Handful of Leaves | Mindfulness & Buddhism in Everyday Life

Ep 1: Balancing ambition and contentment (Ft Tan Chade Meng)


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How do we know if we're contented or just complacent? How can we strive for success without the stress? 

Tan Chade Meng, the author of the international best-selling book - search inside yourself, shares with us how.


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Resources and useful links:

Chanda Samadhi Sutta

Learn about meditation 

30-day meditation challenge

Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute 


Colloquial terms (in Hokkien) mentioned in the Podcast: 

Buay tahan: Cannot tolerate 

Lao Kui: ashamed or embarrassed

Lugi: Lose out


More on Tan Chade Meng and his books:

http://chademeng.com

Book - Joy on Demand

Book - Search Inside Yourself


Timestamps: 

(03:49): Contentment and Ambition - are they are odds with each other?


(06:56): Desires help you in meditation. What?!


(10:31): The level 5 leaders have ambition and humility in the same person.


(13:12): How to be wholesomely ambitious while being hired.


(19:18): Are you complacent or contented?


(23:01): Too busy to meditate! How?


(30:24): Being too peaceful doesn't allow you to function in the fast-paced world?


(35:46): Why is meditation weird?


(39:51): Focus on career first, then get spiritual when retire?


(41:28): Reflect on your mortality daily. 


(44:15): Short guided meditation by Tan Chade Meng


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