Buddhism in Business
The Business Of Buddhism
The characteristics of a businessman who can quickly achieve success and become a millionaire in the world must have three characteristics
Three tips that young businessmen must maintain for their business life in doing business in a righteous way. It is also a very important issue for people's daily lives. How to do business must also be studied and understood clearly when entering this field. Here are some quick tips to help young businessmen:
The Buddha showed three characteristics of doing business to become wealthy, rich, and loved by many people to avoid some views that the Buddha only taught people about karma, results, merit, and demerit, so most of his followers were poor. In some cases, the Buddha expressed the virtues in doing business, such as selling, clearly stating that if the seller has three qualities, they will definitely get high profits. The lessons taught by the Buddha to make their business run smoothly, the layman should apply the direction of the three virtues:
1. A wise person is someone who has good eyesight or bright eyes, especially someone who knows the rules of economics and business, that is, they know how to sell and buy in order to make a lot of money. More specifically, they know how to make a profit and how to make a loss, know the times, such as knowing the seasons of each occupation. They know the places to sell, that is, where it sells high, where it sells low, and know the needs of the people in each place. They need to buy what they need, and find what they need to buy, and so on. Being wise is being smart in selling and buying, knowing how to make a loss and how to make a profit, knowing the times, knowing the seasons of each occupation, knowing the markets for selling, such as where it sells high, where it sells low, knowing the needs of the people in each place, what goods they need, and how to sell them according to their needs, etc. Tip: Young businessmen must have wisdom and vision: For experienced businessmen, business is no secret, but for those who are just starting out in new businesses, it is necessary to have wisdom in the field of investment, sales, buying and selling, knowing the time, knowing the place, knowing the needs of customers, knowing the rules of business economics, being skilled in business, knowing the time and weather clearly, that is, knowing the things of selling, buying and producing, how to make a lot of money. In particular, you must know the opportunities in doing business, that is, knowing the places to sell, this place sells high, that place sells low, and knowing the needs of people in each place, what they need to find that product to meet their needs.
2. Behavior: A person who is diligent, who does the work he is doing without delaying the time of the business and the needs of the buyer. A person who has a technical mind, is smart, such as buying things in a cheap place and selling them in a high-priced place. Hard work, perseverance, is to work hard to do the work he is doing, that is, not being lazy, not letting it be spoiled beyond the needs of the buyer. Note: Young businessmen must be diligent. That means that young businessmen must be diligent in the work they are doing, not wasting time on business and missing out on customer needs, but rather as businessmen who have market research to develop themselves. Those who do the work they are doing without delaying the time of their business and the needs of their customers are considered to be technically minded and intelligent, such as buying things at a low price and selling them at a high price. This does not mean that doing this kind of business is morally wrong, but it is a type of business that understands the geographical location of the people's economic income.
3. Sanatho is a person who has many needs, a person who is loved by many people, has many friends, how to make people from all walks of life feel discouraged, has faith, and is trustworthy until he dares to fight to the death together. He is skilled in contacting many customers. Wherever he goes, he is always loved, loved, knows how to make himself loved and trusted by others, and is friendly. If he has these three qualities, he will always bring wealth to those who follow him at all times. These three business concepts will be useful to the general public in their work to earn a living through righteousness. Hint: A young businessman must be very reliable. In a sense, you must be skilled in making many friends, go to places where people are respected. A person who is respected by many people. Not only that, you must be a person who knows how to make people from all walks of life feel confident and have confidence in yourself.
The businessman's sermon
In the story, there is a story about a man, a wealthy businessman, who picked up a dead mouse and sold it to a cat breeder for 1 kangana, saved it as capital and continued to trade until he had a fortune of 200,000 kangana, and finally rose to the rank of millionaire. Because striving for wealth is a source of wealth, the Buddha has said: "Apagenapi, vabhadena, vichakkhana, samuthapeti, attanam anum, akkiva sandam." A wise and intelligent person establishes himself as a wealthy person with a small capital, just as one kindles a small fire and makes it burn larger. The Buddha has narrated this story to show it in a way to those who are interested.Earn wealth through business. There is a Buddhist proverb that says: The merchant, who has three qualities, is one who has a clear eye, one who is diligent, one who is rich with many dependents, and will soon become rich with wealth.
An economist or businessman must have three qualities:
1- A clear eye, one who has a clear eye.
2- A person who is diligent, one who is diligent, one who is rich with many dependents.
3- A person who is generous, one who is generous with many dependents.
The first one, which is “having insight,” is to be wise. The reason for wisdom is threefold: listening, thinking, and growing. Those who want to earn money through trading or business must listen carefully to the explanations and advice of businessmen, paying attention to them, so that they can learn the techniques of trading in advance, such as knowing the price of goods, etc. They must study in a business school or study in the home of a businessman who has been proficient for a long time. When they have listened and learned as they have been told, wisdom arises. This is called wisdom arising from listening and learning. The thinking is that a trader or businessman must think carefully and find the reasons for trading clearly to understand whether there is a profit or a loss. If they do not think for themselves, they must ask those who have lost their business first. Then they can act according to the ancient proverb, “Think carefully and act wisely.” Whatever they do, they must think carefully and act wisely. When they think carefully and act wisely, wisdom arises. This is called wisdom born of thinking. As for progress, it is done repeatedly. If you do it occasionally, it is not called progress. Only when you do it many times, many times, or repeatedly, can you call it progress? Do it and do it again until you get used to it. If you have done it repeatedly, it will tell you to understand it gradually. The previous one is a model for the next one. Just like someone who has been doing a business for a long time, wisdom always comes to their mind, allowing them to know other businesses in order. You who have never done it, you will always be confused and not wise in business. Even those who have learned to master the skills in business schools, but if you have not done it, you will not know everything. Only when you have done it often can you understand more and more. This is called wisdom born of progress. A businessman who listens, learns, and progresses as mentioned above will always find a wide range of wealth. They are people with good eyes or bright eyes, with good knowledge in business, knowing capital, knowing costs. Especially knowing the rules of economics and trade.
