What jobs can s Buddhist do?
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buddhist jobs?
Emma-Angel
January 2010 edited January 2010 in Buddhism Today
Hi guys
I was wondering what buddhist jobs are out there (with regards to earning a living). The only one i know of is Chaplin.
shenpennangwa
January 2010 edited January 2010
Emma-Angel wrote: »
Hi guys
I was wondering what buddhist jobs are out there (with regards to earning a living). The only one i know of is Chaplin.
there are a lot more.
you can work for a dharma center, or other sangha organization or you can train at a university and teach.
There are more and more opportunities out there for those of us who work for the dharma.
FyreShaman
January 2010 edited January 2010
Right Livelihood according to the 8Fold Path means that one should avoid jobs which involve trading in animals for slaughter, dealing in weapons, dealing in slaves, dealing in poison and dealing in intoxicants.
Outside of that, any job has the potential to be a 'Buddhist' job. The intention you have in performing that work, and being mindful of it, is at least as important as the work itself. For example, a supermarket shelf-filler may see their role as cherishing others by providing them with access to food, and the service they give to customers may be seen as a way of reducing the suffering of people like me who have a totally unreasonable dislike of shopping there.
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buddhist jobs?
Emma-Angel
January 2010 edited January 2010 in Buddhism Today
Hi guys
I was wondering what buddhist jobs are out there (with regards to earning a living). The only one i know of is Chaplin.
shenpennangwa
January 2010 edited January 2010
Emma-Angel wrote: »
Hi guys
I was wondering what buddhist jobs are out there (with regards to earning a living). The only one i know of is Chaplin.
there are a lot more.
you can work for a dharma center, or other sangha organization or you can train at a university and teach.
There are more and more opportunities out there for those of us who work for the dharma.
FyreShaman
January 2010 edited January 2010
Right Livelihood according to the 8Fold Path means that one should avoid jobs which involve trading in animals for slaughter, dealing in weapons, dealing in slaves, dealing in poison and dealing in intoxicants.
Outside of that, any job has the potential to be a 'Buddhist' job. The intention you have in performing that work, and being mindful of it, is at least as important as the work itself. For example, a supermarket shelf-filler may see their role as cherishing others by providing them with access to food, and the service they give to customers may be seen as a way of reducing the suffering of people like me who have a totally unreasonable dislike of shopping there.
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Indeed, the Buddhist literature is replete with stories of people who used the power of their intentions to make sacred their work as butchers, street sweepers, prostitutes, tavern keepers, and other seemingly undesirable, a
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