Work : how to find joy and meaning in each hour of the day

Work How to find joy and meaning in each hour of the day

Nhất Hạnh

Book - 2012

"We all need to Chop Wood and Carry Water". In Thich Nhat Hanh's latest teachings on how to use applied Buddhism in daily life, he looks at how we deal with workplace scenarios, handle home and family responsibilities, and endure traffic jams and other challenges of modern life. By carefully examining our everyday choices he encourages us to become a lotus in a muddy world by building mindful communities, learning about compassionate living, and come to an understanding of our inert "Buddha nature." [Work] aims at contributing to new models of leadership and doing business, but is also full of life-coaching advise and finding our true happiness"--

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Subjects
Religious life > Buddhism.
Happiness > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Conduct of life.
Published
Berkeley, California : Parallax Press [2012]
Language
English
Main Author
Nhất Hạnh (-)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
115 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781937006204
  • Chapter 1. The Art of Mindful Living and Working
  • The Energy of Mindfulness
  • Home and Work Are Connected
  • Chapter 2. Beginning the Day
  • Waking Up
  • Setting Your Intention
  • Getting Dressed
  • Brushing Your Teeth
  • Breakfast
  • The Five Contemplations
  • Going Out the Door
  • Arriving at Work
  • Chapter 3. Mindfulness at Work
  • Mindful Breathing
  • Space to Breathe
  • A Bell of Mindfulness
  • Sitting
  • Sitting for the Sake of Sitting
  • Mindful Walking
  • Practicing Walking Meditation
  • Eating at Work
  • Restroom Meditation
  • Answering the Phone
  • Releasing Tension
  • Total Relaxation
  • Finding a Home at Work
  • The Island of Self
  • Handling Strong Emotions at Work
  • Walking Meditation and Strong Emotions
  • Dealing with Anger
  • Restoring Good Communication at Work
  • Practicing the Peace Treaty
  • Peace Treaty
  • Riding the Storm
  • Your Thoughts, Speech, and Actions Bear Your Signature
  • Loving Speech
  • Deep Listening
  • Mindful Meetings
  • Meditation before a Meeting
  • Chapter 4. Coming Home
  • Have Arrived, I Am Home
  • Coming Home to Ourselves
  • Being Present
  • A Breathing Room
  • Sitting Together
  • Housework
  • Chapter 5. A New Way of Working
  • The Three Powers
  • The First Power: Understanding
  • The Second Power: Love
  • The Third Power: Letting Go
  • The Three Powers in Business
  • Balancing Happiness and Profit: Four Business Models
  • A New Work Ethic
  • Practicing The Five Mindfulness Trainings
  • The Five Mindfulness Trainings
  • We Have Enough
  • Three Methods for Nourishing Happiness
  • Right Livelihood
  • The Spiritual Dimension of Work
  • Co-Responsibility
  • A Collective Awakening
  • Creating Community at Work
  • Everyone Needs a Sangha
  • Chapter 6. Thirty Ways to Reduce Stress at Work
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

With his characteristic gentleness and insight, Vietnamese Zen master Nhat Hanh (Fear) applies his key teachings to the workplace. "[I]f we practice mindfulness in everything we do," he writes, "our work can help us realize our ideal of living in harmony with others and of cultivating understanding and compassion." Taking the reader step-by-step through the workday, Nhat Hanh discusses applying mindfulness to simple activities (eating breakfast, answering the phone), using breathing and walking meditation to promote ease, and resolving negative emotions and workplace conflict. Suggestions and models (such as a "peace treaty") provide tools for change. The book also explores general topics such as right livelihood, happiness, and community. Linking workplace choices with the potential solution of pressing global problems, the famed peace activist calls for a "collective awakening" emphasizing cooperation, "co-responsibility," and interconnectedness. While Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings on mindfulness are universally applicable, examples are primarily drawn from white-collar occupations, with some attention to business leadership issues. Such a limited professional range may not be relevant for many wage earners-and potential readers-not does it reflect the open-hearted inclusivity for which Nhat Hanh is justly renowned. (Dec.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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