Taking The Right View -- The Leader's Way, Chapter 1

"Right view relates to the intention behind the decision. Right conduct refers to the quality of actions."

Right View

Right view is based on three following facts:

1. Having right intention
2. Understanding cause-effect law
3. Having right state of mind

Having right intention is to think about self and others: not self, not other, but both self and others.



Cause and Effect

Cause-effect is a law of nature. Nothing happens without cause. By admitting this law, we shall understand that everything is inter-dependent. Everything you do will have  consequence. So think before act. Control your emotion. Do not let your emotion control you.


Emotion and Decision

Right state of mind refers to be calm and focused all the time. Again, try to remove all negative emotion (e.g., anger, jealousy) from your mind.

There are two obstacles to applying right view and right conduct.

• Wishful thinking, which can lead to negative emotions such as jealousy.
• Thinking of the past: Learn (rather than bitter) from the past.

"Keep the right view and right decision in your mind, and good decision will follow."

Source: THE Leader's Way: Business, Buddhism and happiness in an interconnected world by His Holyiness The Dalai Lama and Laurens Van Den Muyzenberg, Chapter 1 [Read the Book Review] [Read the Next Part].
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Book or Audiobooks?

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