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Dedication .................................................xi
Foreword by Bruce A. Stewart .................xiii
Preface .....................................................xvii
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From Bar Mitzvah to Buddha .................1
Embracing Compassion ............................3
The Relentless Pursuit of Success ............9
Beware of Gurus Bearing Gifts ................11
The Misguided Life of a Recovering MLM Addict ..........................................................14
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Finding the Ultimate Purpose in Your Work and Your Life ................................16
Following Your Passion ............................18
Right Livelihood..........................................21
What’s Happened to the Baby Boomers? ......................................................................22
Namaste and Success ..............................27
The Journey ................................................28
The Eightfold Path .....................................30
The Karma of Purposeful Alignment ........35
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Awakening the Buddha Within ...........36
The New Buddhism ...................................38
Achieving Buddhahood .............................39
Our Journey ................................................41
America’s Heart and Mind ........................42
Kooky Koot ................................................43
Choose Wisely ...........................................44
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Zenlightened Leadership .....................47
The Arran Stephens Story ........................47
Hidden Companions .................................53
Buddha Talks Business ............................57
The New MBA (Masters in Buddha Biz) .62
Compassion and Business ......................64
Zen and Business ......................................67
The New Zenployee ..................................67
Buddha in the Boardroom ........................69
Right Action ................................................71
Zenlightened Entrepreneurs .....................72
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The Corporate Criminals ......................79
Why Good People Do Bad Things ..........79
Era of Imperial CEOs Over ......................80
Politics and Corporate Crime ..................82
Failure is Not an Option ............................88 |
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The Pyramid Scheme Epidemic ................90
Corruption in Low Places ................................90
Enron for the Common Man ............................94
Distractions and Diversions ............................95
False Identity .....................................................97
Tricky Math ........................................................98
The Pyramid Scheme as a Mirror ................102
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Corruption in High Places ........................106
Is Your Boss a Psychopath? .........................106
Take the Quiz .................................................109
Top 10 Bosses from Hell ..............................109
How Do Good People Stay Good? ............113
Benevolent Economics ................................117
Dharma and Greed ........................................119
A Buddhist in America ..................................121
The Good News .............................................123
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Zentrepreneurism .......................................124
Zenvesting ......................................................126
Zentrepreneurial Spirit ...................................128
The New Zentrepreneurs ...............................129
Zen and Coin or Buddhists in Business ......130
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Social Entrepreneurship ...........................135
What Does it Take to be a Social Entrepreneur? ................................................141
The New Heroes ............................................142
Educating Social Entrepreneurs ..................150
Resources for the Social Entrepreneur .......151
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The New Economy Investor ....................152
Shareholder Activism ....................................152
Corporate Karma ...........................................156
Socially Responsible Investing .....................157
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The New Era of Zenlightened Capitalism ..........................................................................160
Zenlightened Capitalists ...............................162
What is Good Performance to Zenlightened Capitalism? ....................................................164
The Eden Project ...........................................165
The Road to Zenlightenment .........................166
The Enlightened Ones ...................................167
The Journey Continues at Zentrepreneurism.com ..................................175
Acknowledgments .........................................177 |
