wow! you’re ABSOLUTELY right…once you figure that out, then voila!
Well, I’d actually add a second half: Figure out what you love to do (usually tied to your greatest strengths) THEN figure out how you can get paid to do it in the greatest service to the world.
It took me a LONG time to figure my path out (and bumped my head a LOT) but OMG it’s amazing to live it…
Yes Brian, so true.I remember you helped me once, through proven techniques, ie: certain questions.For me it helped, but I found myself using stock answers or rather ‘what I am supposed to say.’ It’s amazing how humans seem to define each other all the time yet seem to forget defining and knowing themselves. The thing is those question techniques work by planting the question, or in fact they may be all it needs for one to realise! immediately!However I see it more as a process, which can take a certain amount of real time.Therefore we should all ask questions of ourselves, but also relax and don’t feel pressured to get it right straight away.I think that has been my problem, but no more! It’s interesting to note that it also took you a LONG time to figure it out. Through conditioning, we forget who we really are, so I’m cool just letting it unfold, using techniques that help, but not rushing anything and getting the same old stock answers.
Sorry, one more thing.It’s funny, I was talking to NinjamasterDave earlier and I said:
“lol, Brian has been banging on about this ‘find out what you love to do’ stuff for ages, and yet only now have I fully grasped the importance of it” ie: you could say the ‘science’ or ‘reasoning’ of it.I would go on for ages if I were to explain more.I’ll blog it soon.
So all I would say is keep banging on mate, keep speaking your truth, it helps!
My only advice: Get MORE intense about, not more relaxed (unless you have a couple of lifetimes and/or comfort with figuring it out when your life is almost over…no need to stress about it, but do get intense…). As some old wise dood once said, “One must approach enlightenment as one with his hair on fire approaches water.” (I think Linda even made a cartoon of that, no!?)
Every great teacher will advise you to build habits and to consistently train yourself to do your best (don’t believe us, listen to Buddha…he’s over there in the right column…).
I think the stonecutter is a perfect metaphor for the process of growing into our full potential.
You may have heard the story:
A stonecutter hits a rock with his hammer. The stone splits.
The casual observer sees this and thinks, “Wow. That guy is really strong. I can’t believe he broke that huge rock with a single blow!”
The reality (obviously) is that the stonecutter had been hammering away at that rock for a long time. Many, many blows went into the rock before it finally split.
Most people see someone who has achieved some level of success–whether it’s enlightenment or celebrity status–and think, “Wow, they sure must be lucky.”
Obviously, the stonecutter isn’t strong enough to break a rock in one blow and no one is “lucky” enough to reach any level of excellence without an equally diligent and consistent effort.
With thinkarete’s Philosopher’s Notes, you’ll be striking that rock every day and (little by little…) you will break the rock.
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wow! you’re ABSOLUTELY right…once you figure that out, then voila!
Well, I’d actually add a second half: Figure out what you love to do (usually tied to your greatest strengths) THEN figure out how you can get paid to do it in the greatest service to the world.
It took me a LONG time to figure my path out (and bumped my head a LOT) but OMG it’s amazing to live it…
Cheers!!!
-b
Yes Brian, so true.I remember you helped me once, through proven techniques, ie: certain questions.For me it helped, but I found myself using stock answers or rather ‘what I am supposed to say.’ It’s amazing how humans seem to define each other all the time yet seem to forget defining and knowing themselves.
The thing is those question techniques work by planting the question, or in fact they may be all it needs for one to realise! immediately!However I see it more as a process, which can take a certain amount of real time.Therefore we should all ask questions of ourselves, but also relax and don’t feel pressured to get it right straight away.I think that has been my problem, but no more!
It’s interesting to note that it also took you a LONG time to figure it out.
Through conditioning, we forget who we really are, so I’m cool just letting it unfold, using techniques that help, but not rushing anything and getting the same old stock answers.
We’ll see soon enough :)
PS: Can’t wait to finally realise what it is I love to do! (and get paid for it). :D
Sorry, one more thing.It’s funny, I was talking to NinjamasterDave earlier and I said:
“lol, Brian has been banging on about this ‘find out what you love to do’ stuff for ages, and yet only now have I fully grasped the importance of it” ie: you could say the ‘science’ or ‘reasoning’ of it.I would go on for ages if I were to explain more.I’ll blog it soon.
So all I would say is keep banging on mate, keep speaking your truth, it helps!
So cool.
My only advice: Get MORE intense about, not more relaxed (unless you have a couple of lifetimes and/or comfort with figuring it out when your life is almost over…no need to stress about it, but do get intense…). As some old wise dood once said, “One must approach enlightenment as one with his hair on fire approaches water.” (I think Linda even made a cartoon of that, no!?)
Here’s an excerpt from thinkarete:
Every great teacher will advise you to build habits and to consistently train yourself to do your best (don’t believe us, listen to Buddha…he’s over there in the right column…).
I think the stonecutter is a perfect metaphor for the process of growing into our full potential.
You may have heard the story:
A stonecutter hits a rock with his hammer. The stone splits.
The casual observer sees this and thinks, “Wow. That guy is really strong. I can’t believe he broke that huge rock with a single blow!”
The reality (obviously) is that the stonecutter had been hammering away at that rock for a long time. Many, many blows went into the rock before it finally split.
Most people see someone who has achieved some level of success–whether it’s enlightenment or celebrity status–and think, “Wow, they sure must be lucky.”
Obviously, the stonecutter isn’t strong enough to break a rock in one blow and no one is “lucky” enough to reach any level of excellence without an equally diligent and consistent effort.
With thinkarete’s Philosopher’s Notes, you’ll be striking that rock every day and (little by little…) you will break the rock.
Yours in hitting the shit out of the rock,-bri
Hitting the shit out of it! That's it. I'm so glad I came across this and look forward to finding out the same thing Flex and Brian. So cool…
Nic