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A Buddhist Career Path Beyond the Expected: Erwin Glatter’s Career

In: Contemporary Careers and Occupational Fields

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  • Barbara Demel

    (WU Vienna University of Economics and Business)

  • Katharina Chudzikowski

    (University of Bath)

Abstract

This chapter takes you through the inspiring and somewhat unconventional career journey of Erwin Glatter, who immerses himself in the monastic life of meditation, being a Lama—a Tibetan term for a Buddhist teacher—in the heart of France. Having researched Buddhist and Management Ethics during his studies at university, Erwin quite unexpectedly joined a Buddhist monastery himself and stayed there for 16 years. In response to inner turmoil, he left the monastery around 10 years ago and eventually returned to Austria, where he took a more secular career path. Erwin then completed a master’s degree in health sciences and became a certified coach. Despite leaving the monastic life, his main aim is to continuously integrate the experiences and insights he acquired as a Lama into his current work as a mindfulness trainer, resilience coach, and stress management expert. Erwin’s entire journey is marked by a profound inner drive to seek answers to life’s essential questions, fostering personal growth and courage, making heartfelt decisions, and being guided by Buddhist spiritual wisdom.

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  • Barbara Demel & Katharina Chudzikowski, 2026. "A Buddhist Career Path Beyond the Expected: Erwin Glatter’s Career," Springer Books, in: Michael Meyer & Astrid Reichel & Thomas M. Schneidhofer (ed.), Contemporary Careers and Occupational Fields, chapter 0, pages 299-318, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-032-06270-3_18
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-06270-3_18
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