News
No new updates for this week.
Instead of sharing a quote and my thoughts this week, I've decided to share this story I found with you.
Story
A Zen student came to Bankei and complained: "Master, I have an ungovernable temper. How can I cure it?"
"You have something very strange," replied Bankei. "Let me see what you have."
"Just now I cannot show it to you" replied the other.
"When can you show it to me?" asked Bankei
"It arises unexpectedly," replied the student.
"Then," concluded Bankei, "it must not be your own true nature. If it were, you could show it to me any time. When you were born, you did not have it, and your parents did not give it to you. Think that over."
Showing posts with label Thinking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thinking. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Creativity
Hello Everyone,
I hope that your week is off to an awesome start.
News
No new updates for this week.
Quote
“Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.”
-Albert Einstein
Instead of sharing my thoughts, I'd like to share this article that a friend shared with me. I encourage you to read it and implement the ideas as best you can in your own life.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creative-thinkering/201107/9-easy-ways-create-ideas
Have an outstanding week.
Bob
I hope that your week is off to an awesome start.
News
No new updates for this week.
Quote
“Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.”
-Albert Einstein
Instead of sharing my thoughts, I'd like to share this article that a friend shared with me. I encourage you to read it and implement the ideas as best you can in your own life.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creative-thinkering/201107/9-easy-ways-create-ideas
Have an outstanding week.
Bob
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Changing the Inevitable
News
No new updates for this week.
Quote
"Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it."
-Paramahansa Yogananda
My Thoughts
This week I've decided to share this with you:
Why Is Life So Full of Tests?
by Paramahansa Yogananda,
Inner Culture, April 1941
Through tests we learn life’s lessons. Tests are not meant to crush us: They are to develop our powers. They come through the natural law of progress and are necessary for us to advance from lower to higher steps.
Mind is the source of all your troubles and all your happiness. You really are stronger than all your tests. If you don’t realize it now, you will have to realize it later. God has given you the power to control your mind and body and thus be free from pain and sorrow. Never say, “I am through.” Do not poison your mind by thinking that if you walk a little more you will over-exert yourself, or if you cannot get certain foods you will suffer, and so on.
Never allow your mind to entertain thoughts of illness or limitation: You will see your body change for the better. Remember that mind is the power that is creating this body, and if the mind is weak, the body becomes weak. Don’t grieve or worry about anything.
If you strengthen your mind, you will not feel bodily pains. No matter what happens, you must be absolutely free in your mind. As in a dream, you may think that you are ill but, awakened by a slap, you see it is not true. So in the state of wakefulness you must know that this life is also nothing but a dream. Mind has no connection with the body apart from what connection you give it. When your mind can completely remain apart from the body at will, you will be free. Remember that you are immortal.
In order to pass life’s tests, you will need rejuvenation in both body and mind. You will need to develop elasticity of the mind. If you can’t meet life’s tests, you will be helpless when trials and tribulations come.
At times life seems to be a cruel game. The only justification for it is that in reality it is only a dream. You have had many experiences through many incarnations and you will have others in future incarnations, but they should not frighten you. You must play all parts in the motion picture of life, inwardly saying, “I am Spirit.” This is the great consolation that wisdom gives us.
Realize the presence of the Infinite. Behold God, your own Father, your own Spirit, behind the shadows. In your heart of hearts realize this, no matter what your impulses dictate. Let nothing sit on the throne of your heart but God. If you love God’s creation more than God, you will be disillusioned. God must be first, last, and always. Do not follow the dictates of this earthly dreamland, for dreams sometimes turn into nightmares. Break this dream delusion by waking in God, and you will be safe forever.
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Have a wonderful week.
No new updates for this week.
Quote
"Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it."
-Paramahansa Yogananda
My Thoughts
This week I've decided to share this with you:
Why Is Life So Full of Tests?
by Paramahansa Yogananda,
Inner Culture, April 1941
Through tests we learn life’s lessons. Tests are not meant to crush us: They are to develop our powers. They come through the natural law of progress and are necessary for us to advance from lower to higher steps.
Mind is the source of all your troubles and all your happiness. You really are stronger than all your tests. If you don’t realize it now, you will have to realize it later. God has given you the power to control your mind and body and thus be free from pain and sorrow. Never say, “I am through.” Do not poison your mind by thinking that if you walk a little more you will over-exert yourself, or if you cannot get certain foods you will suffer, and so on.
Never allow your mind to entertain thoughts of illness or limitation: You will see your body change for the better. Remember that mind is the power that is creating this body, and if the mind is weak, the body becomes weak. Don’t grieve or worry about anything.
If you strengthen your mind, you will not feel bodily pains. No matter what happens, you must be absolutely free in your mind. As in a dream, you may think that you are ill but, awakened by a slap, you see it is not true. So in the state of wakefulness you must know that this life is also nothing but a dream. Mind has no connection with the body apart from what connection you give it. When your mind can completely remain apart from the body at will, you will be free. Remember that you are immortal.
In order to pass life’s tests, you will need rejuvenation in both body and mind. You will need to develop elasticity of the mind. If you can’t meet life’s tests, you will be helpless when trials and tribulations come.
At times life seems to be a cruel game. The only justification for it is that in reality it is only a dream. You have had many experiences through many incarnations and you will have others in future incarnations, but they should not frighten you. You must play all parts in the motion picture of life, inwardly saying, “I am Spirit.” This is the great consolation that wisdom gives us.
