Lessons From Vidura Nithi

Lessons from Vidura Nithi
T.V.Subramanian
Dhritarashtra s Restlessness
Dhritarashtras
and Viduras advice
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Advice
Ad
i only
l when
h requested.
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King (Leader) should ask the question What
is good for the country?
country?..
People who suffer from sleeplessness
Lovers
People with no moral values
People with Skills lacking resources
People usurped the wealth of strong people through
deceipt
Leaders who delegate authority to unworthy

people lose PEACE of mind.
Essential Qualities for Wise

rulers
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Self-awareness and Self-control

Loftyy ideals
Clarity of goals
Industriousness
Ethical conduct
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Success
and
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Happiness
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z
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Success of a person is judged by others.

Happiness
pp
is felt by
y yyou.
Only PEACE of MIND can give
Happiness.
Conduct of a Wise Ruler

(Leader) for happiness
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Analyze the TWO by ONE

Manage
g the THREE by
y FOUR
Conquer the FIVE,
Adorn these SIX and
Give-up the SEVEN to live happily.
ONE-Viveka, TWO-good/bad, THREE- --Friends, foes, netral ,

FOUR- Sama, Dana, Beda and Danda, FIVE- Fives senses
SIX- six strategies to face enemies SEVEN- Lust for women, gambling,
drinking, Hunting, Harsh speec, Harsh punishment, Wastage of
resources).
Conduct of a WISE Man

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A wise man understands the properties

and value of all inanimate and animate
things.
Understands the consequences
q
of HIS
own and others actions.
Always
y watches the best practices
p
adopted by others to achieve results
Conduct of a Wise Leader

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Quickly understands and classifies people

in to Three categories -Exceptionally
competent above average
competent,
average, Ordinary
Allocate work as follows:
First category:
g y Work of strategic
g importance
p
Second category: Work of Moderate complexity
Others: Routine work.
Manage the first
f
category by SAMA,
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the second
category by DANA and others by BHEDA and
DANDA.
Good practices adopted by WISE

men
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z
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Active listening
Quick g
grasping
p g ability
y of what others are
trying to convey.
Not interfering in other
others
s domain.
Not longing for results.
No false pride

men
z
z
z
z
z
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Acquires competence in at least one field

Develops an overall perspective in other
fields
Never adopts short-cuts and soft options to
achieve
hi
goals.
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Communicates effectively with all sections.
Willing to learn from anybody.
Always remain HUMBLE.

men
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Never seeks ADVICE from the following

FOUR-
Persons with half-baked knowledge,

persons deliberately delay work,
inherently lazy people, and
flatterers.
Good practices adopted by Wise

men
z
Protects the following FOUR
Old relatives,
Good
G d friends,
f i d who
h are poor
People who have fallen from high status and
living in poor condition

condition, and
widowed childless sister
FIVE senses are always kept under

check. Even a single hole in a pot will
waste all water.
G d practices
Good
ti
off Wi
Wise men
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The Wise man knows that following SIX

if not properly taken care of will leave us:
Cow, Wife, Employees, agriculture, friendship

with people from low status and
KNOWLEDGE.
KNOWLEDGE
Choosing RIGHT projects and

jobs
z
A wise man should identify tasks which

require minimum resources and effort
and will give maximum benefits and
swiftly implement them.
Managing important Projects

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The following aspects to examined in detail

before undertaking any major project:-
The aspects
Th
t with
ith which
hi h th
they are related,
l t d
costs and benefits,( in the lomg-term)
resources available,
available
the strengths possessed, ,
the major impediments and then take a decision.
Once decided swiftly implement. Impulsive

decision should not be taken.
Decision on important jobs.

jobs
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z
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When a job is undertaken, NOT ONLY

the consequences will have to be
examined; if NOT DONE what will be
the consequence also to be determined
At the right time one should put the
effort; unripe fruit will not be sweet..
A Wise man will not divulge Strategic
Initiatives PREMATURELY to others.
Factors to be considered before

employing people
z
.While employing people one should

consider
the job needs,

his ability to meet the needs,
the appropriate salary, and
the ability of the state to pay the salary in the
future.
Some Leadership attributes

z
. A leader should be careful with

employees who are argumentative,
avoid responsibilities and lazy.
When a major
j decision of strategic
g
importance is to be taken, it is preferable
to go with the team to a place away from
work preferably to a hilltop or forest.
Important duties of a KIng

