विद्या ददाति विनयम् विनयाद् याति पात्रताम् ।

पात्रत्वात् धनमाप्नोति धनात् धर्मं ततः सुखम् ॥

vidhyaa dhadhaathi vinayam vinayaadh yaathi paathrathaam |

paathrathvaath Dhanamaapnothi Dhanaath Dharmam thathah suKham ||

Meaning: 

Knowledge gives us humility. Humility bestows capabilities on us. Capabilities lead to wealth. Wealth permits us to do good to society which in turn leads to our happiness.

In this episode, Dr. N. Hema Malini, Madhavi Nadig and Archith Narasimhan discuss the interdependence of knowledge, humility, skill, wealth, social welfare and happiness.

• Archith shares his experience of taking on different roles and acquiring diverse skills while working with people from varied professional backgrounds.
• Madhavi is reminded of ikigai. Ikigai is a Japanese term for what gives people a strong purpose in their lives. When a person’s passion, mission, vocation and profession intersect, their knowledge and skills are utilized to their full potential and their work leads to their contentment.
• When a young man was struggling with his luggage, an older fellow traveler helped him by carrying some of it. The next day, the young man was stunned to see the same person leading the conference that he was attending. It was none other than Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a renowned educator and social reformer from Bengal. Also, well known for his humility.
• Archith believes that the fictional Detective Gordon, a police officer in Gotham City from the Batman universe, embodies the values of this subhashitha.
• Effective Altruism urges us to use data and evidence to figure out the best way to use our knowledge, skills, money and resources to help society in the most impactful way. The moral philosopher William Mackaskill wrote about this in his book “Doing Good Bettter”. Thanks to him, several billionaires have pledged significant chunks of their wealth to charitable causes.
• The Kannada saying “ತುಂಬಿದ ಕೊಡ ತುಳುಕುವುದಿಲ್ಲ” translates to “Water cannot slosh in a filled pot”. The English saying “Empty vessels make more noise” is similar. A learned person, full of knowledge, does not make a noisy show of their knowledge, i.e. they are humble.
• Archith is fascinated that one subhashitha has brought out so many diverse ideas among the three of us.
• Archith narrates the story of the woodcutter and his axe, which he learnt as a child. When a poor woodcutter’s axe fell into the river, the river goddess took pity on him. She tried to help him since he had lost the only means to his livelihood. She tempted him by first pulling out a silver axe and then a golden axe. But he refused both. He knew that both those axes could not cut trees and ensure his long-term livelihood. When she pulls out his axe, he happily claims it. Pleased by his honesty, she gifts him the other two axes as well.

विद्या ददाति विनयम् विनयाद् याति पात्रताम् ।

पात्रत्वात् धनमाप्नोति धनात् धर्मं ततः सुखम् ॥

vidhyaa dhadhaathi vinayam vinayaadh yaathi paathrathaam |

paathrathvaath Dhanamaapnothi Dhanaath Dharmam thathah suKham ||

Meaning:

Knowledge gives us humility. Humility bestows capabilities on us. Capabilities lead to wealth. Wealth permits us to do good to society which in turn leads to our happiness.

In this episode, Dr. N. Hema Malini, Madhavi Nadig and Archith Narasimhan discuss the interdependence of knowledge, humility, skill, wealth, social welfare and happiness.

* Archith shares his experience of taking on different roles and acquiring diverse skills while working with people from varied professional backgrounds.

* Madhavi is reminded of ikigai. Ikigai is a Japanese term for what gives people a strong purpose in their lives. When a person’s passion, mission, vocation and profession intersect, their knowledge and skills are utilized to their full potential and their work leads to their contentment.

* When a young man was struggling with his luggage, an older fellow traveller helped him by carrying some of it. The next day, the young man was stunned to see the same person leading the conference that he was attending. It was none other than Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a renowned educator and social reformer from Bengal. Also, well known for his humility.

* Archith believes that the fictional Detective Gordon, a police officer in Gotham City from the Batman universe, embodies the values of this subhashitha.

* Effective Altruism urges us to use data and evidence to figure out the best way to use our knowledge, skills, money and resources to help society in the most impactful way. The moral philosopher William Mackaskill wrote about this in his book “Doing Good Better”. Thanks to him, several billionaires have pledged significant chunks of their wealth to charitable causes.

* The Kannada saying “ತುಂಬಿದ ಕೊಡ ತುಳುಕುವುದಿಲ್ಲ” translates to “Water cannot slosh in a filled pot”. The English saying “Empty vessels make more noise” is similar. A learned person, full of knowledge, does not make a noisy show of their knowledge, i.e. they are humble.

* Archith is fascinated that one subhashitha has brought out so many diverse ideas among the three of us.

* Archith narrates the story of the woodcutter and his axe, which he learnt as a child. When a poor woodcutter’s axe fell into the river, the river goddess took pity on him. She tried to help him since he had lost the only means to his livelihood. She tempted him by first pulling out a silver axe and then a golden axe. But he refused both. He knew that both those axes could not cut trees and ensure his long-term livelihood. When she pulls out his axe, he happily claims it. Pleased by his honesty, she gifts him the other two axes as well.

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