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1. Lessons from Vidura Nith
i
T.V.Subramanian

2. Dhritarashtra
’
s Restlessness
Dhritarashtras Restlessness and Vidura’s advice
Ad i l h d
z
Ad
v
ice on
ly w
h
en requeste
d
.
z
King (Leader) should ask the question ”What isgoodforthecountry?
”
.
is

good

for

the

country?.
z
People who suffer from sleeplessness •
Lovers
•
Peoplewithno moral values
•
People

with

no

moral

values
•
People with Skills lacking resources
•
People usurped the wealth of strong people through deceipt deceipt
z
Leaders who delegate authority to unworthy
people lose PEACE of mind.

3. Essential Qualities for Wise Essential Qualities for Wise rulers z
Self-awareness and Self-control
z
Loft
y
ideals
y
z
Clarity of goals
z
Industriousness
z
Industriousness
z
Ethical conduct

4. S d Hi S
uccess

an
d H
app
i
ness
z
Success of a person is judged by others.
z
Ha
pp
iness is felt b
y

y
ou.
pp yy
z
Only PEACE of MIND can give Happiness. Happiness.

5. Conduct of a Wise Ruler Conduct of a Wise Ruler (Leader) for happiness z
Analyze the TWO by ONE
z
Mana
g
e the THREE b
y
FOUR
gy
z
Conquer the FIVE,
z
Adorn these SIXand
z
Adorn

these

SIX

and

z
Give-up the SEVEN to live happily.
ONE-Viveka, TWO-good/bad, THREE- --Friends, foes, netral ,
FOUR- Sama, Dana, Beda and Danda, FIVE- Fives senses
SIX- six strategies to face enemies SEVEN- Lust for women, gambling, drinking, Hunting, Harsh speec, Harsh punishment, Wastage of drinking,

Hunting,

Harsh

speec,

Harsh

punishment,

Wastage

of

resources).

6. Conduct of a WISE Man z
A wise man understands the properties
and value of all inanimate and animate
things.
z
Understands the conse
q
uences of HIS
q
own and others’ actions.
z
Alwa
y
s watches the best
p
ractices
yp
adopted by others to achieve results

7. Conduct of a Wise Leader Conduct of a Wise Leader z
Quickly understands and classifies people
in to Three categories -Exceptionally
competent aboveaverage Ordinary competent
,
above

average
,
Ordinary
z
Allocate work as follows
:
•
First cate
g
or
y
: Work of strate
g
ic im
p
ortance
gy g p
•
Second category: Work of Moderate complexity
•
Others: Routine work
.
fS
z
Manage the
f
irst category by
S
AMA, the second
category by DANA and others by BHEDA and
DANDA.

8. Good practices adopted by WISE Good practices adopted by WISE men z
Active listening
z
Quick
g
ras
p
in
g
abilit
y
of what others are
gpg y
trying to convey.
z
Notinterferinginother
’sdomain.
z
Not

interfering

in

others

domain.
z
Not longing for results.
z
Nofalsepride
z
No

false

pride

9. Good practices adopted by WISE Good practices adopted by WISE men
z
Acquires competence in at least one field
z
Develops an overall perspective in other fields
z
Never adopts short-cuts and soft options to
hi l
ac
hi
eve goa
ls.
z
Communicates effectively with all sections.
z
Willing to learn from anybody.
z
Always remain HUMBLE.

10. Good practices adopted by WISE Good practices adopted by WISE men z
Never seeks ADVICE from the following
FOUR-
•
Persons with half-baked knowledge,
•
persons deliberately delay work,
•
inherently lazy people, and
•
flatterers.

11. Good practices adopted by Wise Good practices adopted by Wise men z
Protects the following FOUR
–
•
Old relatives,
•
Gdfid h
•
G
oo
d

f
r
ien
d
s, w
h
o are poor
•
People who have fallen from high status and livinginpoorcondition and living

in

poor

condition
,
and
•
widowed childless sister
z
FIVEsensesare alwayskept under FIVE

senses

are

always

kept

under

check. Even a single hole in a pot will
waste all water.

12. G d ti f Wi G
oo
d
prac
ti
ces

o
f Wi
se

men
z
The Wise man knows that following SIX
if not properly taken care of will leave us:
•
Cow, Wife, Employees, agriculture, friendship
with people from low status and
KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE
.

13. Choosing RIGHT projects and Choosing RIGHT projects and jobs z
A wise man should identify tasks which
require minimum resources and effort
and will give maximum benefits and swiftly implement them.

