattachmenttoinaction. Verse47,Chapter2SamkhyatheoryandYogapractise,TheBhagavadgita[17][18] "Fixedinyoga,dothywork,OWinnerofwealth(Arjuna),abandoningattachment,withaneven mindinsuccessandfailure,forevennessofmindiscalledyoga" Verse2.48 [19] "Withthebody,withthemind,withtheintellect,evenmerelywiththesenses,theYogisperform actiontowardselfpurification,havingabandonedattachment.HewhoisdisciplinedinYoga, havingabandonedthefruitofaction,attainssteadypeace..." Verse5.11 [20]

Seealso
Karma KarmaYoga

References
1. ^ a bHowareCEOsbeatingthecrunchfactor? (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2091131.cms)LalbhaiShah(ArvindMills), TheEconomic Times,June1,2007. 2. ^MaterialSuccessThroughPrinciplesofYoga(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1189362.cms) bySwamiKriyananda, TimesofIndia,August3,2005. 3. ^Getoverthatmindsetofnetworkingwithanagenda (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Indl_Goods__Svs/Metals__Mining/Get_over_t hat_mindset_of_networking_with_an_agenda/articleshow/2293231.cms)BalaVBalachandran, TheEconomic Times,August20,2007. 4. ^Asmallmatteroftheego(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/956280.cms) TimesofIndia, December12,2004. 5. ^THESPEAKINGTREE:Father,LeadMefromSakamtoNishkam (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/945793.cms)byAnilAmbani(RelianceIndustries), Timesof India,December4,2004. 6. ^Gita'sEmphasisonGoodoftheWorld(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/408365.cms) Timesof India,January6,2004. 7. ^Relaxation,amustforbettermindpower (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Speaking_Tree/All_Work_And_No_Play_Makes_You_Dull/articleshow/29 83723.cms) TimesofIndia,July28,2008.
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8. ^SakamKarma(http://www.hindubooks.org/samskars/krishna_bhatta/sakamkarma/index.htm) 9. ^ PsychologyinHumanandSocialDevelopment:LessonsfromDiverseCultures:aFestschriftforDurganand Sinha,byDurganandSinha,JohnW.Berry,R.C.Mishra,RamaCharanTripathi.PublishedbySAGE,2003. ISBN0761995358. Page61. 10. ^HumanValuesandIndianEthos(http://books.google.com/books? id=6FpCMSAt52sC&pg=PA181&dq=%22Nishkam+Karma%22&as_brr=0) HumanActioninBusiness: PraxiologicalandEthicalDimensions,byWojciechGasparski,LeoV.Ryan.PublishedbyTransaction Publishers,1996.ISBN1560002581. Page181. 11. ^NishkamaKarma(http://books.google.com/books? id=hUidsEFUoYEC&pg=PA296&dq=%22Nishkam+Karma%22&as_brr=0) EthicsinInternational Management,byBrijKumar,BrijNinoKumar,HorstSteinmann.PublishedbyWalterdeGruyter,1998. ISBN311015448X. Page296. 12. ^ GlobalisationManagingOrg.Adaptation,byMurthi.PublishedbyAnmolPublicationsPVT.LTD..ISBN 8126104961. MantraofKarmaYogaPage333334. 13. ^MindfulnesswithPresentIsNishkamaKarma (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/OPINION/Editorial/Mindfulness_with_Present_Is_Nishkama_Karma/article show/1564920.cms) TimesofIndia,February6,2007. 14. ^TheGuruofGoogle(http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/19968512/the_guru_of_google/5) Rolling Stone,April17,2008. 15. ^ HumanValuesandEthics:AchievingHolisticExcellence,bySKChakraborty,DChakraborty.Publishedby ICFAIBooks.ISBN8131403793. Page190. 16. ^ CriticalPerspectivesontheMahbhrataByArjunsinhK.Parmar.PublishedbySarup&Sons,2002.ISBN 8176252735. Page111. 17. ^ verse47,Chapter2SamkhyatheoryandYogapractise,TheBhagavadgitaRadhakrishnan 18. ^ EssenceofMaharishiPatanjali'sAshtangYoga,byJ.M.Mehta,PublishedbyPustakMahal,2006.ISBN81 22309216. Page23. 19. ^ verse48,Chapter2SamkhyatheoryandYogapractise,TheBhagavadgitaRadhakrishnan 20. ^A.C.BhaktivedantaSwamiPrabhupada."BhaktivedantaVedaBase:BhagavadgitaAsItIs,Verse5.11" (http://vedabase.net/bg/5/11).BhaktivedantaVedaBaseNetwork(ISKCON).Retrieved20080114.

Externallinks
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