by Sri Bmal Mohanty
VOL No. 17
Feb. 2002

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN- PRINCIPLES OF DIVINE MANAGEMENT - Part -2

"Based on the lectures by Sri Bimal Mohanty"

So it says TATTVASYA TATTVENA SAMETYA YOGAM. The natural individuality of all was set to motion without restriction. Because the inherent basic characteristics of individuals do not change, a good management only recognizes this tattva of individuals and builds the principles around it. The very initiative springs from this tattva. One must respect this if one has to exploit it for the good of the organization as a whole.

But these nature of things must also obey certain principles if any chaos is to be averted and a dynamic balance is to be restored and maintained.

The sloka mentions four principles here: EKENA, DVAABHYAAM, TRIBHIH, and ASTABHIH.

The principle of one, the principle of two, the principle of three and also the principle of eight.

Let us see first what is the principle of eight.

This deals with the basic raw material or the constituents by which all of us are made of. We are the agents that run the universe. We are the workforce. Therefore, what we are made of or what we all possess will determine all our natures as well as all our actions.

We are all created as combinations of eight elements.

In Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna explains:

BHUMIRAAPONALAO VAYUH KHAM MANOBUDDHIREVACA

AHAMKAARA ITIYAM ME BHINNAA PRAKRUTIRASTADHAA

We are all a combination of five base elements represented by earth, water, energy, air and space, which influences our nature. Added to these five we also have as part of us the ahamkara or the executing/performing ego-self (the self within me which is engaged in action) , along with our mind and finally our intellect.

What do these eight elements have to do in our performance? The first five base elements meaning earth, water, energy, air and space being grossly material elements, they are recognized as the material needs of every being that has to be satisfied to motivate and sustain the continuance of all actions in the creation. This is what the nature continuously provides for us. All our material needs -if you analyse carefully, are connected with these five base elements and linked with our senses. They constantly cry out for satisfaction. Those are the first level of motivation. Satsfaction at this level creates justification for the ego or ahamkara to function. Mind drives the ego to work for this satisfaction level, and finally the intellect with its discerning power keeps a controlling influence without letting the ego and mind go berserk and decides what is do-able (kim Karma) and what is non-do-able (kim akarma).