ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT – Spirituality for Thinkers. Tools for Doers
Quotes on Seva: “Our first and foremost commitment in the world is to serve” “Poor people fight for food. Rich people share their food. Richer still are those who share power. Richer are those who share fame. Richest of all are those who share themselves. A person’s wealth is measured by his ability to share … Read more
Brainy doseChoose the right approach.Eye contact, hold gaze.Smile.Keep your temper.Don’t react, respond.Consider their point of view.Approach the problem head-on.Be objective. Try to find common ground. (See Negotiation and Conflict Resolution by Open2Study)Be mature – kill with kindness.Be witty and use humour.Simply say ‘you’re right’.Don’t try force change.Finish convo.Walk away. QuotesI do not allow people to … Read more
Ajahn Brahm– If they call you a dog, look at your back side, see if you have a tail.– Farmer put his donkey in a hole to bury him because he was useless. Donkey shook off the dirt and stamped it in to step higher and higher.– When you blame others you’re disempowering yourself. You’re … Read more
(Scroll to the end to watch some funny shower thought shorts) Abstraction: There are scales of explanation. A human can be considered a person, mammal, collection of cells, collection of stardust. Sometimes the reason people can’t see eye to eye is that they’re unwittingly considering things at different levels of abstraction. Scope Neglect: We evolved … Read more
2023 update – I see a lot of interest in these videos. I’m more than happy to make a summary under each one so it’s easy to search for the information. Please do keep coming back and give me some time to summarise it. Also if this series doesn’t cover any of the topics please … Read more
