7 Principles of Enlightenment - Part 1 of 7

Not too long ago, I read a book that literally made my life do a complete 180 degrees and ever since then my life has been better.

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is a book about a high powered lawyer who has access to endless items which would normally make anyone happy, but what some of us fail to realize is that happiness in material things is so short lived we are constantly wanting more and more.

This lawyer eventually suffers a heart attack in the middle of a court room and after recovering he decides to sell all his possessions and goes on a pilgrimage to India to become a monk. While on this journey he learns 7 Principles of Enlightenment and the book is centered around these principles.

Over my next few posts I will be sharing with you these principles, but if you really want to learn about these I would strongly suggest going to read the book.

In my view the primary view of this book is to help us live a full and flourishing life filled with endless possibilities.

1. Master Your Mind

a. The Wisdom

i. Cultivate your mind – it will blossom beyond your expectation;

ii. The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts;

iii.There are no mistakes – only lessons. See setbacks as opportunity for personal expansion and              growth.

b. The Techniques

i. The Heart of the Rose

You need a fresh rose and a silent place to perform this. Start to stare at the center of the rose, its heart. Notice its color, texture and design. Savor its fragrance and think only about the wonderful object in front of you. At first, your mind will wander away. This is the sign of an untrained mind. However, you need not worry. Return your mind to the object of your focus. It gets better with daily practice. Soon your mind will grow strong and disciplined. Spend 10, 15 or even 20 minutes daily to perform this technique.

ii. Opposition Thinking

When an undesirable thought occupies the focal point of your mind, immediately replace it with a uplifting one. It's as if your mind is a giant slide projector, with every thought in your mind being a slide. Whenever a negative slide comes up on the screen, take swift action to replace it with a positive one.

iii. The Secret of the Lake

This technique was applied by the sages. The sages would look into the waters of the still lake and envision their dreams becoming reality. It is also similar to visualization. Everything is created twice, first in the mind, and then it is realized in a physical form. We can visualize everything that we want to be, do, or have.

c. Quote

The secret of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all of your energy towards doing it. Once you do this, abundance flows into your life and all your desires are filled with ease and grace.

Rêver un rêve impossible

J'crois que je poursuis un rêve impossible
J'pense que ça marchera pas mais j'y ai cru quand même
Je me revois, je revois tes yeux, je revois ta bouche, je revois tes cheveux, ton visage
Je me demande si toi aussi t'y penses
Je me demande si toi aussi tu
Tu me revois quand tu fermes les yeux et quand tu rêves
C'est un rêve impossible, tu m'avais dans la peaume de ta main
Tout ce que tu avais à faire c'était de me dire de rester
Mais tu es reparti, puis tu es revenu et puis tu es reparti et puis tu es revenu
Encore et encore et à chaque fois c'est la même chose
Tout ce que tu avais à faire c'était de me dire de rester et je serai rester
Je serai rester pour toujours, toujours avec toi
Alors pourquoi tu es parti, pourquoi tu m'as laissé?
Ça va nous échapper entre les doigts, et un jour ou l'autre de toute façon, tout ça va s'arrêter

To Dream An Impossible Dream............

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You Know....

I keep telling myself I am not going to write a new post everyday but then something happens and I feel the need to just write about it. I tell myself its just going to be a short post but once I start I find it hard to stop....

Anyways...

I don't know if anyone has experienced this before but have you ever met someone that just changes your perspective on life? Someone that makes you look forward to each and every day? Someone that makes you smile for no apparent reason? Someone whose mere presence just changes your whole mood?

Well, I have been fortunate enough to meet someone like this recently....not going to mention any names but she knows who she is and maybe she will read this, I don't know...

For the longest time I have given up on relationships and romance because due to some things that happened to me a long time ago I decided that relationships and love don't really exist and also I made some horrible mistakes in my past - but that is a story for another time.

Anyway I met this woman not too long ago and everyday since then has been great, I look forward to waking up in the morning, I find myself thinking about her all day long. Now the tough part about this is: I am a very shy guy and have a hard time talking to other people, ESPECIALLY woman. So I find myself planning out a conversation in my head that I want to have with her but whenever I go up to her all that plans decide to jump out of my brain and leave me standing in front of her with a mouth full of teeth.

That Sucks So Badly though......

She is such an amazing person, even the little I managed to learn about her makes me want to learn more about her, but unfortunately I am just too shy especially around her and I get so nervous I even end up throwing sugar in the bin which was meant for my coffee!!!
I just don't know what it is about her but every time I see her my heart does this little dance in my chest and I feel like I'm gonna have a heart attack or pass out or break something.

