Management of the Provincial Administrative Organization Using the Principle of Four Brahmavihara

Abstract

This academic article titled ‘Management of Provincial Administrative Organization Using the Principle of Four Brahmavihara’ in which the provincial administrative organization will drive the organization forward with efficiency. Management in teachings in Buddhism aims of ending the suffering and encouraging prosperity especially the mental difficulties overwhelmed by everyone in the organization. Therefore, in order to manage the provincial organization for the best performance, the four Brahmavihara principle should be implied for functioning. This teaching consists of 4 items; 1) Mettā or loving-kindness in which the administration of the provincial organization should perform because the administrators with loving-kindness who wished others to be happy in both body and mentality will encourage the executives and other authorities working together with the best, 2) Karuṇā or compassion in which the administration of the provincial organization must wish others to be painless or free from suffering which forces man a hard time in physical and mental part, the compassionate administrators will surely comfort other workers to feel happy in their work and the administration will be in a good way, 3) Muditā or sympathy referring to the sincere rejoice of administrators when seeing others doing well or seeing the staffs happy or prosperous. The management of provincial organizations with sympathy will drive workers to the accomplish the task together for successful administration with happiness and progress, and 4) Upekkhā or equanimity referring to the being neutral mind of administrator in some occasion, such as non-participation or no unity of staff, holding that whoever did good things will gain good depending on their deed, whatever has been done will surely reciprocate to that person.