A dialogue between Simone Rave and Laurent Ledoux 25/06/24, 19:00 – 20:30, à The Merode (6 Place Poellaert, Bruxelles). Inscriptions.
For Indians, the Bhagavad Gita, which can be translated “The song of the Lord”, is the equivalent of The Iliad & The Odysseus for westerners. It constitutes the central part of the Mahabharata, which is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, revered in Hinduism. It is set in a narrative framework of dialogue between the Pandava prince and warrior Arjuna and his charioteer guide Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu.
At the start of the war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, Arjuna despairs thinking about the violence and death the war will cause in the battle against his kin and becomes emotionally preoccupied with a dilemma. Wondering if he should renounce the war, Arjuna seeks the counsel of Krishna, whose answers and discourse constitute the Bhagavad Gita. Krishna counsels him to « fulfil his warrior duty » for the upholding of “dharma”, i.e. the behaviors or virtues that are in harmony with the order that sustains life. Inscriptions
The Krishna–Arjuna dialogue covers a broad range of spiritual topics, touching upon moral and ethical dilemmas, and philosophical issues that go far beyond the war that Arjuna faces. The setting of the text in a battlefield has been interpreted as an allegory for the struggles of human life.
Together with Laurent Ledoux, Simone Rave has developed a conscious leadership program in which the teachings of western leadership (mainly inspired by Harvard’s professor Ronald Heifetz) are merged with those of the Bhagavad Gita.
In their dialogue, they will share the main lessons from the Bhagavad Gita to help us become more conscious leaders in these troubled and challenging times.
Simone Rave has over 20 years of working experience in an international organization and private sector. She worked as advisor to senior managers and has led big organizational change processes. She is an accredited coach and provides training on authentic leadership. Simone is skilled in participatory leadership techniques, tapping into collective intelligence for organizational change and team building. Simone is passionate about the ancient Vedantic wisdom. She has been learning and practicing yoga for 20 years. She is a certified 500 hours yoga teacher and has practiced the teachings of the lineage of great spiritual masters of India. She is passionate about transmitting these practices and knowledge, to contribute to people’s growth and transformation by integrating the ancient knowledge and the modern leadership approaches.
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Laurent Ledoux for PhiloMa and UniOne.