contentment in the job with Buddhist thoughts
April 30th, 2008
Hello,
I would like to start and post about something I just wrote on my own blog.
Is it possible that if you strive for success and for more possession (not only monetary) that you get to a point of contentment?
And if so, would you actually be able to reach this point without
- self monitoring
- personal development
I strongly believe that contentment at any point in life is like coming to a place where you can build a home, settle down and enjoy what you have – job, career, family. Instead of going out in the rough sea, seeking for more islands. Follow that link for some thought on that. I will shortly publish an essay on that and will let you know.
Marcelo, what do you think this is all about?
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Hi Volker, I have been thinking of this duality: When I think on peace I dream of a beautiful and isolated space, preferably green, on the mountains or on the beach but necessarily by myself…and when I think on work I immediately develop a feeling of stress, tireness, angry mind, no pleasure, obligation and any sort of misfortune… So, why can I not have peace on my work, why I always act like a island, segregating and choosing people, colleagues and others that I can select and bring into my island? why all my gates are always close? why do I need references to get know anyone?I have asked me about self monitoring and personnal development… Self monitoring for me is to be on my own guard and vigily my mind to avoid negative thoughts, negative and destructive actions against myself and mainly against others, monitoring my I can see if all my atitudes are based and taken upon a happy mind, if not I will indeed postpone any of them. Keeping my mind positive, without being a blinde person to the social innequalities, I can achieve a better personnel development, I can better contribute with my team, my family, my friends. The problem is: when we have got a problem we stop ourselves to thinking of other and focus our atention on our own problem only and then we fulfill our mind and time on this problems, giving no chance to others and then becoming an island completely and truly isolated. That is what I think when we loose our self monitoration and forget our main intention and wish.