As Steve Jobs developed his brain. Meditation from Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs - known to almost every of his incredible ability to create innovative, innovative products. But almost no one knows how he did it. Jobs was a pioneer in what is now called "smart esoteric." Concentration, meditation, mind cleansing helped Steve clearly see the desired path.

Described in detail the genius meditation technique. She wrote the official biographer of Steve, Walter Aizekson, in many places there are direct quotes about the right way to purify the mind.

"Watch how your mind is constantly worried. Attempts to streamline chaos of thoughts do not lead to anything. Only a calm observation will force your mind to flow along the desired channel, and not to break down the waterfall of emotions. "

Awareness - this is what he held his mind Jobs during meditation. For many years of practice, they made his mind clear and sharp, and most importantly - manageable. That is how he remained the first among equal, simply cutting off unnecessary thoughts and accelerating away the mist, which was shown the mind of every person.

Last neuroscience studies have shown that meditative techniques (which are practiced in the East for several thousand years) are really able to provide a beneficial effect on the mind and on the body.

Steve Jobs became the first person in Western corporate culture, on his example, which showed the effectiveness of such practices. After the incredible success of almost everyone invented by Jobs product, no one could simply disappear from the advantages that the meditation gives. The largest corporations, such as Target, Google, General Mills and Ford, began to introduce mandatory east practice courses for their employees.

This is the equipment that enjoyed the Great Vizier throughout life. Like all ingenious, it is very simple.

First stage

Sit, crossed legs, in a quiet place, preferably on a low pillow to reduce the load on the back. Make a deep breath.

Close your eyes and listen to your inner monologue. Thoughts rotating in your head all the time: at work, at home, in front of the TV. Do not try to stop them. This is the movement of the so-called "monkey mind." Just dismissed, as he jumps from one thought to another. This observation should be devoted to a week. Five to ten minutes a day will be enough.

Second step

At the beginning of the second week, the technique changes slightly. Focus on the part of your mind that I watched - slowly and removed. This part is responsible for the perception of things of this moment. Most of us are aware of this only when it really is really something striking, something that stops them forever the hell "monkey mind."

After you really aware of the second part of your consciousness, try to control it and direct it. Try to slow down your mind mind. Calm it.

"Your intuition becomes incredibly strong. Things acquire clarity, the present moment is perceived fully, without the experience of the past and the prisms of the future. The mind receives new resources for the development of the only existing space - of the present. "

You will understand when it starts to get. It becomes much easier to transfer attention to the surrounding validity. During practice, you will notice such trifles as breathing, blood flow. Air on your skin. Opening your eyes, you will see around a slightly changed world. It will be deprived of the usual appraisal perception. The world is just there. You - just exist.

This practice can really take a long time. But she really stands. Fully leaving stress. All the origins of new troubles will not be able to turn into a snowball, exciting you with your head. They will remain where you can control them completely. I will disappear with sleep. Two-three minutes will be enough in order to translate consciousness into recreation regime. Wake up, respectively, will also become much easier.

And most importantly, thoughts, in the end, will become clearer. You can regard it from all sides what is happening in your own life events. Calm - and not a bustle - to solve complex problems. Any trouble.

With this technique, Steve Jobs built one of the most successful corporate empires of our century. Will she help you cope with your own life? Do not even doubt.

The nixient article in the famous Financial Times quite specifically describes the technique of meditation of genius. She was written by the official biographer of Steve, Walter Aizekson. To master this method of meditation can each, just two steps.

"Watch how your mind is constantly worried. Attempts to streamline chaos of thoughts do not lead to anything. Only a calm observation will force your mind to flow along the desired channel, and not to break down the waterfall of emotions. " Steve Jobs

Awareness - that's what he held his mind Jobs during meditation. For many years of practice, they made his mind clear and sharp, and most importantly - manageable. That is how he remained the first among equal, simply cutting off unnecessary thoughts and accelerating away the mist, which was shown the mind of every person.

Recent neuroscience studies have shown that meditative techniques (which, by the way, are practiced in the East for several thousand years) are really able to provide a beneficial effect on the mind, and on the body. Steve Jobs became the first person in Western corporate culture, in his example, which showed the effectiveness of such practices. After the incredible success of almost everyone invented Steve product, no one could simply disappear from the advantages that meditation gives. The largest corporations, such as Target, Google, General Mills and Ford, began to introduce mandatory east practice courses for their employees.

