The Art of Power -- Thich Ngat Hanh

5 cravings --wealth, fame, sex, fancy food, lots of sleep

5 true powers -- faith, diligence, mindfulness, concentration, insight

Faith -- confidence and trust

Diligence -- stop negative emotions from manifesting; replacing negative; invite good seeds; nourish good seeds

Mindfulness -- energy of being aware of what is in the present; the capacity to reckonize things as they are (eg. seating, walking, do them with 100% focus).

Concentration and insight -- mindfulness will lead to concentration and concentration will lead to insight.


Buddha on Being Happy --
1. bad things, don't do
2. good things, try to do
3. try to purify, subdue your mind

Useful Work versus Useless Toil -- William Morris

"It is assumed by most people nowadays that all work is useful, and by most well-to-do people that all work is desirable. Most people, well-to-do or not, believe that, even when a man is doing work which appears to be useless, he is earning his livelihood by it -- he is 'employed', as the phrase goes .... "

extracted from "Useful Work versus Useless Toil" by William Morris (1834-1896)

It is probably safe to say that 124 years since William Morris gave the lecture to the Hampstead Liberal Club in 1884, the world has invented more useless work and very few have succeeded in escaping the Rat Race. Unnecessary consumption, litigation, advertising, economic 'growth', have see to it that the human race is spending more and more time working and less and less time thinking why they are toiling ....

Life balance sheet

READ THIS FROM SOMEWHERE:

 

Our Birth is our Opening Balance!

Our Death is our Closing Balance!

Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities

Our Creative Ideas are our Assets

 

Heart is our Current Asset

Soul is our Fixed Asset

Brain is our Fixed Deposit

Thinking is our Current Account

 

Achievements are our Capital

Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade

Friends are our General Reserves

Values & Behaviour are our Goodwill 

Patience is our Interest Earned

Love is our Dividend

Children are our Bonus Issues

Education is Brands / Patents

 

Knowledge is our Investment

Experience is our Premium Account

The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately.

The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award.

 

Some very Good and Very bad things ....

The most destructive habit....... ......... .............Worry

The greatest Joy......... ......... ......... ...............Giving

The greatest loss............................................Loss of self-respect

 

The most satisfying work........ .........................Helping others

The ugliest personality trait....... .......................Selfishness

The most endangered species..... .....................Dedicated leaders

Our greatest natural resource.... ......... ………....Our youth

 

The greatest 'shot in the arm'........ ……………….Encouragement

The greatest problem to overcome.... ......... ........Fear

The most effective sleeping pill....... ………………Peace of mind

The most crippling failure disease..... ………........Excuses

 

The most powerful force in life........ .......... ……...Love

The most dangerous act...... ……………………....A gossip

The world's most incredible computer.... ..............The brain

The worst thing to be without..... ......... .............. Hope

 

The deadliest weapon...... ......... ........................The tongue

The two most power-filled words....... ................. 'I Can'

The greatest asset....... .......... ......... ................Faith

The most worthless emotion.... ......... ................Self- pity

 

The most beautiful attire...... ....... . .......... .........SMILE!

The most prized possession.. ......... ..................Integrity

The most powerful channel of communication. .....Prayer

The most contagious spirit...... ......... .................Enthusiasm

 

Life ends; when you stop Dreaming,

Hope ends; when you stop Believing,

Love ends; when you stop Caring,

And Friendship ends; when you stop Sharing.

 

 

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