Emotional Intelligence in Public Administration: A Buddhist Approach

  • Emotional intelligence (EI) is crucial in public administration due to the significant impact of decisions on society.
  • Effective leadership in governance is defined by the ability to manage and direct emotions.
  • Buddhist teachings focus on managing mental afflictions like ignorance, craving, and aversion.
  • Mental training involves:
    • Lowering the intensity of negative mental states like attachment disorders.
    • Establishing positive mental states, such as love, compassion, and wisdom.
  • Buddhist methods for emotional regulation include developing wisdom, mindfulness, meta-awareness, regulating attention, and calm-abiding techniques.
  • Equanimity in the face of worldly concerns is essential for managing emotions in public administration.
  • The eight worldly concerns in Buddhist teachings are: gain and loss, ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Buy March 2025 Issue

Already a Member? Login here

Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Be an Annual Subscriber

Related Content

Govt. Magazines Exam Pointers