By Oliver Ryan, Fortune writer-reporter
Reposted from: money.cnn.com
With hellish hours and info overload now the norm, the C-Suite set is turning to extreme meditation to cope, says Fortune’s Oliver Ryan.
(Fortune Magazine) — The crowd of Harvard Business School alums who gathered at their reunion to hear networking expert Keith Ferrazzi speak earlier this summer might have expected to pick up strategies on how to work a room, remember people’s names, or identify mentors. But tactical skills, it turns out, aren’t what turned Ferrazzi into a bestselling author or sought-after speaker.
Instead Ferrazzi let his fellow alums in on a little secret. The key to connecting, he told the group, is “not being an a**hole.” And the most effective path he’s found? Meditation. Exercise and prayer work too, he said, but meditation has been so effective that he now spends ten days every year at a silent meditation retreat. In other words, the man whose latest book is “Never Eat Alone” credits much of his success to alone time.
Meditation has been around for thousands of years, but not so long ago extended retreats or programs that banned speech were reserved for aging rock stars or college students on the ten-year plan. And while the practice isn’t exactly mainstream in corporate America, more and more executives are open to anything that might help them thrive in - or temporarily disconnect from - today’s BlackBerry-addled ADD business climate.
Continue reading ‘How to succeed in business: Meditate’
A non-profit centre for Tibetan Buddhist meditation and teaching in Brisbane, Australia.
Langri Tangpa Centre provides a friendly and supportive environment for learning and putting into practice the teachings of the Buddha. Our principle teacher is the Tibetan lama Geshe Tashi Tsering. Click on the button to the left for a quick overview of this month’s calendar.
We are primarily a beginner’s centre. We encourage constant and vigorous enquiry. There is no question too rudimentary! We hope that the teachings offered will be immediately useful in your everyday life, whether you are Buddhist or not.
The main focus of the centre is on investigating and taming the mind. We offer regular classes for students of all levels, with a weekly program 4-5 evenings, and 2 mornings, per week. The classes are small enough for in-depth discussions - a defining characteristic of the centre. The 3-year Discovering Buddhism course has proved very popular, becoming a warm and dedicated group.
Other classes include an introductory Buddhist topics and meditation techniques, pujas (offering ceremonies) and retreats help to integrate practice and theory. We also offer comprehensive home study courses on CD-ROM. We have an extensive lending library for members, and a small Dharma Shop with books, teaching CD’s and prayer flags. At present we open half an hour before class, but are most days.
www.langritangpa.org.au
Take some time out to relax and calm your mind through meditation at Karuna. Be guided through the skills necessary to develop your meditation capability and enhance the quality of your daily life. Newcomers are always welcome. Cost is by donation.
A warm welcome to Annette Norris who will be guiding the Monday Mediations. Annette is a long time Karuna volunteer and Buddhist practitioner. She has led meditation groups for many years.
Monday 4-5pm in the Mandala Room with Annette Norris.
Wednesday 10-11am in the Mani Room with Chodron.
