Tich Nhat Hanh said from his interpretation of Buddhist, The Heart Sutra; When we want to UNDERSTAND something, we cannot just stand outside and observe it. We have to enter deeply into it and BECOME ONE WITH IT in order to really UNDERSTAND. If we want to UNDERSTAND a person, […]
Just DREAM IT, it is within you. Greatness, success, expertise is inside us all. It is up to a teacher, mentor or colleague to assist you in attaining this skill that is within you. That DREAM can be a reality if we prepare for the moment. The preparation is […]
To reword Pema Chodron’s thoughts on WHEN THINGS FALL APART, the ancient teachings of Tibetan Buddhism offers a gentle and intelligent guidance that we stand to gain during those times when all seems to be lost. Chodron reframes those moments of acute despair as opportunities for befriending life by befriending […]
Psychologists theorize that the GOOGLE EFFECT causes our memories to weaken due merely to the fact that we know we can look something up, which means we do not keep pounding away at the neural pathways that strengthen memory. The natural digital user might say, so what? I can […]
Take one day at a time. Attain inner peace. Endure, be quiet, restraint. Exercise fully what you have received from nature without any subjective viewpoint. In one word be absolutely vacuous. MEDITATE, focus on your inner perspective. Once the mind is calm and the ego quelled, you will transcend your […]
To paraphrase Franz Kafka, FRAGRANCE is the summation of all the senses and emotions. This summation of all these senses therefore elevates or heightens the feeling of a FRAGRANCE. The PASSION that is lifted goes beyond reasoning. Put aside reason and let the summation of the senses guide you. […]
With all the technology upon us, we are caught in this vision of perfection. We have forgotten that FAILURE is an ingredient of learning. People today are so fearful of FAILING that they will avoid taking risks. And risks are where we get the opportunity to be innovative. Steve Jobs […]
It is difficult to swim upstream, but do we know which way the stream is flowing? Lao Tzu believed that a constant awareness of the PATTERNS IN NATURE will bring us insights into the parallel patterns in human behavior. Much of our energy is wasted in supporting our beliefs, […]
Steve Jobs insisted on “WALKING MEETINGS” with business associates to resolve creative problems. Now Mark Zuckerberg and others from Silicon Valley are doing the same. Nikola Tesla took daily WALKS to mull over his ideas before he put them down on paper. Nietzsche said, “All truly great thoughts are conceived […]
We all want to be appreciated, respected, treated equally and loved. When we do not experience these attributes we tend to feed the evil wolf within us all. As stated from an earlier post, TWO WOLVES, we have two wolves within us. The good wolf, has peace, love, humility, empathy, […]
