Be Happier At Work
I love reading Buddhism's way of life, always something interesting. Here's what I came across today..
Buddhism itself cannot do anything about the nature of one's job. Earning a living is for many a necessity and a matter of getting what one can. Nor can Buddhism do very much about the colleagues we work with. What Buddhism can help with is the attitude to work that we have.
Firstly, whatever problems we encounter with regard to our work, what we should remember is that most work - no matter how mundane - is a form of service. We give of our time and our energy for the benefit of others In this sense, work has a real value above and beyond earning a dollar. And even the financial aspect has benefits. The money we earn we share with others, family and friends for example.
Secondly, work demands things from us. In working with others, there are opportunities to develop valuable qualities such as patience, tolerance, empathy, and endurance. It also provides opportunities to help and support others, such as employees, colleagues and employers both in direct and indirect ways.
Ultimately, work is good and brings benefits to ourselves and others. This doesn't mean we should not try to look for fulfillment elsewhere if better job opportunities come along but we need to constantly remind ourselves of the inherent value of the work we currently do.
Source: About.com - Buddism at Work
2 Comments:
You gotta teach me more about this stuff. As it is i try and teach my girlfriend how to be nice and to have HOPE. Something she greatly needs. It's funny cause she was talking to me the other day about wanting to movie to a country that had humble people living there. I guess she wants to surround her self with those types of people and maybe they're ideals and ways of life will rub off on her.
oh well.
Hi! Recently (maybe last year) I started realizing and now putting into practice the fact that, what-may-be to come (challenges, daily life, way of life) - training of the mind make wonders and ultimately brings you closer to happiness. I think the key is to cultivate good elements inside us which will result into good things and in some ways putting yourself in an environment with good stuffs can really help us a great deal. At the same time, being with people who are 'not-so-nice' or less fortunate gives us a tremedous platform to grow, and accordingly this platform is rare but precious. We need a balanced diet. With all those in mind, though I still have not achieve total happiness from within (and be consistent about it!) but definitely working along those lines just to be a happier soul and they say 'Happiness is like perfume .. spray some onto yourself and others around you will smell it' so, the story goes on! :)
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