90% if not more of the time spent on social media is destructive for your perspective and sane mind. YES, sometimes posts can be very valuable, especially on X. HOWEVER, that is such a small portion of posts out there that the valuable ones probably won’t even stick in your

Desire = focus on goal. Intention = focus on the process of achieving the goal. Intention is realized via action.

How the thinking-mind deceives your inner voice: When making a decision you have the choice ‘yes’ or ‘no’. The mind is always trying to prove its position. The soul/inner voice tries timidly to object: no. The mind is aware of the soul saying no. But pretends it does not

Realization or manifestation is brought about not by desire. But by one’s attitude to that which is desired. Desire itself does not have the power to generate action. Neither decisiveness… it lies beyond. It lies in intention. Inner and outer intention.

It is about whether you can live up to your own expectations. Not expectation of others.

Rules are good and helpful. But you have to acquire good judgement to know when to break them.

A person in the world, can never be distinct from the environment surrounding it.

You are capabel of so many things once you change your inner world

What generates resistance within your body/mind? That are the areas worth exploring. It can be traits of someone else. Things you are hesitant to do. Certain responses, ideologies anything. Ask yourself why you have resistance against these things. Obviously: some things are

Embodiment is the ultimate source of meaning for all activities. You always learn to “match” your body and mind to lots of different things, persons, and environments. Attuning to them, embodying them. Learning how to move with them. This counts for swimming (embodying

talking about honesty. I agree that one should be honest at all times. Does not mean you always have to say it. Sometimes your relief can become another’s burden.

The process of full humanity is only realizable through a total commitment: “The profound person cannot but be broadminded and resolute, for the burden is heavy and the way is long. He takes humanity as his personal vocation, how can we say that burden is not heavy? He does not

We do not own our body, we become our body. As Mencius stated: “Our body and complexion are given to us by Heaven. Only a sage can give his body completion.” #mencius #confucianism #body #knowing #embodiment

The Earth is our prophet

“Refining one’s person lies in balancing one’s mind.” If one possesses anger and resentment one’s mind will not be balanced. If one is in fear one’s mind will not be fully balanced. When the mind is not focused one does not see what one is looking at, hear what one is

You cannot fall into addiction when your purpose surpasses it. Your purpose must be big enough that you have to pursue it; otherwise, you cannot be yourself and feel comfortable. This means you cannot fall into the trap of drinking, smoking, or any form of escapism or addiction

There is no advancement without reversion.

In Confucianism, the mantra is not “I think therefore I am” but rather “through communicating we are becoming together” as well as “through communicating I am becoming a critically self-conscious ‘we’”. This is always a process of becoming, never of being.

Zhu Xi’s answer on “Why we forget something but why do we not always remember everything?” Answer is: Attention to life. This means embodied action and its context, that act as a filter in front of the whole memory, letting through only some memories that somehow relate to the

Zhu Xi 🇨🇳 on Feelings Feelings arise when the mind is influenced by external things. Hence it starts to move, and the movement of the mind is exactly what is called a “feeling.” Feeling happens in the present. Or rather, it constitutes the present; that is, a feeling has two