January 20,2009
《少即是多》
《Less:Accomplishing More by Doing Less》, by Marc Lesser
Non-fiction/ Life/ English/ 224 pages/ New World Library (February 2009)
某個程度的忙碌對生活十分重要,讓我們賺取生活費、創造藝術、和得到成功。但更多時候忙碌只是在消費我們,讓我們變成工作狂、無止境的忙碌下去、和我們不斷把精神花在外在的努力但最終不會給我們留下什麼結果。作者馬可.雷瑟(Marc Lesser)這本新書告訴我們在這個包圍著更多欲望、更多行動、更多物欲、讓人越來越精疲力竭的世界上少做事的好處。少做事就是叫大家如何緩下來、在適度的活動力中找到寧靜的可能。雷沙的想法和做法是概括出基本的簡單方法,把原來無止境追求成功的生活方式轉變成更有意義的生活,讓大家領會到什麼才是真正的富足。
作者介紹
馬可.雷瑟(Marc Lesser)追隨禪師Suzuki Roshi修禪已有30年,曾經長達10年住在西方世界的第一所禪院─塔薩亞拉禪山中心(Tassajara Zen Mountain Center) ,1983年並擔任該中心的主任。他目前是企管及訓練顧問公司ZBA Associates的執行長,上一本著作Z.B.A. (Zen of Business Administration)於2008年發行繁體中文版。
參考網站
www.accomplishingmorebydoingless.com
www.zbaassociates.com
目錄
序言
第一部: 我們在瞎忙
第一章: 大海無涯
第二章: 慢活的藝術
第二部: 把勞碌轉化成安寧與成果
第三章: 少做事宣言
第四章: 恐懼
第五章: 設想
第六章: 分心
第七章: 反抗
第八章: 勞碌下去,或尋找不再庸碌的自我
Review
“This wise, beautifully written book is grounded in a refreshing new way to understand busyness and filled with concrete strategies to recapture your quality of life — for good.”
— Cheryl Richardson, author of Take Time for Your Life
“A wise, compassionate, and insightful guide to finding spaciousness in the only place it truly exists: inside your own mind, heart, and life.”
— Jane Hirshfield, poet and author of After and Nine Gates
“With gentle wisdom and real-world common sense, Marc Lesser effortlessly integrates profound spiritual wisdom into a clear and doable program for sane self-improvement, whatever the challenges of your work or life.”
— Norman Fischer, Zen abbot and teacher, poet, and author of Sailing Home
“Marc Lesser dives into one of the most pervasive and persistent difficulties of our time — overwhelming busyness — with courage, deep practical know-how, profound spiritual understanding, and kindness....Less goes way beyond most self-help books — yet stays within everyone’s reach. Quite amazing.”
— James Flaherty, founder of New Ventures West Integral Coaching and author of Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others
“This valuable work is so loaded with practical, applicable insights and suggestions to simplify work and daily existence that after reading it I felt that I should be studying at Marc’s feet....Give your daily life and work a spring cleaning by following the practices and path suggested in this book.”
— Peter Coyote, actor and writer
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谢谢!
