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Why Dōgen Now? Lessons from Zen Buddhism for Management

In: Another State of Mind

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  • Ōtani Tetsuō Roshi
  • Ingrid Shugetsu Appels

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In Buddhism, ‘emptiness’ is a very important word that is used to express our true nature. It refers to the reality that nothing whatsoever has a fixed identity. The only constancy is constant change. Once we truly become one with this reality, we find that we ourselves are not some separate person; this ‘emptiness’ includes everything and everyone, and by being in this open connection, we will have the space to hear what a person or a situation is telling us, and be able to respond adequately. Step by step the emptiness itself can guide us in how to move and let our business naturally unfold itself in a chain of actions emerging from the true nature of things.

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  • Ōtani Tetsuō Roshi & Ingrid Shugetsu Appels, 2014. "Why Dōgen Now? Lessons from Zen Buddhism for Management," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Robert J. Blomme & Bertine Hoof (ed.), Another State of Mind, chapter 4, pages 37-49, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-42582-9_4
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137425829_4
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