Integrity

Jack Welch -- General Electrical CEO:

"Establishing integrity and never wavering form it supported everything I did through good and bad times. People may not have agreed with me on every issue -- and I may not have been right all the time -- but they always knew they were getting it straight and honest. Arrogance is a killer and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self confidence . Legitimate self - confidence is a winner. The true test of self confidence is the courage to be open to welcome change and new ideas regardless of their source. Self confident people aren't afraid to have their view challenged. They relish the intellectual combat that enriches ideas. They determine the ultimate openness of an organisation and its ability to learn."

Source: Mint,September 14 , 2009, p.17

Bhagavath Gita

The Gita is one of the clearest and most comprehensive summaries of the perennial philosophy ever to have been done. Hence its enduring value not only for Indians, but for all human kind...... The Bhagavath Gita is always the most systematic spiritual statement of the Perennial Philosophy.   .... A Foreigner

Martial arts and integrity

Kostas Derventis on martial arts:

"Do not confuse integrity with morality and ethics. To have integrity is to  perform and live 100 percent of your being, without doubt, hesitation remorse or fear. It does not mean you are perfect or always right.; It means you at in full accord with yourself and assume responsibility for your actions. Different part of your body react in different ways. If you have integrity "there is no try"; you either do or you don't. Martial arts fuse the various centers of your brain and nervous system into wholly turned instrument, so everything works together. People who i.e., and cheat lack unity of purpose."


Source: The speaking Tree, 18th December, 2012, p 3