The Diamond Cutter

The Diamond Cuttersuccess in business. Successful business people have
the resources to do more good in the world than
Geshe Michael Roach is a Princeton graduate and athose people without the same resources do. In
Buddhist monk. After graduation, he spent seven yearsaddition, the very people who are attracted to
studying the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism. At thebusiness are the same people who have the strength
suggestion of his teacher, he joined a fledgling diamondto grasp and carry out the deeper practices of the
business in New York to test his ideals in real life. Hespirit.
stayed with the business as a member of the coreMoney should be made honestly and with absolute
management team for seventeen years.integrity. How we make money matters more than
The company grew from a start-up with two ownersanything else does. It determines our ability to keep
and two employees to $100 million in sales and fivemaking money as nobody can indefinitely run a
hundred employees in offices around the world. Thebusiness built on dishonesty or deception. It also
Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Strategies forsignificantly affects our ability to enjoy the money we
Managing Your Business and Your Life tells the storymake.
of how Geshe Michael Roach built the diamond divisionNothing is good or bad in and of itself; everything has a
of this company, using principles culled from ancienthidden potential. This is what the Buddhists call
Tibetan Buddhism as the driving force behind hisemptiness. What is bad news for you may be good
decision making.news for someone else, and vice versa. We must not
Drawing on lessons he learned in the diamond businessleap to conclusions about events, but must stop to
and years in Buddhist monasteries, Roach shows howconsider what potential they really have for us. Even
taking care of others is the ultimate path to taking carecompetitors can be seen as fairy godmothers
of oneself, even--especially--in business. As he puts it,challenging us to find the correct path to greater
you have to engage in "mental gardening," whichaccomplishment. It is a matter of perception. With the
means doing certain practical things that will form newright state of mind, we can turn our problems into
habits that will create an ideal reality for you. If thisopportunities.
sounds a little outrageous, his very precise instructionsWe should look ahead to the inevitable end of our
are down to earth and address numerous specificdays in business, and put ourselves in a position where
issues common to the business/management world.we can honestly say our years in business had some
Through this practice, you will become a considerate,meaning. The idea here is to anticipate our future, and
generous, introspective, creative person of immensemove in a direction that will allow us to look back on
integrity, and that will be the key to your wealth... Aour past with total joy and satisfaction.
Some of the many insights in The Diamond Cutter areThe Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Strategies for
as follows:Managing Your Business and Your Life by Geshe
A business should be successful; it should makeMichael Roach (Author)
money. There is no conflict between spirituality andList Price: $23.