Again: sometimes Dharma-Burgers aren’t bad things. And again, other times they just might not be fit for consumption by humans. Via CNNGo/Asia:

“I know nothing about business but I know about pen,” said American Michael Roach at a talk given at Olympic House this week.

Confused? This is the voice of enlightenment speaking and if you don’t understand, you’re clearly way too far from nirvana.

Michael Roach is a Tibetan Buddhist and the first Westerner to ever qualify for the geshe degree at Sera Monastery. He is an authority on getting rich through grasping Buddhist principals and his unorthodox behaviour, such as wearing the robes of a monk yet living with his female “spiritual” partner, has caused him to run into trouble with the office of the Dalai Lama.

Controversial though he may be, this man seems to have gotten something right and he has US$250 million to prove it.

Roach set up Andin International Diamond Corporation and his bestseller “The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Strategies for Managing Your Business and Your Life” was read by the likes of Warren Buffet. [...]

Roach’s two-day karmic retreat in Hong Kong from December 11-13 is to help Hong Kongers “make money, get young and also help to find a nice partner.”

If you’re feeling queasy after reading this but still want to know something about the Buddha’s teachings on prosperity, here’s the thing for you. And, it’s less than fourteen bucks. Now, that’s a good business deal.