Anuvrat International Conference
Anuvrat International Conference
New Delhi; September 28, 2014
Spirituality, Sustainability and Self Responsibility
Dr. Dipak C. Jain
Sasin (Chulalongkorn University)
Evolution of Global Business
Time | Up to the 19th Century | 20th Century | 21st Century |
Key Focus | Land Acquisition: Colonialism | Free Market | Human Capital Development: Entrepreneurialism |
Major Players | Countries | Corporations | Citizens |
Performance Metrics: Impact | Power: Strength | Performance: | Purpose: |
Forms of Entrepreneurship
- Business entrepreneurship
- Social entrepreneurship
- Spiritual entrepreneurship
Core Themes of this Conference
- Sustainability and Circular Economy
- Ecology and Conservation of Environment
- Relevance of Anuvrat in Day to Day Life
Anuvrat and Environment
Jainism: A Moral Compass for Spiritual Entrepreneuship
- Nonviolence (Ahimsa)
- Nonabsolutism (Anekanta)
"multiplicity of perspectives"-*? central belief - Nonposessiveness (Aparigraha)
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"VALUES ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN VALUABLES"
- Jainism offers us a healthy and practical framework to:
- create harmonious results and relationships
- strengthen ethics in business and society
- produce widespread benefits for people and planet
- discourage greed and desires for material objects
- create harmonious results and relationships
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Jainism can produce wise leaders and citizens whose decisions are grounded in humanity and humility
Self Responsibility: “The Three R’s”
We each begin our childhood by learning:
- Reading
- (W)riting
- (A)rithmetic
As we grow up, Jain principles build this learning into leadership:
- Reflection
- Renewal
- Responsibility
My Personal Beliefs
- “No one goes up by putting others down.”
- No challenge ahead of you is greater than the force behind you (the force is Jain values).
- Nobody can harm you without your permission.
- To Forgive is good
To Forget is better, and
To move forward is the best - To the world you may be one person, but to a person you may be the world. (Start with yourself)
- When your shadow becomes longer than your height, remember the sun is about to set. (The shadow is your EGO)
- Newton’s Third Law of Motion: “To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”
- My law of “E-MOTION”:
“To every action there is an equal and opposite delayed reaction.”
The delay of a positive reaction can be extended
by humanity, humility and honesty