After I retire: “That’s it! I’m free, I’ll do whatever I want to do.”After I die: “That’s it! It’s finished, done, it’s over.”After I’m enlightened: “That’s it! I don’t have to practice anymore.” These are illusions. Actually, I’m not denying your retirement plan (if you have one). What I want
My last two blogs, “Expiration Time on Emotions” and “Stand on Our Own,” talk about our responsibility as human beings and, in relation to this, I just read Napoleon Hill’s book called Outwitting The Devil. He wrote how the Devil controls 98 percent of people, and how this makes them
My last blog topic was about taking responsibility for our emotions, and this time I’ll talk about what motivates us to do that and what makes us not do it. Those who take responsibility for their emotions are taking the initiative for their own lives. In other words, they “stand
What’s the Expiration Time on Emotions? Recently, one of my patients told me a story about what his moods have been like lately. He said, “I was in such a bad mood yesterday, all day long. But I’m in a very good mood today, so I’m a good person today.
This is the last part of the “Action – Remorse – Gratitude – Praise” cycle. When you praise, the most important thing is to have the heart of a child. The heart of a child is always excited about the future. Children are impressed with everything around them. They say,
This is a continuation of my “Action – Remorse – Gratitude – Praise” blog. Gratitude is a very common word, but also a very much misused word. People might say, “I know what gratitude is,” and they might say, “When someone gives me something, and I say thank you for
Let’s continue with “Action – Remorse – Gratitude – Praise.” This time I’ll talk about “Remorse” — and you might wonder about the title, about what the connection between remorse and being free is. Remorse usually has a negative image. You do not remorse because you have done something wrong.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote “Action – Remorse – Gratitude – Praise” and this is a continuation of it. About action: In Tao Sangha teachings, action is meant to create a better future for self and others. (Of course, this action includes the three karma explained here.) And
A couple of days ago I posted “The Emperor’s New Clothes” on Facebook, and wrote:————————————-Everyone knows this story. But do you see the trick of a scammer?Would you be a kid and say “The Emperor is naked!” or would you say to the kid, “Shhhh!”, or scold the kid, “Don’t
This week I was teaching a class, and it seems like the concept of “Hold Ego” wasn’t clear to the students, so, I’ll just try to clarify it here. “Hold Ego” is the first thing taught to students who came to study and practice at Tao Sangha, and all practice
After I retire: “That’s it! I’m free, I’ll do whatever I want to do.”After I die: “That’s it! It’s finished, done, it’s over.”After I’m enlightened: “That’s it! I don’t have to practice anymore.” These are illusions. Actually, I’m not denying your retirement plan (if you have one). What I want
My last two blogs, “Expiration Time on Emotions” and “Stand on Our Own,” talk about our responsibility as human beings and, in relation to this, I just read Napoleon Hill’s book called Outwitting The Devil. He wrote how the Devil controls 98 percent of people, and how this makes them
My last blog topic was about taking responsibility for our emotions, and this time I’ll talk about what motivates us to do that and what makes us not do it. Those who take responsibility for their emotions are taking the initiative for their own lives. In other words, they “stand
What’s the Expiration Time on Emotions? Recently, one of my patients told me a story about what his moods have been like lately. He said, “I was in such a bad mood yesterday, all day long. But I’m in a very good mood today, so I’m a good person today.
This is the last part of the “Action – Remorse – Gratitude – Praise” cycle. When you praise, the most important thing is to have the heart of a child. The heart of a child is always excited about the future. Children are impressed with everything around them. They say,
This is a continuation of my “Action – Remorse – Gratitude – Praise” blog. Gratitude is a very common word, but also a very much misused word. People might say, “I know what gratitude is,” and they might say, “When someone gives me something, and I say thank you for
Let’s continue with “Action – Remorse – Gratitude – Praise.” This time I’ll talk about “Remorse” — and you might wonder about the title, about what the connection between remorse and being free is. Remorse usually has a negative image. You do not remorse because you have done something wrong.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote “Action – Remorse – Gratitude – Praise” and this is a continuation of it. About action: In Tao Sangha teachings, action is meant to create a better future for self and others. (Of course, this action includes the three karma explained here.) And
A couple of days ago I posted “The Emperor’s New Clothes” on Facebook, and wrote:————————————-Everyone knows this story. But do you see the trick of a scammer?Would you be a kid and say “The Emperor is naked!” or would you say to the kid, “Shhhh!”, or scold the kid, “Don’t
This week I was teaching a class, and it seems like the concept of “Hold Ego” wasn’t clear to the students, so, I’ll just try to clarify it here. “Hold Ego” is the first thing taught to students who came to study and practice at Tao Sangha, and all practice
