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Focus

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You want to relax. You are tired and watch TV. Your mind is open and receptive. If you watch the news on television you must be aware that what you are seeing, that directly affects your mood, psyche, outlook, disposition, and modifies your ability to reach a higher plane, is condensed negativity.

Your focus determines your reality. Where focus goes energy flows. So become more aware and you can realize your goals. But, you must write a plan and take action. Stop waiting, work is more fun than fun. Satoru

 

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Zen perception

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Zen perception of the now is anchored in spontaneity, simplicity and total awareness.

You understand a joke spontaneously. Your perception of the humor usually is not analyzed or studied before you simple smile or laugh. No amount of explanation or intellectual analysis can explain to a person who does not have a sense of humor why the joke is funny. You get the joke or it escapes you, even if you fake the laugh you still haven’t got the joke.

In the same way you must experience the awaking of Zen Buddhism directly. You either get it or you do not. Satori cannot be learned, it must be experienced through your personal newly found awareness.

All things change when we do.

Satoru

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Bushido’s Lesson

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The Samurai were respected for their fighting skills, their code, and their loyalty. Although these particulars are exemplary, this is not why the Samurai have been revered for centuries. The reason that they are remembered is because of their entire life style and the living examples’ that they encompassed. They lived in a continual state of being involved, with honor, true to their word, focused in the now, persistently improving themselves, their relationships, skills, aesthetics, attention to detail, and striving not for perfection but excellence in all their endeavors.

So how do we emulate them, gain mental strength, and positively change? First identify points of failure and make small changes. This will help you reap disproportionate gains. Take full responsibility for your deeds or indecisions. At the same time you must understand and internalize that, hope is not a strategy, dreams are for those asleep, this existence is not a dress rehearsal, and Life is Action. Satoru

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Bushido’s Secret of Life.

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Honor
I have a friend of many years. When we get together we talk about, relationships, both with others and ours, Zen, and life. My friend is very smart but does not take full responsibility for his actions or inactions. Instead he uses his intellect to create excellent rationales for excuses. One evening I brought this to his attention, having confidence in the Zen adage: Love he who tells you your faults in private. Defensively he answered, “I don’t think that’s true, sometimes things just happen.”
“But that is just another justification, like saying it’s fate or serendipity.”
“No, junk happens that’s out of your control. Like your computer loses information or you get hit by a car or lose a companion.”
“But isn’t that your fault because you didn’t back up on a separate drive or have more awareness of what’s around you, or have sensitivity or make a positive effort?”
“Hey, shit happens.”
“That’s just a rationalization for not taking accountability. If you acted, then it produced a reaction. Unless it is, or was, completely out of your control, you are responsible. I think that even if I gave you the secret of life you would find a way to avoid culpability or act.” I teased.
“All right, tell me the secret of life.” He said, as he looked up and rolled his eyes.
“The secret of life, and many other exceptional ideas about relationships are in my new book, AWayToLoveLaugh.Com. All you have to do is just click my site and buy it on Amazon.”
“I think with all the help I have given you, with editing you’re writing, you should just give me the book for free.”
Satoru

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Relationship Rationales

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Bob and Mike grew up together and became partners. One day Mike caught Bob opening their safe and taking out money. “Bob, how can you do this to me? I supported you in all your endeavors. I got you your coop apartment before I got mine, because you had to move out of your crazy girlfriends place, and you made thousands when you sold it. I loaned you money to start your business that you never paid back. I gave you good advice throughout your career. How can you have so little regard for me?”
“Yes, all that is true. But what have you done for me lately?”

Reciprocity should come easily and often. For some however, even if you positively changed their lives significantly for years, by your interaction, support, creativity, work, and actions, it is not enough. Perhaps you should develop some new friendships?
Satoru