SANKHYA YOG’S TRIGUNA THEORY AS AN INTERVENTION FOR EFFECTIVE TRAINING
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.65009/5dnyr654Abstract
Sankhya Yoga is India’s ancient philosophical thought or school, it has been serving
fundamental basis for devotional and philosophical thoughts and discussions from the ancient
times. Sage Kapila (Kapila Muni) was a well-known and respected sage, he was the person
who propagated the doctrine of ‘sankhya’ during the 7th–6th centuries BC. Sankhya presented
theory of dualism on supernatural arrangement; the main focus of this theory was on
understanding the difference between Puruṣa (pure consciousness) and Prakṛti (ancient matter).
This provides a proper and well organised understanding of reason of a human’s cognition,
conduct, and emancipation (Larson, 1979; Ishvara Krishna, 1912/1979; Rao & Paranjpe, 2016).
Currently corporates and organizations in the context of non-technical skills/training accept
emotional intelligence, decision-making, effective leadership as crucial factors which can
influence performance of managers (Barrick & Mount, 1991; Goleman, 1995; Tett & Burnett,
2003). This approach on the working, decision making of managers is narrowly defined; it is
described as inappropriate due to being without consideration for rational, emotional, and
ethical scopes (Kinjerski & Skrypnek, 2006).Working of managers and the employees is
directly associated with organization’s performance Cherniwchan, (2012). From a
microeconomic perspective, human resource training functions as an internal efficiency
enhancing mechanism by improving individual productivity, decision quality, and behavioural
alignment, thereby influencing cost structures, resource allocation, and overall organizational
performance. Conceptualizing training as a microeconomic intervention, this study positions
Sankhya Yoga–based human resource development as a means of enhancing rationality, ethical
judgment, and behavioural discipline, which collectively improve labour efficiency and firm
level economic outcomes. This research paper recounts the application of Indian Knowledge
Systems (IKS) i.e., present Sankhya Yoga as management psychology, suggesting a detail
system for effective non-technical training by combining concepts of Purusa and Prakriti
(creating conscious mind and behaviour psychology), and working on moral principles (i.e.,
ethics) in modern training effectiveness (Rao & Paranjpe, 2016; Sharma, 2013).
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