Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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As the questioner laughed heartily, the audience gave her a big round of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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\"Just work as much as your salary.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the questioner laughed heartily, the audience gave her a big round of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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\"Thank you.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Just work as much as your salary.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the questioner laughed heartily, the audience gave her a big round of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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The same goes for making friends. When you want to have a broad social circle you need to spend some money to buy food or coffee. People want to have a broad social circle but are reluctant to spend money, and that's what we call \"greed.\" Greed refers to something contradictory. When we say to abandon greed, it doesn't mean to give up the desire to do something, but means to give up contradictory desires.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Thank you.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Just work as much as your salary.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the questioner laughed heartily, the audience gave her a big round of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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If you enter a good company with inadequate skills, you'll always have to be cautious all the time. On the other hand, if you enter a company that's slightly below your skill level, you can live with a bit more confidence because you can easily find such a job with your skills. If the employer says something and you threaten to quit, he will try to hold on to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same goes for making friends. When you want to have a broad social circle you need to spend some money to buy food or coffee. People want to have a broad social circle but are reluctant to spend money, and that's what we call \"greed.\" Greed refers to something contradictory. When we say to abandon greed, it doesn't mean to give up the desire to do something, but means to give up contradictory desires.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Thank you.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Just work as much as your salary.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the questioner laughed heartily, the audience gave her a big round of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
If you enter a good company with inadequate skills, you'll always have to be cautious all the time. On the other hand, if you enter a company that's slightly below your skill level, you can live with a bit more confidence because you can easily find such a job with your skills. If the employer says something and you threaten to quit, he will try to hold on to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same goes for making friends. When you want to have a broad social circle you need to spend some money to buy food or coffee. People want to have a broad social circle but are reluctant to spend money, and that's what we call \"greed.\" Greed refers to something contradictory. When we say to abandon greed, it doesn't mean to give up the desire to do something, but means to give up contradictory desires.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Thank you.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Just work as much as your salary.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the questioner laughed heartily, the audience gave her a big round of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
\n
Understanding these principles can lead to a wiser way of living. To sell something quickly, you need to lower the price slightly below market value. If you want to sell for a higher price, you have to wait longer because no one will buy it at a high price. However, in this world, there are occasionally people in a hurry. You have to wait until such a person appears. Because these principles work this way, there's nothing difficult about it. However, because we are ignorant of this principle, we suffer, become anxious, and blame others. If you understand these principles, you can simply adjust your life accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
If you enter a good company with inadequate skills, you'll always have to be cautious all the time. On the other hand, if you enter a company that's slightly below your skill level, you can live with a bit more confidence because you can easily find such a job with your skills. If the employer says something and you threaten to quit, he will try to hold on to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same goes for making friends. When you want to have a broad social circle you need to spend some money to buy food or coffee. People want to have a broad social circle but are reluctant to spend money, and that's what we call \"greed.\" Greed refers to something contradictory. When we say to abandon greed, it doesn't mean to give up the desire to do something, but means to give up contradictory desires.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Thank you.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Just work as much as your salary.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the questioner laughed heartily, the audience gave her a big round of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
\n
On the other hand, what about from the perspective of the employees? To be in the dominant position, he should receive a slightly lower salary. If he threatens to quit in response to even small criticism from his employer, the employer will be surprised and catch his employee. Just because someone is a worker doesn't mean he is always in a submissive position. Just because someone is the employer doesn\u2019t mean he is always in a dominant position. You are in bondage because you are trying to get a large salary. Even workers can be in a dominant position if they receive low wages. For example, you can say after lunch, \u2018I will leave work early today to attend a Dharma talk by Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u2019 without the boss being able to object. If the boss mishandles the situation, and the worker leaves, it can lead to significant problems. That's why some flexibility is shown in such cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding these principles can lead to a wiser way of living. To sell something quickly, you need to lower the price slightly below market value. If you want to sell for a higher price, you have to wait longer because no one will buy it at a high price. However, in this world, there are occasionally people in a hurry. You have to wait until such a person appears. Because these principles work this way, there's nothing difficult about it. However, because we are ignorant of this principle, we suffer, become anxious, and blame others. If you understand these principles, you can simply adjust your life accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
