You are here: SriPedia - SriRangaSri - Archives - May 2004

SriRangaSri List Archive: Message 00058 May 2004

 
May 2004 Indexes ( Date | Thread | Author )
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]


>>>>Hi All

Is there a similarity between the Gita and Capitalism? Does Sri 
Krishna talk about Capitalism?

Thanks
Sangeetha<<<<<


Dear Sangeetha,

Here is some thoughts in response  to your question.

Capitalism is means of production. These include (but not limited to)  land, 
buildings, farms, factories, mines, machines, as well as money. Even Gita 
itself can be means of production. Like Passion movie, someone can make a movie 
on 
Gita and make money etc.But that is not the question you are asking.

In Capitalism, businesses are owned and controlled to a greater extent by 
individuals  rather than by the Govt. In a Capitalistic society, individuals 
are 
relatively free to decide how to use their wealth and skills. There is also 
controlled Capitalism, in which Govt regulates businesses (similar to what we 
have in the USA), mixed economies (like India) and complete abolishment of 
Capitalism (like erstwhile  Communist countries).

Of course, life and living is a prerequisite to any business. Even the 
affairs of dead people (cremation, burial, memorial services, selling burial 
plots, 
building pyramids, death rites, etc.) is handled by the living.  Bhagavadgita 
is a TRULY capitalistic approach to the business of life - Capitalism and far 
beyond. 
Here are some examples. 

Just as the individual freedom in Capitalism,
There is no compulsion in Gita:

yatEcchasi tatA kuru (Ch 18 V 63 line 4)

You get what you seek in Capitalism, so also in the Gita:

yAnti dEva vratA dEvAn 
pitREn yAnti pitRevratAh |
bhUtAni yAnti bhUtEjyAh
yAnti madhyAjinOpimAm ||(ch 9, v 25)

In Capitalism your productivity is proportional to 
how good you are in your chosen trade, which is
staying close to one's basic nature (aptitude and attitude).

svE svE karmaNyabhiratah
samsiddhim labhatE narah |(Ch 18, v45, lines 1 and 2)


To be successful in Capitalism, you have to share your proceedes 
(give back to the community in which you operate the business 
in the form of tax, charity etc. That's why charity is 100% tax deductible).
If you don't, you will b elooked upon a sa cut-throat person or a thief.

iSHTAn bhOgAn hi vO dEvAh
dAsyantE yagna bhAvitAh |
tairdattan apradAyaibhYO
yO bhunktE stEna Eva sah ||(Ch 3, V12)


You have to be knowldegeble !

nahi gnAnEna sadResham
pavitamiha vidyate |

You shoul dnot lose your cool!

sukha dukhE samE kRetvA
lAbhA lAbau jayA jayau | (ch 2, v 38, lines 1-2)

Should be focussed !

vyvasAyAmikA buddhih
EkEha kuru nandana | (Ch 2, v41, lines 1-2)

Should have high self-esteem !

uddharEt AtmanAtmAnAm | (Ch 6, v 5 line 1)

Don't be lazy, do the best you can with what you have and where you are.

karmaNyEvAdhi kArastE.......
mA tE sangOstvakarmaNi || (ch 2, v47)

Certain amount of trust and be decesiveness !

samshayAtmA vinashyati |

Moderation is important !

yuktAhAra vihArasya....(Ch 6, v17)

After you have attained success, you need a differen approach to hol don to 
it:

Aru rukshOr munEryOgam
 karma kAraNamucyate |
yOgArUDasya tasyaiva 
shamah kAraNamucyatE ||(Ch 6, v 3)

You should see the underlying $ sign in all your contacts (animate or 
inanimate):

panditAh sama darSHInah |(Ch 5, v18, line 4)

Lust anger and greed drag a business to hell!

I can go on. Hope you got the picture.


Ps: In understanding Gita verses, get the facts (meaning) and think freely.
Don't be bound by any one set of thinking or Bhashyam.
Gita is unlimited and should be studied that way to get the full benefit of 
the truth)

dAsan

K. Sreekrishna Tatachar


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]




------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-->
Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar.
Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free!
http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM
---------------------------------------------------------------------~->

 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
     SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
 


[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index ] [Thread Index ] [Author Index ]
Home Page
http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia
srirangasri-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe to the list