Diamonds in the Sky

Hello 2014! J Spent the new year at my friends place and had a wonderful dinner with them, and then went in to the mountains to witness the fireworks. The view of cebu was perfect and exactly 12noon, the sky was field with fire works left and right like diamonds in the sky. It was beautiful that I couldn’t help my self but shout out loud my feelings of happiness while watching the sky filled with these beautiful lights. J  Good Friends, Good vibes and Diamonds in the sky to greet 2014. Life is Beautiful. J

Humility

He who has learnt to control his tongue has attained self-control in a great measure. When such a person speak he will be heard with respect and attention. His words will be remembered, for they will be good and true.

-Light on Yoga

The most interesting man was a man that never spoke. He'd sit in the back and watch others talk, brag, name drop, boast, he would just observed everyone around him. At first you'd think he was socially awkward maybe, couldn't make friends. He was older much older, very good at keeping his cool. Until one day, Jeff and I spent time with him, asked questions, the conversation was full of simple intelligence. Then again I saw him sitting at the front of the boat one day on our way back from diving, so I went to him and talked to him. I asked him where is one place you haven't been, he said mainland China. I said, "I have one up on you". He laughed. I got know a man who has been to well over 100 countries, owns hospitals, Egyptian/German, a nuerosurgeon, a diver with over 1k dives and a man who would only speak when spoken to. This man taught me value of listening, just to listen and observe. Harry, the most interesting man in the world, taught me something without telling me. A lesson we should attempt to pratice.

-Desiree Crossman

Pranamaya kosha 

Among all the Koshas, this one really interest me because what happen to me the first time I did yoga was really unusual. After the first week of practicing yoga, i noticed that my cravings for earthly desires had increased to the highest level.  It was on a level that I had never experienced before. Such energy that in order for me to disperse it, I need to do more physical activity like handstands and other tiring stuff in yoga. It did work but every time I do the asanas surge of energy comes up after a few hours. That is why, I was really confused at that time on what to do, because I know sooner or later, if I can’t desipate the energy through physical activity, I might succumb  to  temptation.

As a result, I seek advice to a friend who happened to be a Buddhist monk, and then he told me that I need to sit and meditate.  And so I did (I tried meditation but I was not into it before).

So what happened was really astonishing. It didn’t really solve my problem at first but after a few weeks of meditation, I noticed that I was not afraid anymore if the energy will rise and I was not worried any longer if I succumb to temptation. It taught me to become an observer, and it made me realize that I don’t need to react on it. And if continue to observe, the strong urge or surge of energy it will slowly went away all by itself. That if I just be patient enough and don’t react, it will just slowly melt away.

It taught me how to cope with the profound truth that everything changes all the time.

This guy inspires me. Purest form of Karma yoga! bryan kest!

"The most valuable person isn’t someone who can talk well. The reason why our creator gave us two ears and only one mouth is so that we can listen more and talk less. Listening to others, rather than talking too much, is the basic trait of a mature person. For leaders or managers, this characteristic is vital."

— CEO Fables

Sexual Energy

Balance as in all things, anything can be abused and overdone. abstinence for short periods builds up your energy, but release is necessary. It works as it does and feels good for a reason. ;-)"

Over two thousand years ago – long before experiments on nematodes – the Taoists described the importance of not ejaculating in the Discourse on the Highes Tao Under Heaven: "If a man has intercourse without spilling his seed, his vital essence is strengthened. If he does this twice, his hearing and vision are made clear. If three times, all his physical illness will disappear. The fourth time he will begin to feel inner peace. The fifth time his blood will circulate powerfully. The sixth time his genitals will gain new prowess. By the seventh his thighs and buttocks will become firm. The eighth time his body will radiate good health. The ninth time his life span will be increased." Ancient texts exaggerate to make their point, and it is unlikely that the above benefits occur in this exact order or at the exact specified time. However, it is clear that Taoists have long known the importance of conserving semen. 

The Taoist ideal is to ejaculate as infrequently as you can, but every man can and should refrain from ejaculating for a period of time suited to him. In the words of Su Nü, "One must measure one's own strength and ejaculate accordingly. Anything else is simply force and foolishness." Your strength depends on your age, your health, your state of mind, and your willpower. 

Sun Ssu-miao, one of the leading physicians of ancient China recommended that men attain good health and longevity by ejacula ing twice a month, as long as they ate healthily and exercised. He also offered the following more specific guidelines. 

 A man at twenty can ejaculate once every four days. 

 A man at thirty can ejaculate once every eight days. 

 A man at forty can ejaculate once every ten days. 

 A man at fifty can ejaculate once every twenty days. 

 A man at sixty should no long ejaculate. 

From The book "The Multi-Orgasmic Man"

Practical Intelligence

The particular skill that allows you to talk your way out
of a murder rap, or convince your professor to move you
from the morning to the afternoon section, is what the psychologist
Robert Sternberg calls "practical intelligence.,,
To Sternberg, practical intelligence includes things like
"knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it,
and knowing how to say it for maximum effect." It is procedural:
it is about knowing how to do something without
necessarily knowing why you know it or being able to
explain it. It's practical in nature: that is, it's not knowledge
for its own sake. It's knowledge that helps you read situations
correctly and get what you want. And, critically, it is
a kind of intelligence separate from the sort of analytical
ability measured by IQ.

-from the book "outliers"

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