This is the technique that Steve Jobs has enjoyed throughout life: like everything ingenious, it is very simple.

STEP 1.Sit, crossed legs, in a quiet place, preferably on a low pillow to reduce the load on the back. Make a deep breath.

Step 2.At the beginning of the second week, the technique changes slightly. Focus on the part of your mind that I watched - slowly and detached. This part is responsible for the perception of things of this moment. Most of us gives yourself a report in this only when it really is really something striking, something that stops them eternally, "monkey mind". After you really aware of the second part of your consciousness, try to control it and direct it. Try to slow down your mind mind. Calm it.

"Your intuition becomes incredibly strong. Things acquire clarity, the present moment is perceived fully, without the experience of the past and the prisms of the future. The mind receives new resources for the development of the only existing space - of the present. "Steve Jobs

This practice can really take a long time. But she really stands.

Fully leaving stress. All the origins of new troubles will not be able to turn into a snowball, exciting you with your head. They will remain where you can control them completely. I will disappear with sleep. Two-three minutes will be enough to translate consciousness into recreation regime. Wake up, respectively, will also become much easier.

With this technique, Steve Jobs built one of the most successful corporate empires of our century. Will she help you cope with your own life? Do not even doubt.

From time to time you just need to let some things disappear from your field of view.

I have already spoken it, and I will say again: the desire to constantly be busy no matter what is the disease from which you need to be treated.

Think about your own life, and the life of people close to you. Most of us have an unhealthy trend always to do as much as we are capable of physically, and even moreover, scoring every free minute of events, work, entertainment, tasks and responsibilities.

We believe that if you climb the skin out to do more during the same time, it will make us satisfied with life, more successful, and so on, although in most cases it is just the opposite.

In the long run, a smaller workload can only go for use ... But we are so convicted in our beliefs that we just do not see it.

And therefore…

When we work, we quickly switch with one task to another, and then we do several tasks at the same time, trying to successfully juggle at once five things until the end of the working day ... And we still seem to seem to us that we are not enough need to.

When we still decide to break away from work and do some useful physical exercises, we are trying to postpone the limit of our physical opportunities for this short period of time ... While absolutely not knocked out of the forces, we understand that we have everything hurts everywhere, and solve Well, they are, such entertainment.

When we get into a good restaurant, we are trying to immediately try everything that they have delicious - from snacks to the main dishes, drinks and desserts, ordering everything, and then trying to achieve everything ordered, because not to disappear and good ... As a result, we They fall out of his doors with the stomach, bored under the urban, and even beyond that, and it does not matter a couple of hours.

When we go to a tourist trip to a new city, we want to see it completely, from beginning to end - every monument, museum and a beautiful place for photos, and we try to fulfill the conceived, returning home tired and exhausted.

How do we told your desire to try to do too much?

Just focus on that every day, every step of your path, do a little less.

Pay attention to your desire to do more than you need, and stop it on time.

I went out quite a long time to start changing myself in this direction, but I was much approaching the goal ...

When I work, I am doing only one thing at a time, but I pay all my attention to him. And if I catch myself that I'm starting to grab again for several times at a moment, I stop for a minute, stop doing everything, and after I make a list of no more than three key tasks that I really need to be done until the end of the working day. And yes, often this list consists of only one point, because it helps me to focus on the most important, and do not feel with the juggler on the Manege.

When the day before yesterday, I decided to go to the gym and work out, I wanted to push the full, and show everything that I was capable. I noticed this desire, and I decided not to succumb. I worked on the simulators for 45 minutes, but did not bring myself to complete devastation and fatigue. Yesterday I returned to the gym, and got up for another 45 minutes at the same pace. This morning I could well do the same, but why? Instead, I gave myself a small jog in the familiar route. My schedule training flexors, exercises in it are interchangeable, and therefore I rarely overstrain or skipping day.

When I let myself visit a good cafe or restaurant, I'm not trying to try everything that you can, or fit to the dump. Instead, I try to get up from the table full, but not shaking. I try to eat less than before. Yes, sometimes it is not easy, because from the long-time and established habits, sometimes it is very easy and very difficult, and yes, in order to achieve a result, a considerable practice is needed. However, in the end, every time I feel better and better, and my waist decreases literally before my eyes.