Realize the presence of the Infinite. Behold God, your own Father, your own Spirit, behind the shadows. In your heart of hearts realize this, no matter what your impulses dictate. Let nothing sit on the throne of your heart but God. If you love God’s creation more than God, you will be disillusioned. God must be first, last, and always. Do not follow the dictates of this earthly dreamland, for dreams sometimes turn into nightmares. Break this dream delusion by waking in God, and you will be safe forever.
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Have a wonderful week.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Action
Here is a great story/poem:
Sir Walter Raleigh was once asked how he accomplished so much in such a short time.
Raleigh replied, "When there is anything to do, I start it."
Don't look at a thing; Start it.
Don't imagine that it is too difficult; Start it.
Don't put it off for a day; Start it.
Don't look for someone else to do it; Start it.
Don't pretend that you must think it over; Start it.
Don't start halfheartedly; put everything you can
muster into your start.
"It can't be done", but with a forceful start you
can do it.
-From Bob Proctor's coaching program Success Puzzle
My Thoughts
It's all about action. If you keep putting things off, eventually you will run out of time.
Don't get stuck in the "shoulda, coulda, woulda" type thinking.
If you have something you have been planning on doing; do it.
Imagine how you will feel when you achieve whatever it is you are seeking.
Until next time....
Sir Walter Raleigh was once asked how he accomplished so much in such a short time.
Raleigh replied, "When there is anything to do, I start it."
Don't look at a thing; Start it.
Don't imagine that it is too difficult; Start it.
Don't put it off for a day; Start it.
Don't look for someone else to do it; Start it.
Don't pretend that you must think it over; Start it.
Don't start halfheartedly; put everything you can
muster into your start.
"It can't be done", but with a forceful start you
can do it.
-From Bob Proctor's coaching program Success Puzzle
My Thoughts
It's all about action. If you keep putting things off, eventually you will run out of time.
Don't get stuck in the "shoulda, coulda, woulda" type thinking.
If you have something you have been planning on doing; do it.
Imagine how you will feel when you achieve whatever it is you are seeking.
Until next time....
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Thinking
Do you think?
What I mean here is do you just go through the motions of life, not really thinking?
Maybe you drive the same way to the office everyday and sometimes you "space out" and when you arrive you think "wow, I don't even remember the drive".
In 2006, I stopped and had a thought "Where do I see myself in five years?". The only answer I could come up with was I don't know. I had no clue.
This is when I decided that I really needed to think about my future. So gradually I spent more time thinking. It took a while but I eventually made some serious changes in my life.
This is what lead me to be where I am today and I have never felt so alive.
I would encourage all of you to go somewhere where you will not be disturbed and think.
You can start out small, maybe ten minutes a day and work you way up.
Until next time...
What I mean here is do you just go through the motions of life, not really thinking?
Maybe you drive the same way to the office everyday and sometimes you "space out" and when you arrive you think "wow, I don't even remember the drive".
In 2006, I stopped and had a thought "Where do I see myself in five years?". The only answer I could come up with was I don't know. I had no clue.
This is when I decided that I really needed to think about my future. So gradually I spent more time thinking. It took a while but I eventually made some serious changes in my life.
This is what lead me to be where I am today and I have never felt so alive.
I would encourage all of you to go somewhere where you will not be disturbed and think.
You can start out small, maybe ten minutes a day and work you way up.
Until next time...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Awareness
How aware are you of your thoughts? Do you just go through the day like a robot? Or do you recognize what you are actually thinking about every day?
I think for so many of us we just wander around the day fairly aimlessly. We wake up, brush our teeth, maybe eat some breakfast, go to work, work, go home, eat dinner, watch TV, go to bed, and repeat the process. What's interesting about all of this is we often expect something to change yet, if we keep doing the same things day in and day out how can we expect change?
The first step to breaking this monotony is setting a goal. Decide what you want your future to be. After you choose your goal start being consciously aware of what thoughts are running through your head. Stay focused on the positive ones. When you do catch yourself being negative try switching your perception.
Here is an example:
Imagine, you are driving to work minding your own business when someone cuts you off. Instead of complaining about that person (because once you start you will notice every other driver starting to annoy you). Tell yourself maybe he has an emergency and he's headed to the hospital. You may think this sounds funny but if you tell this to yourself enough times you will eventually start to limit your complaining.
Until Next Time......
I think for so many of us we just wander around the day fairly aimlessly. We wake up, brush our teeth, maybe eat some breakfast, go to work, work, go home, eat dinner, watch TV, go to bed, and repeat the process. What's interesting about all of this is we often expect something to change yet, if we keep doing the same things day in and day out how can we expect change?
The first step to breaking this monotony is setting a goal. Decide what you want your future to be. After you choose your goal start being consciously aware of what thoughts are running through your head. Stay focused on the positive ones. When you do catch yourself being negative try switching your perception.
Here is an example:
Imagine, you are driving to work minding your own business when someone cuts you off. Instead of complaining about that person (because once you start you will notice every other driver starting to annoy you). Tell yourself maybe he has an emergency and he's headed to the hospital. You may think this sounds funny but if you tell this to yourself enough times you will eventually start to limit your complaining.
Until Next Time......
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