I use mind maps quite often when planning a project or structuring the contents for a book I am writing. It is a great way to expand on ideas without writing in a linear format. What is a Mind Map? A Mind Map is “a powerful graphic technique which provides a universal key to unlock […]
Forgive others not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.
Citta Vagga-The Mind 3. The mind is hard to check, swift, flits wherever it listeth: to control it is good. A controlled mind is conducive to happiness. Dhammapada Story A devout woman, receiving instruction from the monks, attained Anàgàmi, the third stage of Sainthood, with supernormal powers such as reading others’ thoughts, even before the […]
I’ve been reading quite a bit about grit for a book I am ghostwriting. Here’s a quote from Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance “…grit grows as we figure out our life philosophy, learn to dust ourselves off after rejection and disappointment, and learn to tell the difference between low-level goals that should be […]
THE MIND From Dhammapada Citta Vagga 1. The flickering, fickle mind, difficult to guard, difficult to control – the wise person straightens it as a fletcher straightens an arrow. 2. Like a fish that is drawn from its watery abode and thrown upon land, even so does this mind flutter. Hence should the realm of […]