If you enter a good company with inadequate skills, you'll always have to be cautious all the time. On the other hand, if you enter a company that's slightly below your skill level, you can live with a bit more confidence because you can easily find such a job with your skills. If the employer says something and you threaten to quit, he will try to hold on to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same goes for making friends. When you want to have a broad social circle you need to spend some money to buy food or coffee. People want to have a broad social circle but are reluctant to spend money, and that's what we call \"greed.\" Greed refers to something contradictory. When we say to abandon greed, it doesn't mean to give up the desire to do something, but means to give up contradictory desires.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Thank you.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Just work as much as your salary.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the questioner laughed heartily, the audience gave her a big round of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
\n
\u201cThis is human psychology. It's understandable. People selling something generally want to get a bit more for it, and those buying something feel good when they buy it at a lower price than the market price, thinking, \u2018I got it a little cheaper.\u2019 Those who understand this aspect of human psychology tend to give their employees slightly higher salaries than originally intended. From the employees' perspective, this is a significant benefit, so they are less likely to leave the company. Then, who can have a dominant position? The employer can. However, if he pay low wages, employees will keep paying attention to other places. Therefore, even a slight criticism can lead them to think, \"There are other places that pay that much,\" and they may quit. That's why giving employees slightly higher salaries can make them more loyal to the company and more attuned to the employer's expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, what about from the perspective of the employees? To be in the dominant position, he should receive a slightly lower salary. If he threatens to quit in response to even small criticism from his employer, the employer will be surprised and catch his employee. Just because someone is a worker doesn't mean he is always in a submissive position. Just because someone is the employer doesn\u2019t mean he is always in a dominant position. You are in bondage because you are trying to get a large salary. Even workers can be in a dominant position if they receive low wages. For example, you can say after lunch, \u2018I will leave work early today to attend a Dharma talk by Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u2019 without the boss being able to object. If the boss mishandles the situation, and the worker leaves, it can lead to significant problems. That's why some flexibility is shown in such cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding these principles can lead to a wiser way of living. To sell something quickly, you need to lower the price slightly below market value. If you want to sell for a higher price, you have to wait longer because no one will buy it at a high price. However, in this world, there are occasionally people in a hurry. You have to wait until such a person appears. Because these principles work this way, there's nothing difficult about it. However, because we are ignorant of this principle, we suffer, become anxious, and blame others. If you understand these principles, you can simply adjust your life accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
If you enter a good company with inadequate skills, you'll always have to be cautious all the time. On the other hand, if you enter a company that's slightly below your skill level, you can live with a bit more confidence because you can easily find such a job with your skills. If the employer says something and you threaten to quit, he will try to hold on to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same goes for making friends. When you want to have a broad social circle you need to spend some money to buy food or coffee. People want to have a broad social circle but are reluctant to spend money, and that's what we call \"greed.\" Greed refers to something contradictory. When we say to abandon greed, it doesn't mean to give up the desire to do something, but means to give up contradictory desires.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Thank you.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Just work as much as your salary.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the questioner laughed heartily, the audience gave her a big round of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is human psychology. It's understandable. People selling something generally want to get a bit more for it, and those buying something feel good when they buy it at a lower price than the market price, thinking, \u2018I got it a little cheaper.\u2019 Those who understand this aspect of human psychology tend to give their employees slightly higher salaries than originally intended. From the employees' perspective, this is a significant benefit, so they are less likely to leave the company. Then, who can have a dominant position? The employer can. However, if he pay low wages, employees will keep paying attention to other places. Therefore, even a slight criticism can lead them to think, \"There are other places that pay that much,\" and they may quit. That's why giving employees slightly higher salaries can make them more loyal to the company and more attuned to the employer's expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, what about from the perspective of the employees? To be in the dominant position, he should receive a slightly lower salary. If he threatens to quit in response to even small criticism from his employer, the employer will be surprised and catch his employee. Just because someone is a worker doesn't mean he is always in a submissive position. Just because someone is the employer doesn\u2019t mean he is always in a dominant position. You are in bondage because you are trying to get a large salary. Even