Opening to the Joy of Work

Making a living while living our values can be easier said than done, but Maia Duerr has discerned six keys for cultivating the qualities and conditions for doing abundant, cheerful, sustainable work.

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THE IDEA OF RIGHT livelihood has been close to my heart since childhood, though I had no idea such a concept existed when I was a kid. I just knew I didn’t want to turn out like my dad. Nearly every evening when I was growing up, my mom and I would wait for Dad to come home from work. He was always late, and by the time he sat down to dinner, the food was cold despite Mom’s best attempts to keep it warm. Once the mealtime conversation started, much of it revolved around Dad’s discontent with his job. He felt perpetually overworked and stayed long hours to try to catch up—hence his tardiness to dinner. He complained endlessly about his boss. I sat there and witnessed my father’s unhappiness…

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Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2024

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