As a human being we need to be aware of 5 states of mind which can be very harmful to us. These are: Hatred, Anger, Stagnation, Doubt, and Desires. We need to continuously reflect on our actions and check whether our behavior is reinforcing or creating any of these mental states. Hence, the first step …
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Misfortune, the warrior mindset and Zen
The Rock Metaphor and Zen As waves break on a rock, the rock stands firm. The rock is unaffected, unconcerned with all the chaos around it and keeps doing its job, which is to be a rock. We, men are so swayed by emotions and our intellect sometimes can be our worse enemy. Reality is …
Suffering and self inflicted suffering
Suffering is inevitable and is part of life. Perhaps, we could say that life is suffering. Birth is pain, death is pain and living happens through pain. While pain is just part of life and is actually a very important part of growth in many ways, there also exists pain which we inflict on ourselves, …
Renunciation
Renunciation is an important part of growth. To grow, we need to give up our old selves. Another way of looking at it is that we give up what no longer serves us to build new skills, attitudes and learn new ways which will help us to cope better with the challenges of lives. However, …
What to do when your life falls apart?
Impermanence Nothing lasts. If you are feeling joyful today, it won’t last. If you are unhappy, it won’t last too. So don’t get carried away when you are happy and don’t be dragged in the mud when life kicks you around. However, when you are in the gutter, at the back of your mind, you …
The 10 rules of existentialism
1. Minimalism We have limited time, energy and concentration. Hence, it’s important to have few targets and focus on them with all our energy. Having a minimalist approach also works against the tendency to acquire things needlessly. We tend to think that we need more and more to be happy, safe, and fulfilled. However, we do not need to have a lot. All we need is …
The power of thoughts
All our actions are a result of our thoughts. All the pain or gain we feel is also dependent on the kind of thoughts we have in our minds. We can view thoughts as skillful or unskillful thoughts. Skillful thoughts are thoughts which create generosity and kindness in us while unskillful thoughts are driven by …
Developing Wisdom
Along with ethical conduct and Mental discipline, developing Wisdom is an important aspect towards enlightenment. Mental discipline allows the mind to settle and makes us become more aware. Being aware of one’s thoughts and emotions helps us to understand ourselves and others better. Once this is attained, we understand deeper truths like Impermanence and no …
Ethical Conduct:Sila
Sila means the ethical conduct and is one of the pillars of Buddhism. The ethical conduct can be broken into right speech, right action and right livelihood. All the three of them are components of the eight fold path. In the podcast below, the importance of balancing the heart properties with the mind properties in …
The Tibetan 9 purifying breaths
The 9 purifying breaths The 9 purifying breaths is an ancient Tibetan breathing method which focuses on the release of anger, attachment and inner insecurities. As the right action is one of the pillars of the eightfold path in Buddhism, this practice is essential if one wants to adhere to the eightfold path. How do …
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