14. Managing important Projects z
The following aspects to examined in detail
before undertaking any major project:-
Th t ith hi hth l t d
•
Th
e aspec
t
s w
ith
w
hi
c
h

th
ey are re
la
t
e
d
,
•
costs and benefits,( in the lomg-term)
•
resourcesavailable
•
resources

available
,
•
the strengths possessed, ,
•
themajorimpedimentsandthentakeadecision. the

major

impediments

and

then

take

a

decision.

z
Once decided swiftly implement. Impulsive decision should not be taken.

15. Decision on important jobs Decision on important jobs
.
z
When a job is undertaken, NOT ONLY
the consequences will have to be
examined;ifNOT DONEwhatwillbe examined;

if

NOT

DONE

what

will

be

the consequence also to be determined
z
Attherighttimeoneshouldputthe
z
At

the

right

time

one

should

put

the

effort; unripe fruit will not be sweet..
z
AWisemanwillnotdivulgeStrategic
z
A

Wise

man

will

not

divulge

Strategic

Initiatives PREMATURELY to others.

16. Factors to be considered before Factors to be considered before employing people z
.
While employing people one should
consider
•
the job needs,
•
his ability to meet the needs,
•
the appropriate salary, and
•
the ability of the state to pay the salary in the
future.

17. Some Leadership attributes Some Leadership attributes z
. A leader should be careful with
employees who are argumentative,
avoid responsibilities and lazy.
z
When a ma
jor decision of strate
g
ic
jg
importance is to be taken, it is preferable to go with the team to a place away from work preferably to a hilltop or forest.

18. Important duties of a KIng z
A king should regularly monitor the following:
•
The dangers to kingdom from outside,
•
economicconditionoftheregionandpeople
•
economic

condition

of

the

region

and

people
,
•
financial position of the treasury,
•
stren
g
th of the arm
y;
Otherwise his countr
y
will
gy; y
be ruined.
z
.
In all situations, a leader should try to find
theultimatetruthbeforeformingan the

ultimate

truth

before

forming

an

conclusion’ just like spending lot of efforts in
extractin
g

g
old from the ore.
gg

19. Wise man’s positive behavior Wise man’s positive behavior
.
z
A
Wise man treats other people the way he
would like to be treated by them.
z
Awisemanneverwastesresourcesinfutile
z
A

wise

man

never

wastes

resources

in

futile

non-value added activities
z
Silence is
p
referred to indiscrete talkin
g;
Onl
y

pg;y
when absolutely necessary o a wise man talks and that too always truth.
ill tl f t iti b dhi
z
..w
ill
no
t

long
f
or oppor
t
un
iti
es
b
eyon
d

hi
s
means. Will be well-balanced in success and
failures,

20. G d l liti G
oo
d
persona
l
qua
liti
es
z
If one develops detachment with an object, he
will not be affected by its drawbacks;
z
If a person is detached to every thing , he will not be affected by any thing. Apersonacq iresq alitiesaccordingtothe
z
A

person

acq
u
ires

q
u
alities

according

to

the

following;
•
withwhom he moves, with

whom

he

moves,
•
under whom he serves and
•
whom keeps in his heart as role model/

21. Some more gems.. z
Gold gets recognition when it is cut,
cleaned and burnt, modest men get
recognition through their nature,a sage is recognized by his behavior, a brave man during adversity and the people whether friend or foe at the time of gross
dit
a
d
vers
it
y.

22. Some more gems.. z
Old age destroys beauty; temptation
destroys patience, greed spoils the
malicious man , anger destroys wealth, one’s good nature sours as a result of servicing the wicked , lust destrys shame and EGO destroys EVERY THING.

23. S f Vid S
ome

more

gems
f
rom
Vid
ura
z
Never eat alone, celebrate or travel alone. .Do not keep awake when all are sleeping.
Poisoncankilloneperson;Divulgenceof
z
Poison

can

kill

one

person;

Divulgence

of

confidential secrets kills the entire nation.
z
Family men not attached to effort and work
and Sanyasins attached to woldly matters
ruinthemselves ruin

themselves
.
z
Giving money to undeserving people and
NOT giving to deserving people are easiest
tt
ways
t
o was
t
e money.

24. S S
ome

more

gems….
z
A yogi gaining mastery of yoga practices
and a warrior fighting to end in the war reach
hh
eaven.
z
A FOOL uninvited interferes in others domain Neglectshisownresponsibilities domain
.
Neglects

his

own

responsibilities
.
Always makes others scapegoats for his
failures failures