The Buddha on Strategies for Managing Your Business and Your Life
" One rule my Tibetan Lama had given me about going to work in a normal business office was that I keep quiet about being a Buddhist. I was to wear my hair at normal length (rather than shaved ) , dress in normal clothes. Whatever Buddhist principles I used in my work had to be applied quietly, without any announcement or fanfare. I was to be a Buddhist sage on the inside, and a normal American businessman on the outside." And so I set about trying to run the Diamond Division by Buddhist principles, without anyone knowing it. Early in the game I established an understanding with my partners: I was responsible for managing every aspect of the division and realizing a healthy profit on the stones; and in return I had complete authority over hiring and firing, over pay and raises, over the hours my people worked, and who took which responsibilty. I only had to deliver the product on time, and with a good profit. "This book is the story of how I built the Diamond Division at Andin International, using principles culled from the ancient wisdom of Buddhism, from nothing into a worldwide operation, generating many millions of dollars per year. I did not do so alone, nor were my views the only ones we followed, but I can say that the majority of the decisions and policies in our division during my tenure as a vice president were driven by the principles you will find in this book."-
The Diamond Cutter, Geshe Michael Roach, Doubleday, 227 pp, HC, $21.95.
Michael Roach is a fully ordained Buddhist monk who received his geshe (Master of Buddhism) degree from Sera Mey Tibetan Monastery after twenty-two years of study. A teacher of Buddhism since 1981, he is also a scholar of Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Russian, and has translated numerous works. Geshe Michael received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and worked in New York City as a director of a large diamond firm for many years. He founded and directs the Asian Classics Institute and the Asian Classics Input Project, and has been active in the restoration of Sera Mey Monastery. He lives in New York City and Arizona..
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