When I get into a new city, I do not try to see it entirely at once. I make a list of several interesting places, and I try to spend enough time on them so that it was not just "for a tick." And when I leave this city, then I know that I will be, what to see next visit, and will be for what to return there.

And I hope you join me in this endeavor.

Let's start doing less ... and make it smaller to be much bigger than before.

So, here are five signs that it is time for you to do that:

You feel that too much has fallen on you. - Remember, downloading and filling all your time important and not very important tasks, you commit exactly the mistake, because of which most people constantly experiencing stress, and feels in itself. Yes, sometimes the idea to fill all your free time so that it does not disappear in vain, important tasks, events, duties and entertainment so that it does not disappear in vain, it may seem very attractive ... But in fact, it is not at all. Do not do this. You can not grab everything that will come to your mind and get to the eyes. You must let go of what you hold on!

You are trying (consciously or subconsciously) to behave like superhumans. "Another harmful conviction that makes many people in an endless spiral of excessive employment, this is the conviction that we allegedly can be all for everyone, be everywhere at the same time, and be a universal hero. But, of course, it has nothing to do with reality. The reality is that we are not supermen, and not wonderful women. We are ordinary people, and we have our limitations. That is why we must refuse the desire to do everything in a row and please all around. You or will do a little, but well, or all, but the same bad. And it is true.

You do not have enough time to appreciate the gaps lying between your affairs and actions. - Your life lies not only in what you are doing, but also in the free intervals between your actions. These gaps are needed to you and are valuable for you no less than all these things and actions. So if, for example, you spent this morning for reading and meditation, your morning was valuable far from only because of reading and meditation, but also because of all that they were surrounded. The time you spent to spread your meditation rug, to find your book, or to overflow her pages, or to pour yourself a cup of tea, or just to admire Dawn ... These small gaps between important, not so important, and not less important things for you are important for you no less than anything else. Try to make your own routine in such a way that you do not have to, finishing something one, right there, breaking my head, rushing to another. Try to notice and appreciate the gaps between your affairs, because they are worth it.

You missed your priorities from the type. - Your priorities, what is really important for you, will not take care of yourself without your participation. You yourself must free enough time on what is really important for you - time to your "second half", on your children, your hobby, to learn something new, on sports, and so on. And everything else is possible for some time and move away. How to do it? Yes, just say "no" most of the things that seem exciting, but do not go for you, and say "yes" what is really important.

Your physical space is overloaded and littered. - If you do not have time to clean up your workplace and in your home, then you make too many unnecessary things. Point. Yes, and the chances of buying a bunch of extra and unnecessary things are also great. Clearing the physical space around you, you get rid of the rubble in the mental space - because the chaos surrounding us captures a fair part of our perception, and distracts us much stronger than we consider it possible. So try to always remember what you want to see your workplace and your home, talks about what you want to see your life.

Several thoughts finally

And finally, I want to introduce you to two quotes from the book of our good friend Joshua Beckker "more smaller", because they really like them, and it seems to me that they perfectly complement this article:

"Our excessive property (and responsibilities) do not make us happy. Moreover, all this distracts us from the fact that it could bring us happiness. As soon as we get rid of things that are absolutely not important, we will find freedom that allows us to follow what is really important. "

"I am sometimes getting rid of property (and duties) means that we personally have to kill some kind of dreams with your own hands. But this is not always something bad. Sometimes we have to abandon the dream of a man who would like to become, in order to appreciate the person who can really be. "

I hope these quotes will help make your life easier!

And now - your turn ...

Think exactly how you can start doing less? What kind of area of \u200b\u200byour life do you most cost more?

Publisher: Knarik Petrosyan - February 18, 2019

sunday, February 17, 2019

Select from your mental cocoon

"Progress is impossible without change, and if a person is not able to change his mind, he is not able to change anything." - George Bernard Shaw

We want to change, without applying efforts. We want to receive lessons without leaving your mental cocoon.

That is why people fail - they are looking for corrections, and not a real transformation.

Take, for example, meditation. People want to defeat the alarm, but do not train their mind. Breathe easily; To confront your own thoughts, without condemning them - it is already more difficult.

Some people want to become more productive, but do not want to give up bad habits. Others want to lose weight without refusing to favorite desserts. Managers want their teams to show initiative, but do not want to pay control.

People envelop themselves with a mental cocoon - they are isolated in a personal oasis. They want to change without growing pain.

