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Business Retreat – Hoi An (2)
Successful investment begins with investing in yourself: you need time, favorable conditions, means, good friends, and a good teacher; learning how to “return to the center” to take care of body and mind through the use of mindful breathing—mindfulness—to release tension and stress. A practice example:
- In the morning, during breakfast with your family, spend one minute in silence, each person looking at one another for 2–3 seconds with the energy of mindfulness, not hiding behind newspapers or the television.
- Invite the bell three times, breathe nine breaths (three breaths for each sound), bow to each other, nourishing the nervous system in the “breathing room” like a family meditation hall.
Next is investing in your family—understanding the family as a garden that needs to be cultivated, before investing in your career or business. There, apply:
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The four mantras in Vietnamese:
– Darling, I am here for you.
– Darling, I know you are suffering, that is why I am here for you.
– Darling, I know you are here for me, and I am so happy.
– Darling, I know you have difficulties, that is why I am here for you. -
The three steps of investment:
- Yourself (taking care of body and mind)
- Your partner (helping them return to take care of their body and mind)
- Your business (listening, investing your “heart” in your colleagues—body, speech, and mind actions)
At least the Five Mindfulness Trainings taught by the Buddha and the Four Recollections (recollection of the Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha, and the precepts) are the path of mindfulness practice, helping individuals, families, and society to be happy right in the present moment. The spirit of “sowing seeds of compassion” and the awareness that our actions (body, speech, and mind) always affect collective karma encourages every entrepreneur to use their power to protect themselves, their family, and Mother Earth.
