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Steve Cope

Steve Cope

After many years of teaching high school maths (amongst other things) in countries as far flung as the UK, NZ, and Eritrea I am currently managing the development of a series of courses providing a universal and non-sectarian training in empathy and compassion. 

Friday, 17 February 2012 02:37

Student Spotlight: @ Work

In January, I was fortunate enough to speak to Diane Grady about meditation. Diane is one of the founding members of a group of business and community leaders in Australia called ‘Practical Wisdom’ and has herself been on the board of a number of large Australian public companies for over 15 years. The Practical Wisdom group began about 12 years ago following a dharma talk given by Sogyal Rinpoche at the Australian School of Management and a question he posed: “Is this relevant to business?” The response was an overwhelming “Yes” and since then the Practical Wisdom group has gathered each year to receive further teachings on meditation and Buddhist wisdom. In addition, the group also now meets for a few hours each month to practise meditation together.