Hi Heigan,
I'm a lawyer and Kyonin, my practice has helped me escape and stay escaped from the ugliness of the corporate world. I work in-house for a company rather than in private practice. I could be making twice as much working in a big corporate firm but I have a good work/life balance and rarely crave the big house or flashy car - and yes, it would be great to have the cash so my wife could stay at home, so I could pay my daugher's college fees up front etc but I know that will come at a price and my practice has helped me realise that price probably isn't worth paying.
In practical terms practising zen helps me stay focused in the moment of reading and drafting very dense, precise documents although there's always work to be done on not being distracted by the latest Buddhist article, book review etc.
Gassho,
Neil
STLah
I'm a lawyer and Kyonin, my practice has helped me escape and stay escaped from the ugliness of the corporate world. I work in-house for a company rather than in private practice. I could be making twice as much working in a big corporate firm but I have a good work/life balance and rarely crave the big house or flashy car - and yes, it would be great to have the cash so my wife could stay at home, so I could pay my daugher's college fees up front etc but I know that will come at a price and my practice has helped me realise that price probably isn't worth paying.
In practical terms practising zen helps me stay focused in the moment of reading and drafting very dense, precise documents although there's always work to be done on not being distracted by the latest Buddhist article, book review etc.
Gassho,
Neil
STLah
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