Buber essentially says that modern man feels alienated and devoid of meaning because one mode of being, Encounter, is marginalized, echoing what Rachel Selekman said in my previous article.
The religious scholars he studied at Harvard, such as Jewish philosopher Martin Buber (1878--1965), helped this devout Episcopalian articulate what is in essence a Buddhist worldview: Business is interdependent with everything around it, and hence it must tread lightly alongside nature, so both can remain healthy and sustain each other in the long run.