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BJ Gallagher and Franz Metcalf
Being Buddha at Work
108 Ancient Truths on Change, Stress, Money, and Success
Berrett-Koehler, 2012
What's inside?
Apply 2,500 years of Buddhist wisdom to solve your workplace stress and worry.
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Thousands of years ago, the Buddha established a framework to help people achieve happiness and avoid suffering. For Buddhists, work is an organic, important part of life and an expression of a person’s highest values. Religious studies professor Franz Metcalf and business writer BJ Gallagher prove the modern relevance of Buddhist ideas, particularly in the workplace. Presented as question-and-answer discussions – as if students were quizzing a master teacher – this is a small book, but not a light read. It will give you plenty to think about, despite sometimes being a bit esoteric (consider the difficulty of condensing 2,500 years of thought into 176 pages). getAbstract finds that the readings have a cumulative, stress-relieving impact; they will give you a deeper understanding of Buddhist canons and their practical application in seeking balance.
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About the Authors
Franz Metcalf, a religious studies professor at California State University, Los Angeles, also wrote What Would Buddha Do? BJ Gallagher, who produces corporate videos, also wrote several books, including the bestseller A Peacock in the Land of Penguins.
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Unfortunately Buddists in Myanamar and Sri Lanka are not walking their talk and follow the principle of Budda. Buddists monks hate speeches caused the genocide in these places.