首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
It looked like a typical business meeting. Six men, neatly dressed in white shirts and ties, filed into the boardroom of a small
It looked like a typical business meeting. Six men, neatly dressed in white shirts and ties, filed into the boardroom of a small
admin
2010-02-17
95
问题
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(上标) 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 Wall 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 modem 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.
According to the passage, the function of the meditation is ______.
选项
A、to gain profit from the god
B、to gain peace of mind to make decision
C、to gain foreknowledge
D、to gain objective conclusion
答案
B
解析
细节理解题。文中第三段后半部分讲到:“考虑是否进行远景投资也要通过这种神秘的沉思。有着放松和开放的头脑,易于客观地判断新投资的风险。沉思和过去领袖的接触会是你的洞察力和感官变得敏锐。”
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/epnK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
ConcreteAnotherthingtorememberinconnectionwithconcreteisthatyouarenotallowedverymuchleewayforerrorsine
Themanagerwouldratherhisdaughter______inthesameoffice.
Hemighthavebeenkilled______thearrivalofthepolice.
InasensetennisandTaijiquanaresimilarinthattheybothrequireyourfullattentionandifdone______,takeyourmindoff
Heplaystennistothe________ofallothersports.
EvangelicalChristians,buoyedbythere-electionofPresidentBush,areturningAmericanschoolsintoabattlegroundoverwheth
Comeandseemewhenever______.
Theyfulfilledthetaskin______ittookus.
Fortheexecutiveproducerofanetworknightlynewsprogram,theworkdayoftenbeginsatmidnight—asminedidduringsevenyea
Theyfulfilledthetaskin______ittookus.
随机试题
燃气管道附属设备中,绝缘法兰在安装前,应对绝缘法兰进行绝缘试验检查,其绝缘电阻不得小于()MΩ。
下列哪种肿瘤的镜下形态有时非常类似于乳腺的叶状肿瘤
某病人输液,速度调至每分钟40滴,共输1000ml,从上午8时30分开始。
患者,女性,41岁。因外阴瘙痒2个月就诊。查体:外阴充血、肿胀,阴道分泌物无异常。护士在评估诱因时应重点询问患者的
估价资料收集过程中,可以作为确定待估宗地最佳开发利用方式依据的有()。
重力坝地基岩石强度高但在地质构造中挤压破碎,为了提高地基的整体性,采取的地基处理措施是()。
套利定价理论认为,套利行为是现代有效市场形成的一个决定因素。根据套利定价理论,如果( ),市场上就会存在无风险的套利机会。
企业间的分期付款属于()。
从发展趋势来看,由()负责保障宪法实施的体制,已日益受到许多国家的重视,并且有可能成为占据主导地位的体制之一。
基于空间分布的管理信息系统结构可以分为
最新回复
(
0
)