In the second category, which is "one who has great effort", the merchant or businessman must be diligent in managing work at home and outside the house. Trying to manage work at home means trying to control the list, trying to control all the things that are sold, trying to find ways to arrange the house so that the inside is clean, so that it is arranged in a unique and unique way, so that travelers or shoppers can see it from a distance, want to walk closer, look and look again, try to arrange the few things so that they can see them, and more in a good way, do not just place them randomly, if there are many houses of the same merchant, try to write signs or post notices to let everyone know so that they can know their names and the names of their goods quickly, this is the work of the house. As for trying to manage work outside the home, it is trying to find different goods from other places that are popular with the people and sell them in large quantities, in many different ways, or any unusual thing that is perceived to be popular with the people, such as the first ripe fruit or the first goods to arrive, etc., also try to find and store them in the house first. Merchants who try as mentioned above, etc., quickly increase their wealth. They are people who have a sharp mind, a broad mind, know how to survey, consider, and examine circumstances. They have a technical mind, are extraordinarily intelligent, know how to do business, and know how to know where to buy things at a low price and where to sell them at a high price. Especially if they make a lot of profit, they do not forget the spirit of losing capital, they are not willing to give up or become lazy.
The third element, which is “Be rich with many people, have many dependents,” is that a businessman must find people who are wealthy, have many friends, and have many close friends, so that it will be easy, because all of them will help to promote, help start, help provide resources as capital, help provide support in times of various kinds of events. Be a person who has soft words, sweet and pleasant, friendly, and kind to people who come to you or to others. Do not act arrogantly or arrogantly, so that you will be loved and appreciated by others. Be a person who has a good moral character, is honest, and does not become a person who has a bad reputation by playing various games, gambling, etc. Be a person who spends his wealth in moderation, does not spend too much, does not waste too much, so that those who have a lot of wealth will dare to help, start with various things, help with capital, etc. A businessman who has many dependents will grow his wealth quickly. He is a person who is loved by many people, even friends, knows how to make people in all walks of life fall in love, have faith, and gain trust, even to the point of struggling to make a profit together. Whether you work in the fields, farms, businesses, wages, government jobs, or other fields, you will be able to grow your wealth and become wealthy because of your hard work and intelligence, as mentioned earlier. That is why there is a Buddhist proverb: "Udhata Vinte Thanam, the rich will always get wealth.” This Buddhist proverb is in line with the ancient Khmer proverb that “Knowing from learning, there are two ways to earn, and being poor from being lazy.” Teaching the way of business or having to learn in the home of a businessman who has been proficient for a long time. When listening and learning as they say, this is what wisdom is born of. This is called wisdom born from listening to learning. As for thinking, a merchant or businessman must think carefully and carefully to find the reason for trading clearly, to understand whether there is a small profit or a large loss. If you don’t think for yourself, you should ask those who have lost business before you decide to do something. As for the ancient proverb that says “Think carefully,” it means that no matter what, you must think carefully about the loss and profit before doing it. When you think carefully like this, wisdom is born. This is called wisdom born from thinking. As for progress, it is doing it often. If you do it occasionally, it is not called progress. Only when you do it many times, many times, or do it often, it is called progress. Do it and do it again until you get used to it. If you have done it often, it will tell you to understand gradually. The previous is an example for the next. Like someone who has been doing a business for a long time, wisdom always comes to their mind, so that they can know other businesses in order. You have never done it, you will always be confused and not wise in business. Even those who have learned to be proficient in business schools, because if you have not done it, you cannot know everything. Only after doing it often can you understand more and more. This is called wisdom born of growth. A businessman who listens, learns, and grows as mentioned above will always find a large amount of wealth.
Do not do business! The 5 wrong businesses that the Buddha absolutely forbids from doing The Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, spoke about the 5 wrong businesses that are forbidden to the general public. In particular, Buddhists should abstain from doing them absolutely, namely:
1/. Weapons trafficking (sattavanicja): This means making weapons, from swords, knives, spears, bows, arrows, guns, bombs -etc. - as long as any tool or thing affects the lives of all living beings around them, including the entire world.
2/. Human trafficking (sattavanicja): People should not traffic in the same human beings to be slaves of someone else or to serve sexual pleasure or in any form. All people have the same right to live freely.
3/. Meat trafficking (mumsavanicja): This means raising animals, such as pigs, and when those animals grow up, they are killed and sold for meat.
4/. Alcohol trafficking (majavanicja): This means mixing any substance to create alcohol yourself or buying and selling alcohol.
5/. Poison trafficking (visavanicja): This means arranging poison to create itself or having it mixed Or come for any reason and sell poisons or poisons.
These five types of business, the general public, especially Buddhists, should not engage in, because they cause insecurity and peace. The trade in these five types of business is called mischajiva or mischajipa, which is contrary to the right business. If you have such qualities, you should strive to avoid shame, which is the cause of the destruction of wealth.
Avoiding shame (the cause of the destruction of wealth) 4 points
1. Abstaining from sexual intercourse
2. Abstaining from drinking alcohol
3. Abstaining from gambling
4. Abstaining from associating with bad people without educating or refining them.

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