What do you get when you combine Buddhism, rats & social entrepreneurship?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
A mighty interesting combination & a very cool perspective. I heard about Bart’s work when I watched an Ashoka film on social entrepreneurship. Bart Weetjens, is a Belgian zen Buddhist monk, a social entrepreneur who works in Tanzania. He trains rats (yes rats) to detect land mines & TB. My attention was caught by combining […]
Tags: ashoka, buddhism, land mines, social entrepreneurship
Elegant lessons about not holding on
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Training & development
From Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo’s hands comes the gorgeous traditional Tibetan textile piece pictured above. Equally illuminating is the quote beside it. ‘We don’t have to let go, we simply have to not hold on’ by Joseph Goldstein. I love sayings that get to the heart of things. That pack an international journey into one suitcase. That […]
Tags: buddhism, buddhist, business, joseph goldstein, leslie rinchen-wongmo, Management, tibetan