Mandarin Course Advanced Level – Meditation in Indonesian Business

Mandarin Course Advanced Level – Meditation in Indonesian Business

It looked like a typical business meeting. Six men, neatly dressed in white shirts and ties filed into the boardroom of a small Jakarta company and sat down at a long table. But instead of consulting files or hearing reports, they closed their eyes and began to meditate, consulting the spirits of ancient Javanese kings. Mysticism touches almost every aspect of life in Indonesia and business is no exception. One of the meditators said his weekly meditation sessions are aimed mainly at bringing the peace of mind that makes for good decision-making. But the insight gained from mystic communication with spirits of wise kings has also helped boost the profits of his five companies.
Mysticism and profits have come together since the 13th century introduction of Islam to Indonesia by Indian Moslem merchants. Those devout traders, called ‘Wali Ullah’ or ‘those close to God, ’ energetically spread both trade and religion by adapting their appeals to the native mysticism of Java. Legends attribute magic power of foreknowledge to the Wali Ullah. These powers were believed to be gained through meditation and fasting.
Businessman Hadisiko said his group fasts and meditates all night every Thursday to become closer to God and to contact the spirits of the great men of the past. ‘If we want to employ someone at the managerial level, we meditate together and often the message comes that this man can’t hole onto money or he is untrustworthy. Or maybe the spirits will tell us he should be hired.’ Hadiziko hastened to add that his companies also hold modern personnel management systems and that formal qualifications are essential for a candidate even to be considered. Perspective investments also are considered through mystic meditation. ‘With the mind relaxed and open, it is easier to be objective in judging the risk of a new venture. Meditation and contact with the wisdom of the old leaders sharpens your own insight and intuition. Then you have to apply that intuition to the information you have and work hard to be successful. ’ Mystic meditation helped reverse a business slide his companies experienced in the mid-1980. Operating with normal business procedures, he lost more than $ 3 millions in that year alone. Meditation brought back his peace of mind. Putting the right persons in the right jobs and gaining confidence in his business decisions were the keys to a turning around that has brought expansion and profitability. The mysticism in Handspike’s boardroom is part of a growing movement in Indonesia called Kebatinan – the ‘search for the inner self.’
One of his managers, Yusuf Soemado, who studied business administration at Harvard University, compared the idea of mystic management to western system of positive thinking. ‘Willpower and subconscious mind are recognized as important factors in business. Such approaches as psycho-cybernetics, Carnegie’s think and growth rates, or the power of positive thinking are western attempts to tap the same higher intelligence that we contact through meditation,’ he said.

它看上去像一個典型的商務會議。六名男子,穿著整齊的白色襯衣和關係到雅加達的一個小公司的董事會提出,並在一張長長的桌子坐了下來。但諮詢文件或聽取報告,而不是他們閉上了眼睛,開始打坐,諮詢的古爪哇國王的靈魂。神秘主義幾乎涉及每一個生活在印度尼西亞和業務方面也不例外。禪修的人說的目的主要是帶來和平的心態,良好的決策,使他每週的冥想。但是從神秘的溝通與精神的明智的國王獲得的洞察力,也有助於提高他的五家公司的利潤。
自13世紀伊斯蘭教引進由印度穆斯林商人到印尼神秘主義和利潤已經走到了一起。這些虔誠的商人,被稱為“瓦利尤拉”或“接近主的人”,大力傳播貿易,適應他們的呼籲爪哇當地的神秘主義和宗教。傳說屬性神奇的力量預知向瓦利尤拉。這些權力被認為獲得通過打坐和禁食。
商人Hadisiko說,他的小組的齋戒和有福整夜逢星期四變得更接近上帝和聯繫過去的偉人的精神。 “如果我們想僱用某人在管理水平,我們打坐在一起,經常來,這個人不能把錢孔或他是不可信的消息。或精神也許將告訴我們,他應該聘請。Hadiziko趕緊補充,他的公司還持有現代人事管理系統,並正式資格的候選人,甚至被認為是至關重要的。視角的投資也被認為是通過神秘的冥想。 “用心靈的放鬆和開放的,它很容易在客觀判斷的一個新的合資公司的風險。冥想和接觸的老領導的智慧,磨練自己的洞察力和直覺。那麼你必須申請,直覺,你所擁有的信息和努力是成功的。 “神秘的冥想有助於扭轉他的公司在經歷了80年代中期,商務幻燈片。他失去了工作與正常業務程序,僅在這一年超過$ 3百萬。冥想帶回他安心。權利人將在合適的崗位,並獲得在其業務決策的信心,給周圍帶來的擴張和盈利的轉折點鍵。推桿的會議室中的神秘主義是在印尼的增長Kebatinan運動的一部分 – “內在自我的搜索。”
優素福Soemado,他的經理之一,在哈佛大學學習工商管理,比較神秘的管理理念,積極思考西方的制度。意志力和潛意識確認為業務的重要因素。作為心理控制論,卡耐基的智囊團和增長率,或積極思考的力量,這種方法是西方企圖挖掘相同的情報我們聯繫,通過冥想,“他說。

