How Great Thou Art: interfaith reflections: Work


	"How Great Thou Art" Reflections and Readings Work [ Right Livelihood - Buddhism ] [ Work - Gibran ]


	Right Livelihood Buddhism The Lord Buddha taught his monks to avoid earning their living in a dishonest way - especially trying to impress supporters into making offerings by claiming mental attainments not yet reached, being a witch doctor or an alternative doctor. Furthermore monks should live by almsround, not by begging or making requests of strangers nor investing money - monks should live in an honest way in the ways recommended by the Noble Ones Source: The Buddha's First Teaching


	Kahlil Gibran Always you have been told that work is a curse and labour a misfortune. But I say to you that when you work you fulfil a part of earth's furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born, And in keeping yourself with labour you are in truth loving life, and to love life through labour is to be intimate with life's inmost secret. Source: The Prophet, 1992, p. 35