A Whole Life's Work

"Work is not just a job. It is the sum of all our purposeful activities. Seen in this light, work is our whole life." -- from "A Whole Life's Work" What is work in the truest sense of the word? For Buddhist priest and acclaimed author Lewis Richmond, work is more than just having a job, or a means t [...]
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"Work is not just a job. It is the sum of all our purposeful activities. Seen in this light, work is our whole life." -- from "A Whole Life's Work" What is work in the truest sense of the word? For Buddhist priest and acclaimed author Lewis Richmond, work is more than just having a job, or a means to a profitable end. It is the key to cultivating inner life and contributing to the developing consciousness of all humanity. In this companion to his national bestseller, "Work as a Spiritual Practice, " Richmond applies his Buddhist understanding to address what is perhaps one of the primary struggles of contemporary Western life: how to achieve a healthy balance between professional ambition and personal happiness. Here he adapts Buddhist categories of spiritual virtue in defining eight important modes of workinner work: " Precepts, Vitality, Patience, Calm, Equanimity, Giving, Humility, and Wisdom. How to internalize these modes of work, and lead a more meaningful and spiritual life, is what this groundbreaking guidebook is all about. Whether we are professionals, artists, hobbyists, parents, students, or spiritual leaders, "A Whole Life¹s Work" can teach us how to reconcile our outer livelihood with our inner lives...and reap the benefits of hard work well done.