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    Catholicism‚ Judaism‚ Islamism‚ even atheism—all are simplified into T-shirt slogans and bumper stickers. Zen Buddhism is no exception. Enjoy the Ride; Less Is More; Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff . . . It’s All Small Stuff; It’s All Fun and Games and Then Someone Loses an I; Meditation—It’s Not What You Think!; Be Mindful; See the (insert any noun); be the (insert the same noun). Indeed‚ the mention of Zen Buddhism to a contemporary audi- ence is likely to be associated with feng shui templates for interior

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    Leadership & Organization Development Journal Emerald Article: Leadership moment by moment! Ron Cacioppe Article information: To cite this document: Ron Cacioppe‚ (1997)‚"Leadership moment by moment!"‚ Leadership & Organization Development Journal‚ Vol. 18 Iss: 7 pp. 335 - 345 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01437739710190648 Downloaded on: 06-02-2013 References: This document contains references to 20 other documents Citations: This document has been cited by 7 other

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    Self-power (jiriki) -In Chan Buddhism emphasized as necessary and sufficient for enlightenment. In Pure Land‚ insufficient without Amida. -In Zen‚ spiritual achievement attained solely by one’s own efforts. Self-power forms basis of both Rinzai and Soto schools of Buddhism. -Experiencing truth for oneself and not accepting testimony of another. -In Pure Land‚ one cannot become enlightened themselves through their own efforts because people have become so defiled so it is impossible. They must

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    contrast appeals to the audience on a physical and emotional level‚ providing a much more immediate experience than traditional theatre” ~ (Artmedia Publishing in Zen Zen Zo’s “The Tempest” Teacher’s Notes) “…Then you realise that theatre is a more personal experience.” (Stephen Atkins‚ Dante’s Inferno Director) After viewing Zen Zen Zo’s physical theatre reincarnation of the philosophical poem‚ Inferno by Dante Alighieri ‚ it was clear that the combinations of various dramatic languages ultimately

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    It is estimated that 1.2 million people and 40 percent of those people living in Southern California make up the Buddhist population in America. Saying that‚ California also has the most temples out of any state in America with 435 . Recently‚ many Zen Buddhist Centers have been related to scandals across the United States. There has been over 9 sex scandals that have happened in over the last 30 years (Eck 2001). However‚ there has been good things that have happened recent years as well. In 2006

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    Religions And Japanese Culture Many religions are popular within the Japanese culture. Two of the most influential religions‚ Shinto and Buddhism that help shaped a lot of Japanese values are Shinto and Buddhism‚ played a large role in shaping Japanese values. Numerous similarities and differences run between these two religions; nonetheless‚ the Japanese often believe in more than one religion at the same time. This is possible due to the polytheistic nature of most popular religions in Japan

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    most famous Zen temples and its many gardens of Ryoan-Ji. The temple was built in 1450 by Hosokawa Katsumoto‚ a military leader in Japan. During the Onin war the temple was demolished and Katsumoto’s son‚ Hosokawa Matsumoto‚ rebuilt the temple in 1488. The temple is a resting place for the emperors of the Onin war.in which their tombs lie to what is known as the Seven Imperial Tombs. Adjacent to the temple is it’s accompanying Zen garden which is also considered to be a dry garden. The Zen garden of

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    organization‚ which require skills and experience from each leader. We will discuss The Zen Leader 10 ways to go from barley managing to leading‚ and identify the purpose of the book‚ the themes‚ principles‚ and concepts as it relates to DuBrin whom we have discussed in Leadership Practices and Skills the past eight weeks. Table of Contents Introduction 3 The Zen Leader: Leadership Discussion 4 The Zen Leader Relative to DuBrin Leadership Approach 7 Conclusion 9 References 10

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    strengths and weaknesses. Our success proved that accurate and effective communication procedures are being performed to ensure social and professional satisfaction while maintaining ethics and confidence. Overall‚ we have mastered our presentation Zen.” "We the students of Leadership Theories and Practice have developed transferable life skills applicable to future professional endeavors. Our futures are impacted through improvements in public speaking by master confidence‚ eye contact‚ and the

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    Phil Jackson coached the Chicago Bulls basketball team to one of the longest winning streaks in professional sports. In his book‚ Sacred Hoops‚ he describes his approach to coaching a group of acknowledged stars. He clearly understands that simply collecting a set of outstanding players does not a championship team make. One way of understanding his approach is to think of every problem or project having components in four different spheres: 1. Mental‚ logical‚ scientific‚ technical 2. Systems

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