2011 ARCHIVE - Saddharaja - Right Livelihood Talk 2 - Dealing With Change

Saddharaja starts off with another story from his childhood in the 1960s about a forest fire and the effects of this upon his father, who was a forester. An example of sudden, dramatic change at work.Throughout the talk he uses other interesting examples from history to emphasise his points, e.g. Ned Lud and The Luddites, the painter Joseph Wright of Derby, and Charles Babbage and his Difference Engine.
Defining what 'change' means he explores the meaning of the impermanence teaching (anicca), with the help of Sangharakshita's writings on the subject. How small less dramatic changes in the work place can create anxiety for Right Livelihood workers. Our struggles to accept impermanence within our workplace, our attitudes to our jobs, and even our own bodies. Looking at the implications of both reactive and creative attitudes to change.

He concludes by suggesting 7 Habits of Highly Effective Right Livelihood Workers, which are essentially seven practices which we can use to creatively deal with change in our working lives, and as Buddhist practitioners


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Right Livelihood Talk 2 - Dealing With Change