From this month’s Zen words in Japanese site of Rinzai-Obaku Zen.
Strictly speaking, we all are born alone and we all die alone. Our consciousness is technically our own and not shared with anybody else throughout our life. Thus we need to take full responsibility of our own life.
From this month’s Zen words in Japanese site of Rinzai-Obaku Zen.
Majority is not always right. Sometimes you are alone in the place you think is right. However, if you are not solely wrong the light of truth always shines on you. You should be able to see it.
From this month’s Zen words in Japanese site of Rinzai-Obaku Zen.
Of course, in Zen words, the city originally referred was not Rome, but Chang’an the capital of Tang Dynasty.
The enlightenment or the ultimate truth of the universe is actually ubiquitous and common and everyone or everything in this universe is following it without any exceptions.
Thus if you are to reach it, you do not have to choose a particular road.
From this month’s Zen words in Japanese site of Rinzai-Obaku Zen.
By climbing up a ladder, you can get a better view. However, falling off from a ladder is a major cause of severe home injury which could be fatal. This also applies to an abstract view point. Your sense of excellence could easily become a disastrous pitfall.
From this month’s Zen words in Japanese site of Rinzai-Obaku Zen.
Multitasking is a myth. It is scientifically proven. However, we try to do multitasking. It is the unattainable desire leads to suffering. If you want to accomplish meaningful outcome, you need wholehearted dedication to a single task at a time.
From this month’s Zen words in Japanese site of Rinzai-Obaku Zen.
In original phrase it was about an ideal dynasty, however, I thought in modern context we can interpret it as about an ideal management.
At the pinnacle of management skills, a manager would be able to utilise whatever resources at hand, each and every subordinate, material or opportunity and left nothing wasted.
Thus if there are any resources not utilised well it is all attributed to the manager’s virtue.