HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW CENTURY

Abstract

This article presented the idea of integrating the principles of Buddhism. Brahmavihara4 which is the Four sublime states of mind comprising of loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, equanimity for human resource development application in line with the Western principle. Religion is one of the forces with power of deep knowledge and has influence on family life, the community, the economy, and politics. Human resource development with Dhamma to uplift ethical levels is very important. Dhamma, a natural law, not only tells humans which is good, and which is evil, but also provides a guideline for wellbeing. Therefore, Dhamma application both at the mundane (Lokiya) level and at the transcendental (Lokuttara) level in human resource development should be useful to a person as an individual and as the organizational and national resource as well. A person, hence, will be smart, good, and happy. Finally, Tisikkha is able to enhance, to develop the personnel to be good persons, to have ethical value, to be knowledge, capacity and high capability to lead organizations to the set target to be security and sustainable forever.