During a question-and-answer session Warren Buffett held with his company’s shareholders in 2008, a young man asked him a bold question: “Do you know and believe in Jesus Christ, and have a personal relationship with him?”
“No. I’m an agnostic,” the billionaire replied. “And I grew up in a religious household, and if you asked that question of my mother or father, you’d have gotten a different answer. I’m a true agnostic. I’m not closer to either a theist or an atheist. I simply don’t know, and maybe someday I’ll know and maybe someday I won’t. But that’s the nature of being an agnostic.”
Buffett may not be religious, but he has invested in plenty of spiritual stock throughout his life. As the 95-year-old prepares to step down as CEO of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway at the end of this year, many are hailing his financial wizardry. He has been described as one of the most successful investors in history, with an estimated fortune of $150 billion.
But Buffett also leaves behind a body of spiritual wisdom that can help people with more than their money. He’s tapped into insights from Zen Buddhism, Confucius, Stoic philosophers and even the New Testament to show people how to cope — not just with market fluctuations but with life’s downturns as well.
Buffett is not just a business icon — he’s a Zen master, say scholars and practitioners of religious traditions who study his work.
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