Vocabulary
1. file into 鱼贯而入,排队进去
2. Jakarta 雅加达
3. meditate 沉思,冥想,反省
4. Java 爪哇
5. Javanese 爪哇的
6. mysticism 神秘主义
7. boost 促进,增加,提高
8. devout 虔诚的,热诚的
9. appeal (to) 向……呼吁,求助于,魅力
10. legend 传说,神话
11. fasting 禁食,斋戒
12. hold onto 抓紧,保住
13. personnel management system 人事管理制度
14. perspective investment 远景投资
15. venture (商业)投机,风险
16. sharpen 使……敏锐/尖锐,磨尖

tā kàn shǎng qù xiàng yī gè diǎn xíng de shāng wù huì yì 。liù míng nán zǐ ,chuān zhuó zhěng qí de bái sè chèn yī hé guān xì dào yǎ jiā dá de yī gè xiǎo gōng sī de dǒng shì huì tí chū ,bìng zài yī zhāng cháng cháng de zhuō zi zuò le xià lái 。dàn zī xún wén jiàn huò tīng qǔ bào gào ,ér bú shì tā men bì shàng le yǎn jīng ,kāi shǐ dǎ zuò ,zī xún de gǔ zhǎo wā guó wáng de líng hún 。shén mì zhǔ yì jī hū shè jí měi yī gè shēng huó zài yìn dù ní xī yà hé yè wù fāng miàn yě bù lì wài 。chán xiū de rén shuō de mù dì zhǔ yào shì dài lái hé píng de xīn tài ,liáng hǎo de jué cè ,shǐ tā měi zhōu de míng xiǎng 。dàn shì cóng shén mì de gōu tōng yǔ jīng shén de míng zhì de guó wáng huò de de dòng chá lì ,yě yǒu zhù yū tí gāo tā de wǔ jiā gōng sī de lì rùn 。
zì 13 shì jì yī sī lán jiào yǐn jìn yóu yìn dù mù sī lín shāng rén dào yìn ní shén mì zhǔ yì hé lì rùn yǐ jīng zǒu dào le yì qǐ 。zhè xiē qián chéng de shāng rén ,bèi chēng wéi “wǎ lì yóu lā ”huò “jiē jìn zhǔ de rén ”,dà lì chuán bō mào yì ,dí yìng tā men de hū yù zhǎo wā dāng dì de shén mì zhǔ yì hé zōng jiào 。chuán shuō shǔ xìng shén qí de lì liàng yù zhī xiàng wǎ lì yóu lā 。zhè xiē quán lì bèi rèn wéi huò de tōng guò dǎ zuò hé jìn shí 。
shāng rén Hadisiko shuō ,tā de xiǎo zǔ de zhāi jiè hé yǒu fú zhěng yè féng xīng qī sì biàn de gēng jiē jìn shàng dì hé lián xì guò qù de wěi rén de jīng shén 。 “rú guǒ wǒ men xiǎng gù yòng mǒu rén zài guǎn lǐ shuǐ píng ,wǒ men dǎ zuò zài yì qǐ ,jīng cháng lái ,zhè gè rén bù néng bǎ qián kǒng huò tā shì bù kě xìn de xiāo xī 。huò jīng shén yě xǔ jiāng gào sù wǒ men ,tā yìng gāi pìn qǐng 。Hadiziko gǎn jǐn bǔ chōng ,tā de gōng sī hái chí yǒu xiàn dài rén shì guǎn lǐ xì tǒng ,bìng zhèng shì zī gé de hòu xuǎn rén ,shèn zhì bèi rèn wéi shì zhì guān zhòng yào de 。shì jiǎo de tóu zī yě bèi rèn wéi shì tōng guò shén mì de míng xiǎng 。 “yòng xīn líng dì fàng sōng hé kāi fàng de ,tā hěn róng yì zài kè guān pàn duàn de yī gè xīn de hé zī gōng sī de fēng xiǎn 。míng xiǎng hé jiē chù de lǎo lǐng dǎo de zhì huì ,mó liàn zì jǐ de dòng chá lì hé zhí jué 。nà me nǐ bì xū shēn qǐng ,zhí jué ,nǐ suǒ yōng yǒu de xìn xī hé nǔ lì shì chéng gōng de 。 “shén mì de míng xiǎng yǒu zhù yū niǔ zhuǎn tā de gōng sī zài jīng lì le 80 nián dài zhōng qī ,shāng wù huàn dēng piàn 。tā shī qù le gōng zuò yǔ zhèng cháng yè wù chéng xù ,jǐn zài zhè yì nián chāo guò $ 3 bǎi wàn 。míng xiǎng dài huí tā ān xīn 。quán lì rén jiāng zài hé dí de gǎng wèi ,bìng huò de zài qí yè wù jué cè de xìn xīn ,gěi zhōu wéi dài lái de kuò zhāng hé yíng lì de zhuǎn shé diǎn jiàn 。tuī gǎn de huì yì shì zhōng de shén mì zhǔ yì shì zài yìn ní de zēng zhǎng Kebatinan yùn dòng de yī bù fèn – “nèi zài zì wǒ de sōu suǒ 。”
yōu sù fú Soemado,tā de jīng lǐ zhī yī ,zài hā fó dà xué xué xí gōng shāng guǎn lǐ ,bǐ jiào shén mì de guǎn lǐ lǐ niàn ,jī jí sī kǎo xī fāng de zhì dù 。yì zhì lì hé qián yì shí què rèn wéi yè wù de zhòng yào yīn sù 。zuò wéi xīn lǐ kòng zhì lùn ,kǎ nài jī de zhì náng tuán hé zēng zhǎng lǜ ,huò jī jí sī kǎo de lì liàng ,zhè zhǒng fāng fǎ shì xī fāng qǐ tú wā jué xiāng tóng de qíng bào wǒ men lián xì ,tōng guò míng xiǎng ,“tā shuō 。