You can not wait for any significant results if you do not change your thinking first. You have to get out of your mental cocoon.

Attachment is a mental slavery

The first step is to stop looking from the outside. As Epicate said: "Do not look for good in external things; Look for it in yourself. "

To accept new behavior, you must let the old habits. As they say in Zen-Proverb, "empty the bowl" - free the place for new practices.

It sounds simple, isn't it? Nevertheless, in most cases we are stuck in old templates and allow the past behavior to determine us. Attachment is mental slavery; We are not free to take a new reality. Eckhart Tolwe said: "There is a balance between the worship of the past and the loss of oneself in it." The jam in the past can be as destructive as attachment to past suffering and errors.

"Empty your bowl!"

When I began to advise on leadership issues, I had to let go of a successful 20-year-old career in Marketing. My experience of the Director-General and the behavioral strategist was transferred to new activities, but the reputation is not. I had to create my authority from scratch in the new sphere, despite the fact that I worked with an incredible number of large companies. To succeed, I had to take the mentality of the student and not to be attached to my previous reputation.

When we let go of our inner stories, we release the place for new ones.

Point of non-return

My wife smoked cigarette packs every day for over 15 years. She tried to throw many times. And every time she failed. Once she woke up upset. She was determined to give up his unhealthy habit. After that, she never smoked again.

Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortez went to win Mexico in 1519. Those who tried to do it before him failed. Cortes ordered his people to burn all ships - the retreat is not considered when there is no way back. The fire that stopped ships, inspired people to complete the mission.

What ships need to burn you?

Point of no return is when you say "enough". You feel aversion to your current state. You burn ships. Disgust - a powerful motivator. As Chris Gage wrote: "Disgust is usually never returning. Disgust is a situation where "can not be understood." Disgust is something better for you and your life. "

Perfectionism generates disappointment, not perfection

The fact that we do not have something good, paralyzes us. Perfectionism - the enemy of change. The more we focus on what we have no or what goes wrong, the less progress we achieve. But how can you become a great pianist if you do not want to be lousy to start?

Be a perfectionist means to avoid. Instead of withstanding your own fears, you begin to argue that the conditions in which you are, not good, and do not even do the first step.

"Perfectionism does not make you feel perfect; He makes you feel inadequate. " - Maria Shrever

It's one thing - strive to be the best, and the other - strive to be perfect. We are all lovers in life - avoid using an expert panel to measure your initial attempts in the new field of activity. Do not feel too seriously serious. Making mistakes is not just fine, but also fun. Epicate said: "The one who laughs on themselves will never end things over which you can laugh."

Fear before failure is a paradox; Some people feel better, being smokers, they are afraid to abandon smoking because of the opportunity to fail. Failure is a necessary step to achieve progress. Changes are never linear and perfect.

Things that are outside your control

Epicate suggested us to distinguish between what is under our control, and by what is not. This awareness eliminates the many sufferings. The Greek philosopher argued that worrying about the fact that you are not able to control it meaningless.

You can not do anything with the behavior of other people or weather. However, you can choose your own actions. Attempts to change what is outside your control, do not make sense. Anxiety distracts us from the game. Buddhist teacher Geshe Kelsang says that there are two types of problems: internal and external. According to him: "We must understand that our problems do not exist separately from our inner" I ", they are part of our mind that is experiencing unpleasant feelings. When we, for example, have problems with the car, we usually say: "I have a problem," but in fact it is the problem of the car, and not ours. "

When we cannot distinguish between what is under our control, and by what is not, we turn external problems into internal. You are not able to control events, but you can control your own reactions. Choose to act wisely when everything goes wrong as you want.

Find a crime accomplice

Each successful person has another great man or team. No one succeeds alone. It is easier to stay on the right track when you can count on other people. Numerous studies suggest that support is a critical and effective strategy for simple behavioral changes, as well as for more complex, such as the current state of health or dependency.

"If you want to go somewhere, it will be best to find someone who has already been there." - Robert Kiyosaki

Pride does not lead to anything - bonus glasses are not credited when you do not ask for help. All that we achieve in life is associated with other people (starting from the genes that we inherit from parents, and ending with the boss or professor who has changed your life, or a coaches that will bring a lot of good in your life). We are social animals. Recognition of how other people form our life makes it easier to appeal for help.

