Zen Lessons: The Art of Leadership

by Thomas Cleary (Translator)

Drawing on private records, letters, and long-lost documents of the Song dynasty (tenth to thirteenth centuries), this book consists of short excerpts written in a language that is accessible to readers without any background in Eastern philosophy. It serves as a study of the personal qualities and conduct necessary for the mastery of any position of power and authority, whether religious, social, political, or organizational.

Genres: Philosophy, Zen, Nonfiction, Leadership, Buddhism, Religion, Reference

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Dr. Thomas Francis Cleary, Ph.D. (East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University; J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley), was a prolific translator of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Muslim classics, with a particular emphasis on popular translations of Mahāyāna works relevant to the Chan, Zen, and Soen systems.

Reviews

[Adrian Sandoval]

Parte inspiracional y parte documento histórico, esta compilación de escritos Zen (Chan) circundando el concepto del buen liderzgo puede ser, sin duda, una guía para quienes tienen la pesada carga de guiar a otros.

Mas habrá que tener cuidado, como el libro lo advierte varias veces, en no caer en los vicios de la modernidad que permiten que los falsos valores contaminen a los liders y a su gente.

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No es mi libro favorito de Cleary pero si uno que vale la pena haber leído al menos una vez.

[Daniel Rubio]

Es una coleccion de textos Zen que mas alla de ser aplicables al liderazgo nos ayudan a llevar una vida mejor.