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Mental Strength Based on Vision and Passion
Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan, tells us the importance of vision and passion. It is not just a slogan. It is not just beautiful and fancy words. His personal history gives us clearly about bitter actuality walking the course to be successful. Yataro Iwasaki was born in Lower Class Samurai family, who normally could not get education provided by local government that time in... (posted by Shaw 1 year 358 days ago.)
Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan, tells us the importance of vision and passion. It is not just a slogan. It is not just beautiful and fancy words. His personal history gives us clearly about bitter actuality walking the course to be successful. Yataro Iwasaki was born in Lower Class Samurai family, who normally could not get education provided by local government that time in... (posted by Shaw 1 year 358 days ago.)
What is Zen Discussion?
Zen is famous for meditation. At the same time, Zen is not just meditation. Zen is a process and training for getting absolute status of mind, unchangeable and peaceful. One of the training methods, in addition to meditation, is "Discussion". Here is one example. A Zen priest asked his teacher how many times and how long he should meditate to reach the ultimate-mind status of peacefulness. The teacher asked back to the priest... (posted by Shaw 1 year 358 days ago.)
Zen is famous for meditation. At the same time, Zen is not just meditation. Zen is a process and training for getting absolute status of mind, unchangeable and peaceful. One of the training methods, in addition to meditation, is "Discussion". Here is one example. A Zen priest asked his teacher how many times and how long he should meditate to reach the ultimate-mind status of peacefulness. The teacher asked back to the priest... (posted by Shaw 1 year 358 days ago.)
How Can You Be Active and Stay Active?
Did not you have an experience that the information, you were looking for, happened to come to you, instead of you found it, when you are positively and actively looking for such information? Or have not you experienced that you came across an advice when you needed it and actively looked for it. It seems to me the key words here is active". There are people who said they are waiting for they feel like "active"... (posted by Shaw 1 year 359 days ago.)
Did not you have an experience that the information, you were looking for, happened to come to you, instead of you found it, when you are positively and actively looking for such information? Or have not you experienced that you came across an advice when you needed it and actively looked for it. It seems to me the key words here is active". There are people who said they are waiting for they feel like "active"... (posted by Shaw 1 year 359 days ago.)
Judo With Words - An Intelligent Way to Counter Verbal Attacks
Do not you have anyone who rubs you in the wrong way? Does not your boss or your colleague always give you words, which upset you? Do not you wish to have a method to control your emotion and effectively counter these violent words? I found an interesting book touching upon countering conversational violence of words. The title of this book is "Judo with words: An Intelligent Way to... (posted by Shaw 1 year 361 days ago.)
Do not you have anyone who rubs you in the wrong way? Does not your boss or your colleague always give you words, which upset you? Do not you wish to have a method to control your emotion and effectively counter these violent words? I found an interesting book touching upon countering conversational violence of words. The title of this book is "Judo with words: An Intelligent Way to... (posted by Shaw 1 year 361 days ago.)
3 Steps For Perfect Defense
Karate is first shown to US military people who stationed in Okinawa after World War II. A soldier who learned Karate in Okinawa opened first dojo in US in 1945. Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, traveled in US and taught US people in FBI, Marine, and Police in 1950s. The Kung Fu movies in 1960s and 70s boosted popularity of martial arts and Karate. Many Americans have learned and mastered Karate today. This martial... (posted by Shaw 1 year 361 days ago.)
Karate is first shown to US military people who stationed in Okinawa after World War II. A soldier who learned Karate in Okinawa opened first dojo in US in 1945. Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate, traveled in US and taught US people in FBI, Marine, and Police in 1950s. The Kung Fu movies in 1960s and 70s boosted popularity of martial arts and Karate. Many Americans have learned and mastered Karate today. This martial... (posted by Shaw 1 year 361 days ago.)
Touch the Spirit of Zen
Zen became one of main streams of Buddhism in China in 6th century. The meditation sitting form both legs crossed is famous worldwide. But Zen in China did not invent this meditation style of sitting. It was there since Yoga in India started about 3000 years age. Chinese priest, Daruma, who started Zen, used this meditation form in 6th century. He was against King over tax issue and put in the jail. He kept himself sitting for 9... (posted by Shaw 1 year 361 days ago.)
Zen became one of main streams of Buddhism in China in 6th century. The meditation sitting form both legs crossed is famous worldwide. But Zen in China did not invent this meditation style of sitting. It was there since Yoga in India started about 3000 years age. Chinese priest, Daruma, who started Zen, used this meditation form in 6th century. He was against King over tax issue and put in the jail. He kept himself sitting for 9... (posted by Shaw 1 year 361 days ago.)
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