The partner you are accountable can help you stay focused on, provide emotional support or call you a piece of shit. Social commitment sharply increases your chances of achieving goals (95%).

Action forms your identity

New habits create discomfort - we feel strange, making what they are not used to. We tend to abandon healthy nutrition and exercise because we do not feel part of who we are.

But what is the first: action or self-identity? Timothy Wilson's psychologist appeals to this dilemma in the book "This explains everything": "People behave so because of their personal qualities and installations, right? They return the lost wallet because they are honest, processes garbage because they care about the environment, and pay $ 5 per latte with caramel Bruel because they love expensive coffee drinks. "

And although in most cases it may be faithful, the context also affects our personality. Moreover, our actions are respond - ultimately form our self-perception.

As Wilson explains, perhaps we process the garbage because the city has facilitated it. Or because our neighbors do this - we feel social pressure. Perhaps the return of the lost wallet makes us feel good. The next time we find it, we will do the same.

Go to action. As Alan Watts said: "The only way to understand the meaning of change is to plunge into them and move along with them in the rhythm of dance."

We are connected with the world

To get rid of the habit, start with the elimination of temptations. If you want to stop eating snacks or drinking beer while watching the film, start by removing them from your home - chances to succumb to the temptation decrease when you need to go to the store.

Use your environment with the mind

You are not the average of those people with whom spend the most time. You can learn from anyone. Some people can inspire you, others - to challenge. Failure - powerful motivation. We can learn from both friends and enemies. Some reveal in us the best, others pull out the worst depths.

Resistance is not directly connected with the environment, but with how we learn to save yourself from adversity. Some people flourish due to their environment, and others - contrary to.

Your environment can transform your circumstances. As you feel about peace and the world will treat you. Change your environment, and it will earn your favor.

Frequently affected by your reputation. Minute the point of no return. Strive to be the best, not perfect. Focus on what you can control. Find partners of the crime. Immerse yourself in change - join the dance. Use your environment with the mind.

There is no change without pain. Sooner or later we all have to leave your mental cocoon.

Publisher: Gaya - February 17, 2019

Observation of its nervousness (or neurotic energy) is the way, and it starts right now. Now it's all you have. And you will never have something more. Therefore, whatever happens, and no matter how much it is not nervous, traveling along this path is still not avoided.

Parallelism of ways of meditation and suffering. This is the reason why the analysis of the first two noble truths of Buddhism is so important. It is not just a study of conceptual religious concepts, but a deep analysis of the whole person's life. We must conduct a fearless and careful study of our own suffering, as well as causes and consequences that lead to the emergence of a sense of dissatisfaction.

We are talking about the identification of neurosis and readiness to cope with it - willingness to perceive it as a system that determines or limits the nature of our experience and impressions. Ultimately, this is what allows us to continue our spiritual path.

In fact, meditation suggests that the person goes back forward along the path generating suffering. So, the material with which we must work during classes are our dissatisfaction and nervousness. And the situations that seem to us with difficulties or obstacles, in fact, thereby thereby dealing with the Buddha.

Dalai Lama XIV said: "If you want to be generous, do not look at the beggar, like an obstacle." Similarly, an unpleasant colleague at work should be regarded by you not as one who experiences your patience, but as an opportunity to reveal the entire potential of his patience.

Moreover, attachment to an unhealthy situation or toxic relationships does not prevent you from learn to let go of the past. Such relationships themselves are a call to let him go.

Madness is sanity, it's just not so understand. In fact, an insoluction is a property of consciousness that occurs when thoughts begin to carry a person from reality. And this care or the gap with the real world is caused by erroneous assumptions. Speaking about his neurosis or madness, we see them as they are. This inner understanding dispends any confusion, while at the same time restoring sound sensitors.

The observation of his confusion leads to him. And the understanding or wisdom is the mother of all Buddhists. Therefore, the combination of observation and confusion itself leads to the birth of an enlightened mind.

Before we can understand our madness, you need to prepare for the adoption of our own tendency to neurotic states. That is, it is necessary to stop shifting the blame for your problems on other people and / or to its surroundings.

Similarly, it is impossible to shift the blame for this an annexation for the events of the past. And it is important to stop rejecting ourselves or tell yourself that you should not be angry. For some reason you are angry. Just stop and listen to this anger. Just over her.

