Chapter 2 verse 21
“Whosoever knows him to be indestructible,
eternal, unborn and inexhaustible, how can that man slay O Arjuna, or cause
others to be slain”
Krishna’s imploration reminds me of
something profound ex CEO of Procter and Gamble said when we lectured at my
business school almost 15 years ago. He said that even to his top 200
executives, he had to repeat his vision and action oriented messages about 7
times before it sank into those executives and “action” happened. I used to be
working diligently on my oral and written communication skills during that time
and this message hit me like a ton of bricks. If the CEO of one of the most
admired companies on earth at that time had to explain a concept or message 7
times for it to sink in, I might have to do it 15 times or sharpen the message
even better. Krishna being a very effective leader employs the same technique
of messaging. Krishna is arriving at the same message from different angles in
order to explain to Arjuna. It is very interesting to note that what I thought
amusing 15 years ago about inability of top executives to get the message
immediately is now understand as quite normal considering that you can only
receive when one clears the mind and listens for understanding. No wonder the
same technique of repetition of the message in multiple ways in employed in all
our scriptures and history as well. Our ancestors were experts in human
psychology thousands of years ago already. Very humbling thought isn’t it?
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