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Yoga and Ayurveda Perspective on Workplace Well-Being (view source)
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* Concerning mental well-being, the objective of Ayurveda is to have pleasant sensory organs (jnanendriya and karmendriya), calm and steady mind, prevalence of sattva guna, and control over the Arishadvarga:<ref>Pandey DN, Prakash NP (2018), Universal significance of the principle of Samanya and Vishesha beyond Ayurveda, J Ayurveda Integr Med 9(4):308–311.</ref> kama (lust), krodha (anger), lobha (greed), moha (attachment), mada (pride), and matsarya (jealousy).
* Concerning mental well-being, the objective of Ayurveda is to have pleasant sensory organs (jnanendriya and karmendriya), calm and steady mind, prevalence of sattva guna, and control over the Arishadvarga:<ref>Pandey DN, Prakash NP (2018), Universal significance of the principle of Samanya and Vishesha beyond Ayurveda, J Ayurveda Integr Med 9(4):308–311.</ref> kama (lust), krodha (anger), lobha (greed), moha (attachment), mada (pride), and matsarya (jealousy).
* Ayurveda also addresses social and spiritual well-being by emphasizing on relationships, i.e., the deep connections that exist between microcosm and macrocosm,<ref name=":13" /> and the prime significance of the transcendent.
* Ayurveda also addresses social and spiritual well-being by emphasizing on relationships, i.e., the deep connections that exist between microcosm and macrocosm,<ref name=":13" /> and the prime significance of the transcendent.
== Implications of Yogic and Ayurvedic Practices on Workplace Well-being ==
This section presents how the philosophy, the fundamental concepts and the underlying practices of Yoga and Ayurveda have crucial implications pertaining to the workplace well-being and the domain of management.
=== Business for Well-Being ===
Milton Friedman had famously quoted <blockquote>''“There is one and only one social responsibility of business- to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game” (Friedman and Friedman 1962)'' </blockquote>Alternatively, the business of business is business. However, this idea turns a blind eye towards the fact that a business or any organization exists as an integral part of the society and the ecosystem at large, where it utilizes various resources (natural, human, economic, etc.) for its operations. As a consequence, a business has certain responsibilities towards the stakeholders and is expected to work for the betterment of all.
In Vedanta, the notion of dharma holds a central place and is also intrinsic to the philosophy of Yoga and Ayurveda. It is worthwhile to note the notions of
* sarvalokamhitam, i.e., well-being of all beings (Muniapan and Raj 2014);
* sarve bhavantu sukhinah, i.e., welfare and happiness of all; and
* shubhlabh, i.e., profit earned through ethical means (Sharma 2002).
It would be fitting to say that dharma-oriented view of business posits that the business of business is not business, rather well-being for all. The practices underlying Yoga, namely, yama and niyama, lay down the ethical way of functioning that is applicable both at individual and entity levels. Similarly, the hitayu (positive life) perspective of life as per Ayurveda also entails the idea of establishing harmony and happiness individually and collectively in a society (Kapadia 2018).
=== Sacredness at the Workplace ===
=== Interaction with the Work Environment ===
== Conclusion ==
== References ==
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