workers can be in a dominant position if they receive low wages. For example, you can say after lunch, \u2018I will leave work early today to attend a Dharma talk by Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u2019 without the boss being able to object. If the boss mishandles the situation, and the worker leaves, it can lead to significant problems. That's why some flexibility is shown in such cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding these principles can lead to a wiser way of living. To sell something quickly, you need to lower the price slightly below market value. If you want to sell for a higher price, you have to wait longer because no one will buy it at a high price. However, in this world, there are occasionally people in a hurry. You have to wait until such a person appears. Because these principles work this way, there's nothing difficult about it. However, because we are ignorant of this principle, we suffer, become anxious, and blame others. If you understand these principles, you can simply adjust your life accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
If you enter a good company with inadequate skills, you'll always have to be cautious all the time. On the other hand, if you enter a company that's slightly below your skill level, you can live with a bit more confidence because you can easily find such a job with your skills. If the employer says something and you threaten to quit, he will try to hold on to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same goes for making friends. When you want to have a broad social circle you need to spend some money to buy food or coffee. People want to have a broad social circle but are reluctant to spend money, and that's what we call \"greed.\" Greed refers to something contradictory. When we say to abandon greed, it doesn't mean to give up the desire to do something, but means to give up contradictory desires.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Thank you.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Just work as much as your salary.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the questioner laughed heartily, the audience gave her a big round of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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\u201cThey want to pay less.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is human psychology. It's understandable. People selling something generally want to get a bit more for it, and those buying something feel good when they buy it at a lower price than the market price, thinking, \u2018I got it a little cheaper.\u2019 Those who understand this aspect of human psychology tend to give their employees slightly higher salaries than originally intended. From the employees' perspective, this is a significant benefit, so they are less likely to leave the company. Then, who can have a dominant position? The employer can. However, if he pay low wages, employees will keep paying attention to other places. Therefore, even a slight criticism can lead them to think, \"There are other places that pay that much,\" and they may quit. That's why giving employees slightly higher salaries can make them more loyal to the company and more attuned to the employer's expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, what about from the perspective of the employees? To be in the dominant position, he should receive a slightly lower salary. If he threatens to quit in response to even small criticism from his employer, the employer will be surprised and catch his employee. Just because someone is a worker doesn't mean he is always in a submissive position. Just because someone is the employer doesn\u2019t mean he is always in a dominant position. You are in bondage because you are trying to get a large salary. Even workers can be in a dominant position if they receive low wages. For example, you can say after lunch, \u2018I will leave work early today to attend a Dharma talk by Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u2019 without the boss being able to object. If the boss mishandles the situation, and the worker leaves, it can lead to significant problems. That's why some flexibility is shown in such cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding these principles can lead to a wiser way of living. To sell something quickly, you need to lower the price slightly below market value. If you want to sell for a higher price, you have to wait longer because no one will buy it at a high price. However, in this world, there are occasionally people in a hurry. You have to wait until such a person appears. Because these principles work this way, there's nothing difficult about it. However, because we are ignorant of this principle, we suffer, become anxious, and blame others. If you understand these principles, you can simply adjust your life accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
If you enter a good company with inadequate skills, you'll always have to be cautious all the time. On the other hand, if you enter a company that's slightly below your skill level, you can live with a bit more confidence because you can easily find such a job with your skills. If the employer says something and you threaten to quit, he will try to hold on to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same goes for making friends. When you want to have a broad social circle you need to spend some money to buy food or coffee. People want to have a broad social circle but are reluctant to spend money, and that's what we call \"greed.\" Greed refers to something contradictory. When we say to abandon greed, it doesn't mean to give up the desire to do something, but means to give up contradictory desires.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Thank you.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Just work as much as your salary.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the questioner laughed heartily, the audience gave her a big round of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
