Wudang can make you a Daoist master — of business administration
August 15, 2013 Leave a comment
Wudang can make you a Daoist master — of business administration
Staff Reporter
2013-08-15
A Daoist temple on Wudang Mountain holds an annual ceremony to celebrate its reconstruction after a fire in 1745. (File photo/Xinhua)
You Xuande, the leader of the Wudang Chinese martial arts school in central China’s Hubei province, says several business executives have expressed an interest in taking a Master of Business Administration course at the school. The school does not currently offer its own MBA course but its staff have lectured at several universities, reports the state-run China National Radio. Many parents from wealthy and influential families said that they would also be interested in sending their children to the school to learn about Daoism, even willing to pay a fortune to enroll their children there. Money is no issue to them, said You, adding that 80 students applied for a place this year, but the school was only able to accept 20 of them.You said that if he were to encompass the MBA course, company CEOs and managers would have to swallow their pride and do chores such as sweeping the floor and cleaning the bathroom like the rest of the students. He said many of the school’s disciples were restless and impatient when they first arrived but changed after their instruction in Daoism. If the course were to be run, the MBA students would have to memorize the Chinese classic text Tao Te Ching — a canonical Daoist work. They would also have to debate the content of the text and practice the traditional martial art of Tai Chi.
Chen Lisheng, a spokesperson for the school, said most of the business executives interested in the course wanted to find relief from their busy and stressful lives, adding that others hoped to learn from the philosophy to enhance their minds and improve their health through learning from Daoist practitioners.
He said Daoism advocates a plain and simple life, but many CEOs and high level executives have deviated from this path. Chen added that though the school does not yet have an MBA course, its staff members have been invited to lecture at MBA programs of several universities.
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