The Diamond Cutter
The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life
About the book
Geshe Michael Roach applies Tibetan Buddhist teaching to running a business and a life, drawing on his years at the Andin International Diamond Corporation. The book is built in three layers. The first translates selections from the Diamond Sutra, an ancient dialogue in which the Buddha talks with Subhuti, one of his close disciples. The second quotes commentaries from Tibetan tradition. The third and main layer applies Buddhist ideas in Roach's own teaching on business strategy, with examples from the diamond company, which began with fifty thousand dollars in capital and later passed one hundred million dollars in annual sales. It suits readers new to Tibetan Buddhism and those who know it.
Navy SEAL and Perfect Fitness CEO Alden Mills said it guides how he directs his actions strategically and helped him see the real link between his effort and his success. Irina Botnari placed it on the border between business and non-business reading.
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Irina Botnari (Managing Partner & Co-Founder/Bucur's Shelter Hostel)
Somewhere at the border between business and non-business I’ll place The Diamond Cutter by Michael Roach, a collection of empowering strategies for personal and professional life gathered from the contemporary wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism.
Alden Mills (CEO/Perfect Fitness, Navy SEAL, Author)
The Diamond Cutter aids me in how to best direct my actions strategically. I cannot stress enough the profound impact "The Diamond Cutter" has made on me. You must be open to it, but the power of what is taught in this book is truly life-changing. The Diamond Cutter helped me see clearly; it helped me understand the real connection between my success and my effort. I often thought, "gee, I got lucky with x decision or y product," but in fact, I had taken a series of actions that helped me "get lucky." I learned that my success is correlated with the actions of giving myself without expectation of return.
I retrospected my life's experiences and mapped out every time I gave to a cause, and found that when I gave with all my heart –when I went all-in – I would find unusual amounts of success shortly after that. I used to think it was coincidental. Now I realize these actions are connected. Here's the best part, I feel more fulfilled and happy than I ever have been, because now I don't skirt giving my time, I seek it out with a passion.
Finally, The Diamond Cutter takes you on a journey about the interconnectedness of our actions in the universe we live in. The first four are all about creating habits to help you lead yourself, which in turn enables you to build and lead teams to make a difference in the world. The final book wraps it all together to remind you that your actions matter – all of them – and they can help or hinder you on your journey. Enjoy!
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