You tend to listen too reverently to the words of Jesus or Buddha, but there's no need for that. When I read the Bible and Buddhist scriptures and interpret their contents, it all boils down to one thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'To live a life that is good for both you and me, enjoyable and meaningful, don't seek to be loved, but love! Don't strive to be understood, understand!'<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it seems that some of you are misinterpreting this and asking, 'Why should I sacrifice for others?' So, you grit your teeth and endure it in order to go to heaven, but when you eventually get there, it will be hell. If you live in heaven now, you have a high chance of going to heaven if you have a future life. If you have fun now, there is a high chance that you will have fun tomorrow too. If you're not having fun now, there's little chance you'll have fun tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When you read the Bible or Buddhist scriptures even a little, you can clearly understand how we should live. People with a fixation on money often misinterpret it, but in reality, they are all saying the same thing. I'm not saying you should believe in Buddhism. I'm saying we should strive towards truth and make our lives blessed. Buddha couldn't have told us to sacrifice. Jesus was even crucified for us, and Buddha spent 45 years teaching for us. Don't look elsewhere with empty eyes, treasure the present, and value your own life. That is the path to the future and the path of benefiting others.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be traveling to LA to give a Dharma Talk at the Sri Lankan temple for Korean residents, and then deliver another Dharma Talk in English with an interpreter for the Non-Korean audience.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Day of Sunim, Orange County(Sep 10, 2023)","post_excerpt":"\u201cI\u2019m a manager and it is difficult to manage employees.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"a-day-of-sunim-orange-countysep-10-2023","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:33","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16736","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
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\u201cDo all employers want to pay their employees a bit less in salary? Or do they want to pay them more?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey want to pay less.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is human psychology. It's understandable. People selling something generally want to get a bit more for it, and those buying something feel good when they buy it at a lower price than the market price, thinking, \u2018I got it a little cheaper.\u2019 Those who understand this aspect of human psychology tend to give their employees slightly higher salaries than originally intended. From the employees' perspective, this is a significant benefit, so they are less likely to leave the company. Then, who can have a dominant position? The employer can. However, if he pay low wages, employees will keep paying attention to other places. Therefore, even a slight criticism can lead them to think, \"There are other places that pay that much,\" and they may quit. That's why giving employees slightly higher salaries can make them more loyal to the company and more attuned to the employer's expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, what about from the perspective of the employees? To be in the dominant position, he should receive a slightly lower salary. If he threatens to quit in response to even small criticism from his employer, the employer will be surprised and catch his employee. Just because someone is a worker doesn't mean he is always in a submissive position. Just because someone is the employer doesn\u2019t mean he is always in a dominant position. You are in bondage because you are trying to get a large salary. Even workers can be in a dominant position if they receive low wages. For example, you can say after lunch, \u2018I will leave work early today to attend a Dharma talk by Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u2019 without the boss being able to object. If the boss mishandles the situation, and the worker leaves, it can lead to significant problems. That's why some flexibility is shown in such cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding these principles can lead to a wiser way of living. To sell something quickly, you need to lower the price slightly below market value. If you want to sell for a higher price, you have to wait longer because no one will buy it at a high price. However, in this world, there are occasionally people in a hurry. You have to wait until such a person appears. Because these principles work this way, there's nothing difficult about it. However, because we are ignorant of this principle, we suffer, become anxious, and blame others. If you understand these principles, you can simply adjust your life accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
If you enter a good company with inadequate skills, you'll always have to be cautious all the time. On the other hand, if you enter a company that's slightly below your skill level, you can live with a bit more confidence because you can easily find such a job with your skills. If the employer says something and you threaten to quit, he will try to hold on to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same goes for making friends. When you want to have a broad social circle you need to spend some money to buy food or coffee. People want to have a broad social circle but are reluctant to spend money, and that's what we call \"greed.\" Greed refers to something contradictory. When we say to abandon greed, it doesn't mean to give up the desire to do something, but means to give up contradictory desires.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Thank you.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Just work as much as your salary.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the questioner laughed heartily, the audience gave her a big round of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
After the conversation, it was already 9 PM. Finally, Sunim offered some closing words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the conversation with me today, your life should be both fun and beneficial. It shouldn't be just about having fun and it shouldn't be solely about being beneficial. Working allows you to earn money, which is beneficial, but it may lack fun. On the other hand, playing can be fun, but if you keep spending money, it may not be beneficial. In both cases, it's a half-lived life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for living life in an enjoyable and meaningful way<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can we have both an enjoyable and meaningful work life? Treat your job like play. Try to have fun while working. When you're running a store, approach it as a form of entertainment. When customers come, have fun talking to them about various issues. Experiment with different approaches, like, 'When I say this, products sell well, but when I say that, they don't.' Analyzing it in this way can make selling even one item enjoyable. Doing rewarding work for fun, it will be good now and later. Having fun, making money, and eating a pheasant and its eggs, this is a wise life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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