She has the most infectious laugh I have heard that makes me wanna laugh every time she laughs.

Now I think there is something wrong with me but it doesn't really take much for me to be attracted to someone, and it has nothing to do with their looks or anything else. I find myself being attracted to something way deeper than the physical level....not sure exactly what that is but I just know that it feels right.

But I don't think that something between us would work out but who knows maybe something does, but if it doesn't I would purely just be satisfied by being friends...

As long as she is around I doubt I will ever have another bad day in my life.....

SuperMoon....

Morning Everyone....

As the world loses its mind with Mr. Donald Trump winning the US elections (or so it seems) I rather prefer to remove myself from the situation and look to the skies...

From time to time I look to the stars just to find a little bit of peace within me, and 100% of the time I find that it helps me out. Just take a second and look up at the stars, if you think about it the majority of the stars you see in the sky have died millions of years ago....yet this beauty still lives on in our night sky...

I don't know if anyone has heard about it but on the 14th of November, we will witness the first Super-moon in our skies since 1948. What this means is that the moon will be closer to earth than ever before (in my lifetime), and according to NASA the next time this will happen will be around the year 2034.

For some people, this has inspired them to be artistic and I came across a beautiful painting from one of our local artists who goes by the name Sam Griffin. She had a mini competition on Facebook, where if anyone could guess what she would paint they would receive the finished product. Unfortunately I was not lucky enough to guess correctly....but honestly this is a work of art and I look forward to seeing more of her Masterpieces. Only problem is Art is a very difficult company to get off the ground in South Africa....lets hope someone out there sees her work and takes a liking to it....

Sam also has a vinyl T-shirt printing company, so if you have any need for Vinyl T-Shirt Printing don't be afraid to contact her on Facebook. 

So that's it for me for today, if you all feel a bit overwhelmed by what is happening in the world today just take a moment and look to the skies for a moment of peace.....

All The Time....

Morning People....

I am going to try and keep this short, I just feel the need to write something but I have no idea what to write about....

Lets write about books, especially one in particular I read recently from a local author, I don't think anybody knows about this guy but he is actually a very talented writer.

Dane Chung is a humble young man from Johannesburg with an impressive imagination even if I do say so myself. The latest offering he has is a book called Arch's Hallow...

The book is a combination of The Twilight Saga, Percy Jackson and Game of Thrones. Which will, if you think about it, appeal to EVERY KIND OF NERD out there.

Among other things he has many different books from different Genres all the way from Romance to Spy Thrillers, and Dragons oh don't let me forget about the dragons.

But anyway that is about it, please click the link below to view the website for Sharko, where you would be able to find all of his novels.

SHARKO PUBLICATIONS

GenerationWhy

Hey guys....

So I am just gonna write about one of my favorite artists out in the music scene currently..

Now i think it was about 4 years ago I used to listen to a weekly radio show called the essential selection by Pete Tong (click here to have your life changed), and on one of his shows he played an essential new tune which was ZHU - Moves Like Ms Jackson and i went into a complete FRENZY!!!!

I had to know who this guy was at all costs and i started doing research on this guy, but unfortunately no one knew who he was, Just a mystery producer that had a love for good music and making people bounce with his funky basslines and killer lyrics.....

The next track he dropped was called Faded and with no surprise this was yet another Banger (check the video down below).

BUT STILL......

No one knew who this dude was. Then I heard again, on the very same radio show, Pete Tong mentioned that this guy does not want to reveal himself just yet and he has his reasons which will be revealed soon.

He regularly dropped banger after banger and each one of his songs were completely original, he wrote his own lyrics and produced his own music....

ZHU ft. AlunaGeorge - Automatic
ZHU - Cocaine Model
ZHU x Lana Del Rey - West Coast
ZHU - SuperFriends

etc. etc. etc......

And this went on for a few years..... when finally in 2015 the big reveal came. He revealed himself as a Chinese American 27 year old who just always had a passion for music and the reason why he chooses to remain anonymous is because, (and i am guilty of this also) People who listen to music generally judge the quality of music from a producer based on their race.

I agree and I think it is a shame that people , myself included, do this I mean you never know what gems you may find out there.

Click Here for a link to an anonymous interview of his,

So before you go any further take the time to give it a listen and maybe buy the album from iTunes using the following link:

GenerationWhy