Business and the Buddha - Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Foreword by the Dalai Lama
Preface by Master Hsing Yun
Introduction: If the Buddha Were in the Boardroom
Section 1: Symptom: Acknowledging the Problem
Chapter 1: The Three Poisons: What’s Free about Free Enterprise?
Chapter 2: Business Beyond Profit: A Vision for the Future
Section 2: Diagnosis: The Economics of Spirituality
Chapter 3: What about Adam Smith?
Chapter 4: The Growth Fetish: Who Says Size Matters?
Chapter 5: Everything’s Local in the Global Economy
Section 3: Prognosis: The Middle Way to a Healthy Organization
Chapter 6: Buddhist Building Blocks: Dharma, Karma, and the Four Noble Truths
Chapter 7: Eight Is Enough: The Guiding Principles of the Noble Eightfold Path
Chapter 8: What Price the Buddha?: Buddhism, Economics, and the Interconnected World
Chapter 9: Moving Beyond the Bottom Line: Buddhist Ethics and Business
Chapter 10: The Healthy Organization
Section 4: Prescription: Walking the Path
Chapter 11: Measuring Success: The Transition to Compassion
Chapter 12: Invite the Buddha to Your Board Meeting Changing Your World, Your Workplace, and Yourself
Afterword
Appendix I: Summary of Suggestions for Initiating Positive Changes within Our Organizations
Appendix II: Exercises for Individual Inquiry
Appendix III: The Practice: Mindfulness of Breathing with Relaxation
Glossary of Buddhist Terms
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author