Observation of the neurotic state (or its neurotic energy) is the path, and it starts right now. It does not matter, you are already filled with a clean realization of the greatness of life or nervously trying to manipulate another person for the achievement of some egoistical needs.

This is all that you have. And you will never be more than it.

Therefore, everything that happens, and how nervous was not atmosphere, it's just a part of your path. It is with that you have to work.

"Instead of considering the unwanted aspects of your life as obstacles, Jamgon Kongtrull referred to them, as the original material necessary for the awakening of the true compassion," - PEM chodron.

Publisher: Gaya - February 17, 2019

It seems to us that love others is easier. Right and sincerely love yourself - it is much more difficult. But, as many wise people celebrated, only when you learn to take your own essence and take care of her, you can gain peace of mind. And only in this case, you can truly attend your loved ones and in your own.

Love yourself is not a luxury that you need to postpone while you reach some goals or take care of others. No wonder, the plane always reminds that in the event of an accident, you first need to put a mask on yourself. Do not take care of yourself, you just can not take care of any other.

To succeed and feel happy, first of all should be believed to believe that you deserve to be.

Here are our 15 quotes to inspire you above all to love yourself ... To love others!

1. "First of all, love yourself, and everything else will apply. You must truly love yourself if you want to achieve something in this world, "Lucille Ball.

2. "Love dissolves anger, love makes you forget about the resentment, love accelerates fear, love creates safety. If the basis of your life is a full-blooded love of yourself, then everything in your life should be a light, harmonious, healthy, prosperous and joyful, "Louise Hay.

3. "... It is necessary to learn to love yourself - the love of healthy and saint to remain faithful and not to lose herself. And truly, this is not at all the commandment for today and tomorrow - learn to love yourself. On the contrary, of all the arts this is the most subtle, the wisest, the highest and demanding of the greatest patience, "Frederich Nietzsche.

4. "Never overclock the one for whom you are only one of the options," Maya Enegelo.

5. "Your task is not to look for love, but only to look for and find all the barriers inside yourself that you have built against it." Rumi.

6. "I will not allow anyone to go through my mind with dirty legs," Mahatma Gandhi.

7. "Do not ask what the world needs. Just ask yourself - what makes you the most alive. And do it. Because what is really necessary to the world is living people, "Robert Turman.

8. "My willingness to be close to my own deep feelings creates space for proximity to others," Shakti Gavein.

9. "People look like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun comes out, but when darkness occurs on their true beauty, it is revealed only if the light is from the inside, "Elizabeth Kübler-Ross.

10. "Too many people overestimate what they are not and underestimated what they are," Malcolm Forbes.

11. "Thank you to those who loved me, for they gave me the charm to love others, and thanks to those who did not love me, for they gave me the beauty of love - herself," Marina Tsvetaeva.

12. "You must love ourselves without thinking about you deserve love or not. You are alive - and this is a sufficient evidence that you deserve love, as well as you deserve breathing. You do not ask if you deserve the right to breathe or not. Love is almost invisible food for the soul, as well as food is power for the body. And if you are overflowing love to yourself, then you will be able to love others, "Osho.

13. "Friendship with yourself is a very important thing. Because not having faced with you, you can't be friends anymore, "Eleonora Roosevelt.

14. "The best thing we can give to our children is to teach them to love them," Louise Hay.

15. "You need to love yourself. But himself - originally conceived, "Peter Mamonov.

Publisher: Gaya - February 17, 2019

Human mind envelops secrets. And the fact that in the Universe Superheroev there are such characters like Jean Gray and Professor X, is sufficient evidence that the human mind and its unused capabilities have always fascinated humanity.

Despite all our skepticism, the human mind and body have infinite reserves of unused potential.

With these birth abilities, each of us is awarded, but often they are not demanded. And over time, skeptical denial comes to the place of ignorance.

Remember all the great prophets - Mohammed, Jesus, Zaptustrov. They received all his revelations thanks to a voice sounding in their hearts. All these people possessed the degree of susceptibility, which allowed him to hear it.

And Joan D'Ark publicly admitted that these voices were talking to her. Each of us has a voice talking to us and helping us. And can we hear it depends only on us.

2. Inner world.

3. The ability to delay the breath.

Breathing retention affects the nervous system and contributes to calmness. Holding the breath and making a large slow exhale, broken into 10 small exhale, you can run a mechanism that will allow your body to gain ease.

