Work as a Spiritual Practice
A Practical Buddhist Approach to Inner Growth and Satisfaction on the Job
Lewis Richmond
- A
- guide
- to
- developing
- and
- maintaining
- a
- spiritual
- life
- on
- the
- job,
- drawn
- from
- the
- teachings
- and
- practices
- of
- Buddhist
- tradition.Most
- people
- associate
- Buddhism
- with
- developing
- calmness,
- kindness,
- and
- compassion
- through
- meditation.
- Lewis
- Richmond's
- Work
- as
- a
- Spiritual
- Practice
- shows
- us
- another
- aspect
- of
- Buddhism:
- the
- active,
- engaged
- side
- that
- allows
- us
- to
- find
- creativity,
- inspiration,
- and
- accomplishment
- in
- our
- work
- lives.
- With
- over
- forty
- spiritual
- exercises
- that
- can
- be
- practiced
- in
- the
- middle
- of
- a
- busy
- workday,
- Work
- as
- a
- Spiritual
- Practice
- is
- based
- on
- the
- principle
- that
- "regardless
- of
- your
- rank
- and
- title
- at
- work,
- you
- are
- always
- the
- chief
- executive
- of
- your
- inner
- life."Drawn
- from
- the
- author's
- diverse
- professional
- experience—as
- a
- Buddhist
- meditation
- teacher,
- business
- executive,
- musician,
- and
- high-tech
- entrepreneur—Work
- as
- a
- Spiritual
- Practice
- addresses
- a
- wide
- variety
- of
- on-the-job
- problems.
- Here
- you'll
- learn
- how
- to:•
- perform
- spiritual
- practices
- while
- commuting
- to
- and
- from
- work
•
- meditate
- while
- sitting,
- walking,
- or
- standing—a
- minute
- at
- a
- time
•
- understand
- ambition,
- money,
- and
- power
- from
- a
- spiritual
- perspectiveWork
- as
- a
- Spiritual
- Practice
- is
- an
- essential
- guide
- for
- anyone
- who
- wants
- to
- bring
- his
- or
- her
- spiritual
- life
- and
- work
- life together.
