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The Zen Kitchen
I am at the end of my rope. I am nauseated by life; it is insipid, without salt and meaning. If I were hungrier than Pierrot I would not choose to eat the explanations people offer. One sticks a finger into the ground to smell what country one is in; I stick my finger into [...]
Zen Leadership: Serenity in a Blizzard
How I survived a Near-Death Road Trip with My Hillbilly Zen Master Turak’s 1963 day-glo green Ford Econoline van I was 21 years old. And for the first and only time in my life, I was sure I was about to die. I was in the passenger seat of my 1963 day-glo green Ford Econoline van [...]
The Magical Umbrella: How a Monk’s Christmas Present Changed My Life
Christmas is rapidly approaching and each year my thoughts return to the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey. For many years I religiously spent several weeks over Christmas living and working alongside the monks, but unfortunately the last couple have been so busy that I’ve been unable to get away. But of all my wonderful memories, [...]
Determined and Eager
Even my febrile brain is at a loss as to how to apply this wonderful video to business or anything else that is “practical.” It is just such a wonderful piece that I had to watch it over and over and now feel compelled to share it. On the one hand it is only a video of a singleman, Mark Alouf, [...]
I Do and I Understand: A New Model of Transformational Education
Fr. Francis Kline, besides being one of the most impressive leaders I have ever met, also happens to be a Julliard trained organist who, much to the disappointment of the New York Times, at the age of 21 gave up a lucrative recording contract and certain stardom to enter a Trappist monastery. I was thrilled when [...]
Want an Unpaid Workforce? Earn It.
Why do the monks have an unpaid workforce in the first place? Because they inspire people to work for room and board. The unpaid workforce is not a “given,” it is [...]
