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How Will You Walk Through Life?
In the workplace, at school, or in your home. Approach your duties with this attitude – fully engaged but never attached.
Manuel Enrique
August 29, 2023
Ramaswami was a prosperous merchant who had a remarkable skill for doing business and making money. But he was also attached to it; his emotions were tied to his business ventures.
One day, a young man came asking for a job. Ramaswami hired him. He began helping the merchant with tasks such as writing letters, drafting contracts, and providing regular reports on the business. The boy was good. So good that Ramaswami said to a friend:
“This Brahmin is not a real merchant and will never become one, his soul is never passionate about business. But he has the secret of those people to whom success comes on its own, whether because of a lucky star or because of magic, or because of something he learned from the monks. He always seems to be only playing at business, it never fully becomes part of him, it never dominates him, he never fears failures, he is never bothered by a loss.”
The merchant was talking about Siddhartha, who had come from the forest and who was on a quest for the ultimate reality after meeting with the Buddha.
Shouldn't we all aspire to walk through life as Siddhartha did? In the workplace, at school, or in our homes. Lets approach our duties with that very same attitude – fully engaged but never attached.
From 1 to 5. How able are you to find that delicate balance between engagement and detachment in your own life?1= my emotions consume me, I am always attached to outcomes. 5= I am in full control, never attached to outcomes |
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