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The Art of Happiness at Work
by Dalai Lama XIV
How do we stay happy at work? In our fast-paced world when work seeps into every aspect of our lives, we are seeing more and more people that are unhappy with work or that have little satisfaction in their jobs. If we aren't happy or satisfied with what we spend more than half our lives doing, what does this say about us as individuals?
From learning to get along with the people we work with and going through periods of dissatisfaction and disappointment with work to dealing with what motivates us at work (financial aspects, social status, or work as a calling), the Dalai Lama XIV challenges us to answer this question: Where does work fit into our overall quest for happiness?
If the purpose of life is happiness and happiness is determined by our state of mind, rather than external events, then the key to happiness is in our hands. We are all capable of finding happiness with work once we know what is in our hearts and what brings us the most satisfaction.
We have the freedom to choose how we look at our careers and how we deal with co-workers. Balance and attitude are instrumental in finding a purpose in our career, and how to balance our work life within the context of our entire life.
Rather than looking for something that suits us, we should look for situations that come from who we are and what is most important to us as individuals.
Best Takeaway Quotes:
"We should take special care to pay attention to the human relationships at work, how we interact with one another, and try to maintain basic human values, even at work.... Be a good person, a kind person. Relate to others with warmth, human affection, with honesty and sincerity. Compassion."
"The general view of productive activity has to do with somehow making an impact on one's environment, producing something, or accomplishing something in the world. It seems to be more outer directed, accomplishing things that can be measured or quantified."
"Although it is not always easy, nor even always possible, we must to do our best to assure that our work brings some benefit to others. For the Dalai Lama, that is the surest way to force an unbreakable bond between our work and the deep and lasting happiness that we all seek."
From learning to get along with the people we work with and going through periods of dissatisfaction and disappointment with work to dealing with what motivates us at work (financial aspects, social status, or work as a calling), the Dalai Lama XIV challenges us to answer this question: Where does work fit into our overall quest for happiness?
If the purpose of life is happiness and happiness is determined by our state of mind, rather than external events, then the key to happiness is in our hands. We are all capable of finding happiness with work once we know what is in our hearts and what brings us the most satisfaction.
We have the freedom to choose how we look at our careers and how we deal with co-workers. Balance and attitude are instrumental in finding a purpose in our career, and how to balance our work life within the context of our entire life.
Rather than looking for something that suits us, we should look for situations that come from who we are and what is most important to us as individuals.
Best Takeaway Quotes:
"We should take special care to pay attention to the human relationships at work, how we interact with one another, and try to maintain basic human values, even at work.... Be a good person, a kind person. Relate to others with warmth, human affection, with honesty and sincerity. Compassion."
"The general view of productive activity has to do with somehow making an impact on one's environment, producing something, or accomplishing something in the world. It seems to be more outer directed, accomplishing things that can be measured or quantified."
"Although it is not always easy, nor even always possible, we must to do our best to assure that our work brings some benefit to others. For the Dalai Lama, that is the surest way to force an unbreakable bond between our work and the deep and lasting happiness that we all seek."