The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life

The Diamond Cutter

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  • The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life
  • The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Strategies for Managing Your Business and Your Life

    • The now classic work on Buddhism and business from the foremost American teacher of Tibetan Buddhism— reissued in a tenth anniversary edition with compelling case studies that showcase its principles in action around the globe. The book is presented in three layers.

    The first is a translation of The Diamond Sutra, an ancient text of conversations between the Buddha and his close disciple, Subhuti. The second contains quotes from some of the best commentaries in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. His focus on practical personal and business applications has resonated with and changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals the world over since its original publication.

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    With a unique combination of ancient and contemporary wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, The Diamond Cutter presents readers with empowering strategies for success in their work and personal lives. The first is a translation of selections from the Diamond Sutra itself, an ancient text comprised of conversations between the Buddha and his close disciple Subhuti. Considered a central work by Buddhists throughout the world, the Diamond Sutra has been the focus of much interpretation over the centuries.

    In the second layer, Geshe Michael quotes from some of the best commentaries of the Tibetan tradition. This is a good breakdown of the chapters and principles, but each chapter in the book has more helpful how-tos and suggestions.

    The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life

    Both The Diamond Cutter and Karmic Management have thriving communities of businesspeople all over the world! The Diamond Cutter Institute.

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    In , Khen Rinpoche, the teacher of Michael Roach, instructed him to set up a business in Manhattan to help Tibetan refugees. He used the money from his work to create funds to finance various projects, such as food fund Sera Mey [24]. In , the publishing house Doubleday Corporation, which is now part of Penguin Random House, invited Roach to write a book about the style of management for. He used his life experience as the basis for the book "Diamond Cutter", in which he explains how to apply the lessons of the Sutra of the Diamond Cutter Diamond Sutra in the context of business.

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    He founded this project in order to create a complete and accessible version of Kangyur and Tanjur in electronic form along with related philosophical commentaries and dictionaries. ACIP contains more than texts - almost half a million pages, which he provided for free, and has digitized books over the course of 31 years [27] [28]. ACIP also provides funds to generate income for many Tibetan refugees [29]. ACIP creates valuable jobs, especially for many women who otherwise would not have a chance to find work or learn to work on the computer [30].

    In , Christie McNally became Roach's student and they began a "spiritual partnership" in which they took vows that included never being more than 15 feet apart, eating from the same plate, reading the same books together. The marriage was kept secret. When news of the marriage emerged in , Roach explained to the New York Times that they had wished to honor their Christian heritage and that he wanted McNally to be entitled to his possessions if something happened to him.

    Marriage is a breach of Gelug monastic vows.

    The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Strategies for Managing Your Business and Your Life

    McNally and Roach separated in the middle of Ian Thorson was a close student of Roach and McNally and served as their attendant. In , one year after the dissolution of her marriage to Roach, McNally married Thorson. Thorson, aged 38, died in April of dehydration and exposure while McNally, then 39, would recover from dehydration and exposure.