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Showing posts with label buddha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buddha. Show all posts

Saturday, 30 September 2017

Purpose of Leadership

The divine purpose of being conferred with a position of leadership is a chance for liberation of the soul: enlightenment

Uhuru,  I got this in my WhatsApp.  But it's perfect for you.

                                  by Mohamed Jiwa

Zhao Zi Hao's made it big in business so he spent money buying a piece of land in the suburbs and built a three-storey villa. He had an impressive swimming pool in the garden with a hundred-year-old Lychee Tree in the backyard to boot. In fact, he bought the property precisely because of this tree. His wife loved eating lychees.

During renovations, his friends urged him to get guidance from a fengshui master, just to tread on the side of caution. Zhao Zi Hao's never quite believed in Fengshui yet surprising he took the advice to heart and went out of his way to engage a feng shui master from Hong Kong. The Grand Master was none other than Master Cao who's been in the profession for thirty over years, renowned in the Fengshui circle. They had a meal in the city then Zhao Zi Hao drove the Master to the suburbs. Along the way, when cars behind them tried to overtake, Zhao Zi Hao would simply give way.

The Master laughingly remarked: "Big Boss Zhao, your driving is really safe." He spoke really fluent mandarin for a Hongkie.
Zhao Zhi Hao laughed at the remark: “Usually people who need to overtake have some urgent matter to attend to, so we shouldn't hold them up.
Arriving at a small town the streets grew narrow and so Zhao Zi Hao slowed down.
A giggling child suddenly darted out from an alley and as the child ran across the street, Zao still didn't speed up. Instead, he kept his gaze on the alley, as if waiting for something. Out of the blue, another child darted out, chasing after the child ahead.
Master Zao was surprised and asked: “How did you know there'd be another child following suit?”
Zhao Zi Hao shrugged: “Well, kids are always chasing after each other so it's impossible for a child to be in such glee without a playmate.”
Master Cao gave him a big thumbs up and laughed out loud: “That's really considerate of you!”

Arriving at the Villa, they got down from the car. Suddenly about seven to eight birds flocked from the backyard. Seeing so, Zhao said to Master Cao: “ If you don't mind please wait here for a little while.”
“What's the matter?" Master Cao was taken aback.
"Oh, there's probably some kids stealing lychees in the backyard. If we walk in now we might give them a fright, let's not risk anyone falling off the old Lychee Tree." Zhao replied humorously.

Master Cao stayed silent for a while before stating matter-of-factly: “This home doesn't need a fengshui evaluation anymore.”
Now it's Zhao's turn to be shocked: “Why's that?”
“Any place graced with your presence naturally becomes the property with the most auspicious fengshui.”

When our minds prioritize others’ peace and happiness, the one who benefits is not just others, but ourselves too. When a person is considerate of others at all times, then this person has unconsciously accomplished Nirvana, Buddha-hood. The Buddha is in fact a person who through benefiting & helping others becomes enlightened.

Author Unknown.

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

The Happiness Mindset

News and Today's Updates

Nairobi, 28th June, 2011
I moved this section of my first post here, as I learn to develop my blog I am going to cut and paste - shift things around - and make it easier for you, my reader, to find the information you want and need.

Browse these links, below, to do some research of your own on the hows and whys of attaining happiness:

Is it more important to be psychologically happy or to be realistic and aware of your conditions and the conditions of your environment, before you choose your approach to happiness?  Surely if your happiness is short-lived it could indicate that you may not be totally realistic about yourself and your environment?  Does realism imply being self-centred and fearful of human nature?  Is human nature around you self-centred or compassionate, altruistic and giving?  Or does one have to think about a happy balance between the two, for example 5 on a spectrum between being self-centred and totally self-sacrificing?  What is the value of sacrifice, if any?

Is your MP and are your senior politicians happy because they are realistic or also because their form of realism only determines the extent to which they are willing to compromise their own comfort - where on the scale of 1 to 10 are they in their vaunted aims to serve you?


Happiness News from a Google Search

  1. Coaching Your Brain: Mindfulness, Happiness & Being Indispensable


    17 May 2011 ... Coaching Your Brain: Mindfulness, Happiness & Being Indispensable ... The good news is that you can shift this set point toward the positive ...
    www.myinternalgps.com/?p=1358 - Cached
  2. The wandering brain finds happiness | The Heralded Penguin


    31 Mar 2011 ... The wandering brain finds happiness ... Good news, however, awaits. Those wizards at Harvard have also found that quiet time increases ...
    theheraldedpenguin.com/the-wandering-brain-finds-happiness/ - Cached
  3. How fish oil is good for your brain.. and your happiness - The ...


    3 Feb 2010 ... MENTAL health problems could be prevented by taking fish oil capsules, according to a recent study.
    www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/...news/.../how-fish-oil-is-good-for-your-brain-and-your-happiness-86908-22015194/ - Cached - Similar
  4. How Happiness Heals Your Brain, Part 1: Important News


    How Happiness Heals Your Brain, Part 1: Important News for Autism, ... Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT), also called the “feel good hormone,” is a ...
    bodyecology.com/.../how_happiness_heals_your_brain.php - United States - Cached
  5. Buddha's Brain – Rewire Your Brain for Happiness


    27 Mar 2011 ... The good news is that you can use your mind to rewire your brain for happiness, making it Velcro for positive experiences and Teflon for ...
    www.kateharper.com/2011/03/buddhas-brain/ - Cached
  6. Why Music Makes You Happy : Discovery News


    10 Jan 2011 ... Listening to moving music causes the brain to release dopamine, a feel-good chemical. Dopamine-induced pleasure may help explain why music ...
    news.discovery.com › Human News - Cached
  7. News Roundup: Happiness, Anti-aging Research, Brain Health, Breast ...


    19 Dec 2006 ... News Roundup: Happiness, Anti-aging Research, Brain Health, Breast Cancer Risk, ... The good news: the risk may be less than you think. ...
    lifetwo.com › Home › Brain Health - Cached
  8. Good News for Elderly: Happiness Keeps Growing - US News and World ...


    13 Aug 2009 ... Older adults learn to limit negative influences, studies show.
    health.usnews.com › Family Health - Cached
  9. happy.: Exercise May Rewire the Brain for Happiness


    27 Sep 2010 ... Exercise May Rewire the Brain for Happiness ... This morning brings good news to you exercisers out there: your brain may be more adept at ...
    happymentary.blogspot.com/.../exercise-may-rewire-brain-for-happiness.html - Cached
  10. Happiness Quotes | The Happiness Corner at Brain Be Happy


    Brain Be Happy - A Complete Resource for Brain Trauma and Mentally Ill Patients Happiness Websites · Good News Websites · Helpful Happiness Tidbits in The ...
    brainbehappy.com/HappinessCorner/HappinessQuotes.html - Cached