Zen And The Art Of Wealth

Alex And Dave Have Been Friends For Over Years And The Discussion Takes Place Over AWeekend Get Together At Alex?s FarmAlex Is An Investment Advisor And ALifelong Student Of Zen And Dave Is AOnce Successful Businessman Who Is Now Facing BankruptcyWhile Working Together Building ADrystone Wall, Alex Gives His Friend Dave An Introduction To The Philosophy Of Zen, And In The Process, Helps Him Deal With ASerious Financial ProblemUsually Individuals Become Interested In Zen Because They Hope This Philosophy May Lead To Greater HappinessThey Expect This To Happen As They Gain ABetter Understanding Of Their Life, Their Purpose, And Who They Really AreIn This Case Dave Becomes Interested In Understanding More About Zen Because He Discovers That In His True Essence He Is Much More Than The Idea He Has Of Himself As AFailed BusinessmanAn Introduction To Zen Philosophy Zen Philosophy Can Be Traced Back To India, Where, Years Ago, The Practice Of Zen Was Seen As AWay To Reduce SufferingMuch Has Changed In The World In The Past , Years But The Source Of Suffering Is Still The SameIt Doesn?t Matter Whether The Desire Is For World Peace, Better Health, More Money Or AHealthier Environment The Source Of All Unhappiness Is Unfilled Desire And This Desire Is Always Associated With One Of The Changing Ideas We Hold Of OurselvesWe Live In AWorld Of Ideas And We Entertain Many Different Ideas Of Who We Are As We See Ourselves In Different Ways And In Different RolesWe May Describe Our Self According To The Work We Do, I.e., We Are AStudent, AParent, ADoctor, Or ASalespersonOr We May Describe Ourselves According To Our Level Of Confidence, I.e., We Are Confident And Successful, Or We May See Ourselves As Being Unsuccessful, Unhappy Or AFailureThe Ideas That We Have Of Our Self Are Constantly ChangingEven During The Day, At Different Times We May Describe Our Self Differently Depending On Whether We Have Just Experienced ASuccess Or AFailure, Or Based On Over Hearing AVery Positive Or Very Negative CommentZen Offers APath To Happiness By Helping People Find Their True SelfThe Method Is To Examine And Eliminate All The False Ideas Of Self And When All The False Ideas Have Been Seen As False What You Are Left With Is Your True EssenceThe Secret To Understanding Who You Really Are Is To See Beyond The Current Idea And The Constantly Changing Ideas You Have Of Yourself And Find That Part Of You That Has
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