Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Keys
to success living part one
Everybody wants to be successful in life, but where are the
keys to success? Do we have to go out and search for those keys, or do we have
those potentials already within ourselves? When we begin to examine life, we
can see that it is divided into two aspects life---life within and life
without; internal life and external life- and we can see that these aspects are
equal importance. Even if we have renounced the world, gone nothing but
meditation, we cannot ignore external life. We still have to see that we eat,
do our ablutions, and perform our practices on time. So life in the external world
is as important as life in the internal world.
Even one who has renounced the world has to understand the
word relationship properly, because life itself is actually relationship. The body
is related to breath, and the breath is related to the mind, the body, breath, senses,
and mind all function together as a unit. So life virtually means relationship.
The body is related to breath, and the
breath is related to the mind. The body,
breath, and senses, and mind all function together as a unit. So life virtually
means relationship
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The Benjamin Franklin 13-Week Self-Improvement Challenge
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin
Franklin’s 13 Virtues
Franklin tracked his progress on charts he created. The
first letter of each day was listed on the top and the first letter of each
virtue was indicated down the left side. He would add a dot if he felt he fell
short of meeting that virtue on a given day. Benjamin Franklin carried these
charts with him as a reminder of his personal plan of conduct.
The following 13 virtues continue to be relevant
today. Next to each virtue is Franklin’s definition.
1. Temperance “Eat not to dullness.”
2. Silence
“Speak not but what may benefit others to you. Avoid
trifling conversation.”
3. Order
“Let all your things have their places. Let each
part of your business have its time.”
4. Resolution
“Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without
fail what you resolve.”
5. “make no expense but to do well to others or
yourself: i.e. Waste nothing.”
6. Industry
“Lose no time. Be always employed in something
useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.”
7. Sincerity
“Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly;
and, if you speak, speak accordingly.”
8. Justice
“Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the
benefits that are your duty.”
9. Moderation
“Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much
as you think they deserve.”
10. Cleanliness
“Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.”
11. Chastity
“I would never do anything that would disrespect my
wife.”
12. Tranquility
“Be not disturbed at trifles"13. Humility
Thursday, August 23, 2012
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