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Chan Practice for a Happier Workplace
Work takes up almost one-third of our lives. People work hard to gain resources in exchange for happiness. However, despite continually increasing working hours, people's sense of happiness does not really grow as a result. Thus, all around the world, people are encouraged to use Chan practice to untangle themselves from the stress, competition, and conflicts at the workplace. Chan at work has become an approach to training our mind in modern workplaces, for us to rediscover joy. Wha...
Efficiency and Speed vs. Relaxation and Concentration: Work Efficiently in a Relaxed Mood
In the pursuit of efficiency and speed, we seem to equate work with stress and tension, thereby inducing diseases of civilization. Actually, as long as we know how to relax and focus at the right time, not only will our productivity multiply, but our nervousness will also disappear, thanks to concentration. "No time for breakfast! Hurry up!" "Why is the car in front moving so slowly? How can I make it to the meeting at 9:00 a.m.?" The day has just begun and everyone is ...
Relaxation and Concentration as a Path to Self-Healing
Practicing meditation can help people relax the body and mind while enhancing focus. These effects are not only subjectively noticeable during meditation, but also scientifically validated. Since the 1960s, the medical community has studied physiological changes found in meditation practitioners. Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical School discovered that meditation induces a "relaxation response," resulting in significant physiological changes such as lowered blood pressure as wel...
Conflict and Competition vs. Cessation and Contemplation
In a fast-paced workplace, traces of competition can be found everywhere, from interpersonal relationships, to product manufacturing, to business management. Competitive atmosphere is so pervasive that everyone is struggling to find ways to survive. Staff sharpen their professional and workplace skills, and improve their abilities to respond to the competitive environment. Managers introduce a system of evaluation indexes to assess employees and provide a full set of training programs in the ...
Crises and Bottlenecks vs. Letting Go and Getting Motivated
In the long journey of a career one may face numerous crises and obstacles in the workplace, regardless of whether it is a young person first entering the job market, a 9-to-5 office worker, or an experienced middle-aged supervisor. The advent of crisis is actually a signal that reminds us to re-adjust our goals, meaning, and life values. Only through completely letting go and getting ourselves motivated can we cross workplace hurdles with self-improvement. Over the long course of a workin...