Thursday, October 26, 2006

5 steps for unfoldment

Step by step, practice withdrawal of the mind and look inward. One by one, you will witness the myriad good things within. Now and here below, you may meet the Lord for whom the ancient Veda still searches everywhere. - Tirumantiram 578

Step One: Attention
Step Two: Concentration
Step Three: Meditation
Step Four: Contemplation
Step Five: Self Realization (Samadhi)

Contemplation is concentrating so deeply in the inner areas of the mind. We go deeper, deeper, deeper within, into the energy and the life within the cells of the flower, and we find that the energy and the life within the cells of the flower is the same as the energy within us, and we are in contemplation upon energy itself. We see the energy as light. We might see the light within our head, if we have a slight body consciousness. In a state of contemplation, we might not even be conscious of light itself, for you are only conscious of light if you have a slight consciousness of darkness. Otherwise, it is just your natural state, and you are in a deep reverie. In a state of contemplation, you are so intently alive, you can't move. That's why you sit so quietly.

Saturday, October 21, 2006

Takeaways from the book "The monk who sold his ferrari"

Mind is like a garden, dont allow the weeds to spread, weeds can be analogous to negative or impure thoughts, Treasure every thought as if its a most prized possession. Opposition thinking, heart of the rose, The Lake method are some of the takeaways to be followed. (Garden)

Success on attaining goals makes one happy and makes one prepared to take on tougher goals. Follow your goal, have a written goal, think about the outcome, create a positive pressure, set a timeline/deadline to finish it, keep doing it for 21 days, enjoy it as u do. (Light house)

Kaizen is the japanese word for continuous self improvement, be it spiritual or material. Practice Kaizen. Self mastery is the DNA of life mastery. Do the things you fear. Success on outside begins from inside. Follow the 10 rituals for radiant living - 1. Solitude for mind, 2. Physical fitness, 3. Food intake - Live foods. 4. Knowledge enhancement 5. Self Reflection-identifying areas of improvement 6. Early Awakening 7. Music 8. Mantra - Spoken word- self talk 9. Congruent character - follow the ancestral character path. 10. Simplicity - cut down unnecessary things and do those that really matter. (Japanese Sumo wrestler)

Lack of willpower is a mental disease. Simply put willpower is finishing what u start. Dont race against others, race against yourself. Willpower gives u freedom, it gives u the control to live the life u have imagined rather than accepting the life u have. We have the power to control every single thought we get every second, +ve thoughts are as easy to think as negative thoughts, whn u start to focus on the good thoughts and refuse to think the bad ones through sheer will power the -ve ones will shrivel up very quickly. Unfoldment doesn't take a lot of time. It just takes a lot of willpower. Someone can go along and sit at attention, and concentrate and meditate for years and years and years and, with a minimal amount of willpower, constantly be distracted, constantly be complaining and constantly be unsuccessful. Another person can have the exact same approach and over a short period of time be extremely successful, because he has will.

  • Use this mantra "I am more than i appear to be, all the world's strength and power rests inside me"
  • Repeat the mantra along with the daily practice of seeing yourself as you hope to be will give u an enormouse amount of support as u create the disciplined principled life that will connect u to ur dreams.

(Pink wire)

Time is Non-renewable, be serious about time management. Apply - The deathbed mentality, Rule of 20, and manage time effectively.

(Gold Clock)

The quality of our life finally comes down to the quality of our contribution. Selflessly serve others with compassion. See the divine in everyone. By serving others u are actually not doing anything great, u are just serving yourself - The energy source or soul is common. Give up notion of 'I' and 'mine' while serving.

(yellow roses)

Success is a journey, enjoy every moment .... live in the moment ...Never sacrifice happiness for achievement. Embrace the present.

(The path of Diamond stones)