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09.19.08Living with pain and pleasurePicture courtesy of vladstudio To escape from pain or go toward pleasure. There is no choice. These are our unique reactions to every situation, thoughts, decisions we take in life. When we escape from pain Think about a particular situation, that you are living now. According to your judgment, if you internally classify the event as painful, you will automatically try to run away, no matter where, no matter how. "I cannot stand my boss", "I will do it tomorrow". These and many other recurrent sentences are symptom you are escaping from what you sense as pain. It's an action – reaction – action mechanism. This is ...
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09.16.08Five ways to work from homeSince the mid – nineties our lives changed forever. It was the beginning of the internet era, a revolution in the world of global communication. The storm created whole new jobs, innovative businesses, alongside with a dream: work from home. Work from home is an hot topic, everybody talk about it and the most part of people dream, a day, to be able to wake up in the morning and simply turn on a laptop. No car, no traffic jam, no suite to wear. Freedom. Is this true? Yes and not, but let's find out some ways the goal of working from ...
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09.11.08Why you must take risks in your lifeBe sincere. Have you ever taken big risks in your life? Have you ever put everything on stake? Your job, relations, hard earned savings, your whole existence? We build our area of confidence The question can be posed more technically making reference to what is called area of confidence. The area of confidence is a safe zone you create all around yourself, where you think you are free of any danger of life, an invisible shield to everyday problems. It's typical of human beings to create such a mind object, because we need security. We are basically lazy creatures, when we ...
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09.09.08Two Zen monks and a womanThoughts can be dangerous. Our mind, in fact, cannot recognize what is real and what is pure visualization. If we concentrate enough we will create alternative realities, as vivid as physical objects. The young monk of this story can tell something about this... Two Zen monks were travelling. They came to a ford of a stream that was running high, and the current was strong and frightening looking. An attractive young lady was standing at the ford, looking nervous. She clearly was afraid to cross, but had an important reason to go. Without a word, the older of the two monks lifted ...
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09.03.08Life is transientLife is transient. Many times we give value to things that are not really worth. Read this story and think about it... A famous spiritual teacher came to the front door of the King's palace. None of the guards tried to stop him as he entered and made his way to where the King himself was sitting on his throne. "What do you want?" asked the King, immediately recognizing the visitor. "I would like a place to sleep in this inn," replied the teacher. "But this is not an inn," said the King, "It is my palace." "May I ask who owned this palace ...
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09.01.08Five reasons to wake up in the morningEverybody eventually wake up in the morning. The reason most part of people does it, though, is interpreted as a negative issue. "Another long day", "I have nothing to do, I am bored", "I hate my life", and so on. There are many positive reasons for you to get out of your bed, and may be you don't know... First of all you are alive Yes, you are. After a period of rest your body restores the functional activities, ready to run again. You are in possession of this beautiful machine, use it, take the best of it. Wake up. Make sure ...
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08.18.08Do you Filofax or Covey?How do you track records of your readings, your wishes and the progression you make on your path to enlightenment? Most people is not used to write, even when they are advised to. Every exercise suggested in the many books on self development demands you to fix your thoughts on paper. When you will eventually recognize how useful this task is, you will face the problem to keep your notes in some place where you will be able to easily get back to them. I will suggest some tools I tried. Tracking the events of our spiritual life is absolutely useful ...
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08.17.08Zen: The Stone CutterPicture courtesy of Oochappan There is a Zen story I particularly appreciate. We want to be more and more, and often we undervalue the power already within us. This is a good lesson. You already are whatever you want to be, just tap into your inner self. The Stone Cutter -or more is not enough There was once a stone cutter who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life. One day he passed a wealthy merchant's house. Through the open gateway, he saw many fine possessions and important visitors. "How powerful that merchant must be!" thought the stone cutter. He became very ...
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08.15.08Self improvement: A tea for two…and a ghostWhen years ago I bought my copy of "Think and Grow Rich" written by Napoleon Hill, one of the greatest self development authors of 19th century, I barricaded in my room and started to read avid of knowledge. As hours passed by, and I was reaching the end of the book, I realized I was shouting out loud "What??". "Does he speaks with ghosts?" I could not believe that at first, such a great author who inspired a generation of experts got motivated with....what? Talking to ghosts? I thought it was better to give another read to that chapter, just to ...
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08.11.08The art of meditation… with binaural beatsWhen you lie down on your favourite couch with your headphones on, feeling strange sensations never experienced before, there is a good chance that you are listening to binaural beats. Brainwave synchronization or "brainwave entrainment", is any practice that aims to cause brainwave frequency to fall into step with a periodic stimulus having a frequency corresponding to the intended brain-state. This the formal definition. Let's try to explain exactly what this beat binaural is. Binaural beats Binaural beats were discovered in 1839 by a German experimenter, H. W. Dove. Our ability to "hear" these particular frequencies seems to be the result of evolutionary adaptation. ...
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- Living with pain and pleasure
- Five ways to work from home
- Why you must take risks in your life
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- Two Zen monks and a woman
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