The Invisible Mentor

I would now like to spend a few minutes talking about The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life
by Geshe Michael Roach. I seem to choose a lot of very difficult books to read. This book gave my brain an intellectual workout, but it was well worth the read.

I particularly like the section where Roach lists what he calls 46 typical business problems and their solutions, according to the wisdom of the The Diamond Cutter. For example, business problem #5, “No matter how big or interesting your business gets, you always have the feeling that it’s not enough; you feel driven by a sense of dissatisfaction.” The solution: “Never begrudge others the results of their own efforts; stop comparing yourself to others, just enjoy what you have: be your own person and appreciate what you have yourself.” Looking at business problem #18, “People around you don’t step forward to help you out when you most need it.” The proposed solution, “This again is a result of taking some kind of unhealthy pleasure in other people’s problems. At best, try to step into every situation where you could help out… At the very least, keep a close watch on your mind and refuse to indulge in that morbid fascination with other people’s problems.”

The Diamond Cutter forces you to think and reflect while you read, and I am sure that as you read the forty-six business problems you will nod a few times because you can relate to them. Wouldn’t it be worth the effort if you tried a different approach even if it appeared simplistic?

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