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A king should regularly monitor the following:
The dangers to kingdom from outside,

economic condition of the region and people
people,
financial position of the treasury,
strength
g of the army;
y; Otherwise his country
y will
be ruined.
. In all situations, a leader should try to find

the ultimate truth before forming an
conclusion just like spending lot of efforts in
extracting
gg
gold from the ore.
Wise mans positive behavior.

behavior
z
z
z
A Wise man treats other people the way he

would like to be treated by them.
A wise man never wastes resources in futile
non-value added activities
Silence is p
preferred to indiscrete talking;
g; Only
y
when absolutely necessary o a wise man talks
and that too always truth.
..will
ill nott llong ffor opportunities
t iti b
beyond
d hi
his
means. Will be well-balanced in success and
failures,
G d personall qualities
Good
liti
z
If one develops detachment with an object, he

will not be affected by its drawbacks;
If a person is detached to every thing , he will
not be affected by any thing.
A person acq
acquires
ires q
qualities
alities according to the
following;
with whom he moves,

under whom he serves and
whom keeps in his heart as role model/
Some more gems..

z
Gold gets recognition when it is cut,

cleaned and burnt, modest men get
recognition through their nature,a sage is
recognized by his behavior, a brave man
during adversity and the people whether
friend or foe at the time of gross
adversity.
d
it
Some more gems..

z
Old age destroys beauty; temptation

destroys patience, greed spoils the
malicious man , anger destroys wealth,
ones good nature sours as a result of
servicing the wicked , lust destrys shame
and EGO destroys EVERY THING.
S
Some
more gems ffrom Vid
Vidura
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Never eat alone, celebrate or travel alone.

.Do not keep awake when all are sleeping.
Poison can kill one person; Divulgence of

confidential secrets kills the entire nation.
Family men not attached to effort and work

and Sanyasins attached to woldly matters
ruin themselves
themselves.
Giving money to undeserving people and
NOT giving to deserving people are easiest
ways to
t waste
t money.
Some more gems.

S
z
A yogi gaining mastery of yoga practices

and a warrior fighting to end in the war reach
heaven.
A FOOL uninvited interferes in others
domain Neglects his own responsibilities
domain.
responsibilities.
Always makes others scapegoats for his
failures

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Lessons from Vidura Nithi

Leaders who delegate authority to unworthy

Essential Qualities for Wise

Self-awareness and Self-control

Success of a person is judged by others.

Conduct of a Wise Ruler

Analyze the TWO by ONE

ONE-Viveka, TWO-good/bad, THREE- --Friends, foes, netral ,

Conduct of a WISE Man

A wise man understands the properties

Conduct of a Wise Leader

Quickly understands and classifies people

Good practices adopted by WISE

Good practices adopted by WISE

Acquires competence in at least one field

Good practices adopted by WISE

Never seeks ADVICE from the following

Persons with half-baked knowledge,

Good practices adopted by Wise

Protects the following FOUR

living in poor condition

FIVE senses are always kept under

The Wise man knows that following SIX

Cow, Wife, Employees, agriculture, friendship

Choosing RIGHT projects and

A wise man should identify tasks which

Managing important Projects

The following aspects to examined in detail

Once decided swiftly implement. Impulsive

Decision on important jobs.

When a job is undertaken, NOT ONLY

Factors to be considered before

.While employing people one should

the job needs,

Some Leadership attributes

. A leader should be careful with

Important duties of a KIng

A king should regularly monitor the following:

The dangers to kingdom from outside,

. In all situations, a leader should try to find

Wise mans positive behavior.

A Wise man treats other people the way he

If one develops detachment with an object, he

with whom he moves,

Some more gems..

Gold gets recognition when it is cut,

Some more gems..

Old age destroys beauty; temptation

Never eat alone, celebrate or travel alone.

Poison can kill one person; Divulgence of

Family men not attached to effort and work

Some more gems.

A yogi gaining mastery of yoga practices

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