I have been looking for information on previous attempts to
develop "zen-oriented" work enviroments and educational systems, but
I have not been able to find much information about it. The Greystone
foundation in New York, for instance, started a very sucessful bakery
and is doing a very positive social work with minority groups in the
city of Yonkers. However, their main focus is to raise living
standards in their local community, and not to teach zen principles
through daily work. A former IBM employee named Les Kaye, by his
turn, has written a book named "Zen At Work", but it focus primarily
on zen doctrine and personal memories. I have also searched the
internet with key-words like "buddhism:professional education", and I
haven�t found anything relevant.
Rod, one of my purposes, in this forum, is to communicate and
learn from the others. If you have more information in this kind of
project, or initiative, please let me know.
Regards,
Francisco.
--- In [email protected], "Rod Scholl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Francisco,
>
> Do you really think no one has explored this sort of thing? Zen
Abbots,
> and those responsible for PR etc.? If you want to lend a hand, call
> them up and aks what you can do to help. Re-inventing the wheel,
> especially you when might lack the intelligence, knowledge,
situation to
> invent it round not square -- is all done at the expense of your
moment.
>
> Rod
>
>
> Rod Scholl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Francisco Garcia Scherer
> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 12:24 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Zen] Re: Buddhist Practice in the West
>
>
>
> >
> > Very confused, and has nothing to do with Buddhism.
> >
>
> I am sorry if I was not clear. Basically, what I am saying is
that we
> could use professional education as an alternative way to teach zen
> principles to youngsters, without getting into cultural or religious
> conflicts with their families and parents. In my opinion, a person
who
> learns how to perfom a specific task, with full attention, is also
> learning how to achieve a more serene mind. And child who learns
how to
> work in teams is also learning about interdependence, right speech,
> right action, right livehood, etc.
> Naturally, some people are going to say that it has nothing to do
with
> Buddhism, at least in a supperficial way. And this is good. With
this
> new method, people will learn about buddhist principles without
having
> to deal with cultural and emotional barriers generated by normal
> buddhist practice. I, for instance, still find it strange to chant
> sutras after zazen, and the practice of bowing before the Buddha
statue
> is not something that comes naturally to me. Moreover, it seems to
me
> that the contemporary Buddhist practice, in the west, is very
> individualistic and, up to a point, favors alienation. This new
> approach, by its turn, would favor social integration and help
society
> to produce more balanced and healthier individuals.
>
> Regards,
>
> Francisco.
>
>
>
>
>
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