No other event in humanity’s recent past has so starkly and glaringly brought out the uncertainties of human life as the current pandemic. Philosophers tell us that the coronavirus could be a warning that humanity is deviating from the path of nature. Medical practitioners, scholars, and social activists, all urge us to lead a life […]
Management & Leadership
Hinduism and SDGs
Of the 17 goals the UN member states have adopted, goal 16: peace, justice and strong institutions stands central. To achieve world peace, one needs to attain peace at societal and individual levels. Since societies are gatherings of individuals, it is individual peace that manifests into the various other levels of peace in the world. […]
Announcement: New Courses
“If I were asked to define the Hindu creed, I should simply say:Search after truth through non-violent means. A man may not believe in God and still call himself a Hindu. Hinduism is a relentless pursuit after truth… Hinduism is the religion of truth. Truth is God. Denial of God we have known. Denial of […]
Announcement: Call for Articles
Submissions are invited for articles for our next issue (Issue10) Theme – Yoga, Ayurveda and Society With support from several authors and well-wishers, OMRISE magazine is in its 10th edition. We take this opportunity to invite you to write in the upcoming OMRISE Issue in June, 2022 on Yoga, Ayurveda and Society. Every year in […]
Editorial Note: Spirituality, Management And Society, Issue 8 – Spirituality for Business and Society
Dear all, We are delighted to share the 8th issue of OM RISE Magazine with you. For this issue, the theme is Spirituality for Business and Society. Spirituality is a broad concept embraced by many with different principles, practices and rituals. The path to spirituality generally starts by recognising that something is greater and beyond […]
Spirituality in the Workplace: An Eastern Perspective
Background Spirituality in the context of workplace or workplace spirituality has drawn the interest of management scholars as well as practicing managers equally in the last few decades. Many multinational companies are now convinced that incorporating spirituality in their workplace can have a positive impact not only on their employees but also on the overall […]
How spiritual leadership can influence entrainment
Earlier this year (OMRISE 6 – April 2021) I introduced you to the phenomenon of entrainment and explained that entrainment can have a positive effect on organizational outcomes. It is defined as the adjustment of one or more cycles to a more dominant cycle. Such adjustment can be conscious (through choice) or unconscious. In this […]
Gandhi’s Experiments with truth – as guidance for managers
Mahatma Gandhi was a global leader from India. Gandhi’s vision and strategy were uniquely and deeply grounded in Indian values, and yet have a global appeal. On Gandhi’s martyrdom, the Nobel-prize winning scientist Albert Einstein declared that, “Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked […]
Spirituality in the MBA Education Setting
The approaches shared by the presenters and participants were self-exploratory and deeply reflective, aimed at inviting dialogue. The foundational approach reflected on our innate differences as revealed by the Myers-Briggs type indicator, giving rise to the awareness that our perspectives on life are largely influenced by our individual mindsets. Based on his previous work, Ian […]
Exploring the spiritual roots of mathematics and science
Mathematics, mathematicians, and God Scientific discoveries require mathematics. As MIT’s Tegmark argues “Our physical world doesn’t have some mathematical properties but has only mathematical properties” (Joshi, 2021). Albert Einstein wondered “how it was possible that mathematics does so well in explaining the universe” (Joshi, 2021). Finally, as history has abundantly proven, mathematical achievements are the […]
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