Spiritual leader, humanitarian and visionary, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi is known to manysimply as Amma or Mother. Her life of love, inner strength, and self-sacrifice has inspired people tomake more space in their hearts for others and to dedicate some of their time to social service. Amrita Yoga is a school of yoga directly formed […]
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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: New Books
The Upanishads are among the foundational texts of wisdom of mankind. Their origin lies in the ancient Vedic culture of India. The first of these classical texts date from approximately 750BC. Together with the Brahma Sūtra – the aphoristic exposition of the philosophy of the Upanishads – and the Bhagavadgītā, the Upanishads make up the […]
Announcement: Call for Articles
Submissions are invited for articles for our next issue (Issue 8) Theme Business and Spirituality.The growing interest of scholars, practitioners and institutions in how spirituality can beincorporated in business and its influence on individuals and organization has resulted in manydialogues and debates. We would like to add to the growing discussion in our next issue […]
Useful Links
A message to the world on peace: Maithreem Bhajatha – 47 voices as ONE – Conceptualized by Sudha Ragunathan & S.Mahathi Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra: Introduction to Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras-1: English commentary by Resp. Dr. Chinmay Pandya. Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya (DSVV)
Editorial Note: Spirituality, Management And Society, Issue 6 – Managing VUCA
Dear all, We are delighted to share the sixth issue of OM RISE Magazine with you. For this issue, the theme is Managing VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity). VUCA can be felt at an individual level as well as in organisations and society at large. Some experience VUCA as crisis and may lose their perspective […]
Signs of Hope in the Present Crisis: Perspectives from Hinduism
The past months have shown how vulnerable human life can be. Many are faced with the harsh consequences of a lockdown due to the pandemic. This lockdown is not a local but a global phenomenon. Some countries are still hit hard, other countries seem to have the situation somewhat under control, for the time being. […]
Dying and Living on
असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय ॥ asato mā sadgamaya, tamaso mā jyotirgamaya, mṛtyormā’mṛtaṃ gamaya. From falsehood lead me to truth, From darkness lead me to light, From death lead me to immortality. Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (1.3.28.) If there is one certainty in life, it is that we are merely mortal. And […]
Understanding and Managing VUCA
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has experienced high levels of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) on the one hand, and on the other hand, a total interconnectedness. The term VUCA was first coined at the Army War College, which is the graduate school for future generals (Johansen, Euchner, 2013). In the management context, […]
Managing VUCA: Gāndhī’s Experimentation
This article examines an interesting question: What lessons can we learn from Gāndhī’s experimental approach to help us cope with COVID-19? Mahātmā Gāndhī, for example, tapped into indigenous sources of knowledge to work for the welfare of society. One of his main approaches to putting his learnings into practice was experimentation or exploration of his […]
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