In the great Zen tradition of teaching stories, Marc Lesser relates his own personal and professional trials as he navigates the delicate path of managing a successful business while staying true to his spiritual roots. Struggling through a difficult economic climate, he also faces the usual challenges of running a growing company - meeting payroll, balancing cash flow, hiring and firing employees, and maintaining relationships with vendors and customers. Guiding him through these difficulties while providing strength and insight is the practice of Zen. Utilizing his training as a Zen practitioner, Lesser learns to apply specific teachings such as the eight-fold path directly to work and life. In chapters such as "Work: The Impossible Request," "Appreciating Uncertainty," and "Accomplishing More by Doing Less," Z.B.A. provides readers with intimate, helpful advice, while acknowledging the paradox of applying spiritual practice to the business world.
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Introduction Start Where You Are We Are All Zen Students, We Are All Business People Start Where You Are Serenity Is Not Freedom from the Storm The Benefits of Integrating Zen Practice with Your Work Unfreezing Your World Work: The Impossible Request Our Happiness and Freedom Are Right Here Before Awakening, Work Is Just Work The First Thing, the Most Important Thing All the Way Through That Darn Tail Walking the Path Walking the Path Uncovering Your Approach: Right View What Are You Thinking?: Right Thinking Paying Attention: Right Mindfulness It's What You Say: Right Speech It's What You Do: Right Action It's Your Work: Right Livelihood Staying with It: Right Diligence Staying Focused: Right Concentration Wisdom: Ordinary Mind Is the Path Generosity Ethical conduct Patience Energy and Zeal Meditation: Letting Go of Everything Wisdom: Ordinary Mind is the Path Listening to Your Clear, Quiet Voice Run Your Business and Your Life Impermanence Listening to Your Clear, Quiet Voice Radical View of Life, Radical View of Business Accomplishing More by Doing Less The Power of Intention What Do You Want? If You Can't Find the Truth Right Where You Are Taking the Busyness Out of Business Having a Teacher or Mentor Interdependence Success Is Highly Overrated Tenacity Let Cash Be Your King, but Let Flexibility Be Your God You Can Change the World Be Mindful of the Needs You Meet Radical Listening Appreciating Uncertainty Sit-down Comedy: Humor at Work Embracing Our Stories Woo Hoo, I Feel Stupid Not You, Not Your Problems You Can Change the World If It's Not Paradoxical, It's Not True Act as Though You Know What You Are Doing Nine Things You Can Do Brush Dance Story Brush Dance Manifesto Epilogue