4. View.

Have you ever noticed how people looked around at you or something scattered after you looked at them? This is explained by the fact that you have a tangible look, which acts on another person, as if the injection. Therefore, the exchange of views is an excellent way to telepathic communication.

5. The ability to communicate is non-verbal.

6. Generosity.

Happiness to give is something transcendent. This allows you to get closer to your soul, as well as turn the souls of other people.

Help people are a matter that is revered by all religions. The practice of transferring things to those people who need them more than you are what is capable of changing our worldview, then what we have to do everything right now.

7. Demanding.

Whenever, being in complex life circumstances, you have the opportunity to use intuition and mental abilities to choose the best option for further action.

Your own flair and the decision taken with his decision will be able to change the course of the game when you need to make a choice between two equally important and equally good things.

8. Sense of humor.

It is true, laughter is the best medicine, and the amount of positive, which comes from a person, just loving laugh, immeasurably. Especially if with this person you are a couple, and it makes all my efforts to heal your soul, raise your mood and make a day better.

9. Creativity.

The sense of satisfaction you get, creating something new, has no equal. And the amount of spiritual energy you play is simply affecting.

10. The ability to meditate.

This ability can make your life more prosperous and calm.

Publisher: Gaya - February 17, 2019

friday, February 15, 2019

Life is complex. Today you are happy, working on everyday tasks, and tomorrow you wake up, thinking: "What should I do, do with your life?"

I'm right? We all came across it. When one of my readers responded to an article last week, I asked her: "How are you?".

She replied: "Everything is fine. I'm trying to figure out what direction I move on in life. "

Last week I talked with a friend who was in the same position. And everyone will collide with the same problem, one way or another, during his long career.

I passed through it more than once. Nobody is insured against confusion. Let's take truth in the eye: there is a literally a million things you can do with your life.

And most of us understand that we cannot do everything that we want. We must also realize that everything that standing in life is not easy.

Strong health, wealth and happiness do not happen by themselves. If you want to live well, you should take effective actions.

But what? What exactly should you do?

1. Burn bridges

"Education is a question of the construction of bridges." - Ralph Allison

I can't tell you than you should do in your life. No one except you can find an answer to this question.

We must realize that we will never change without a reason.

"But what to do if I have no reason?"

Each successful person has its own secret how to achieve the best results in the work and other areas of life. Famous Steve Jobs, for example, regularly performed the meditation of awareness. This lesson helped him to be freed from stress, clarify consciousness, find original solutions in any situations.

IT-technologies did not hide the genius that practicing such exercises, and shared observations with the biographer Walter Iizekson. Jobs argued that the effect of gravating, but not immediately comes. It is very difficult to calm your mind: an attempt to stop the flow of thoughts leads to initially only to its strengthening, but regular practice still gives results. As soon as it is possible to achieve "silence" in the head, consciousness will expand and the most unexpected things will begin to open. The intuition will exist, will become obvious answers to many questions, will come feeling here and now. Those important details that have previously eluded from attention, suddenly will appear to mental eyes with very evidence.

Meditation awareness, as well as similar thought practices, came from Taoism and Zen Buddhism. Jobs fulfilled her for many years, but told the biographer about it only shortly before his death. However, the writer and journalist Jeffrey James back at the beginning of the 90s talked with a pioneer of the Era of IT-technologies on the connection of programming and meditation. In those days, for most Europeans, it was something unusual, incomprehensible, not caused confidence. However, Jobs turned out to be angry with his contemporaries and took advantage of the unique features that give classes.

Today, the benefits of such practices have been proven by science, although all of their ability have not yet been studied. The impact of meditations on improving the efficiency of employees has already been rated such well-known enterprises as Google, Target, Ford and others. They deliberately teach employees with special exercises to increase their motivation, creative abilities and successes in work.

Jobs described the Izekson technique of meditation awareness. Jeffrey James believes that it is largely identical to the lessons with which he once studied at the martial arts of Young Jean Mining, and leads their description. Performing consists of six stages:

Stage First. In a calm secluded room, where no one will disturb, you need to sit down, crossed legs and straightening your back. It is convenient to use a small flat pillow for this. Then you should close the eyes and begin deeply and smoothly breathe.
Stage two - Observation of your own thoughts. It is not necessary to drive them, stop, control, let them flashes as usual. The inner monologue is very active: work, plans for weekends, news, family affairs, in a word, everything that is important at the moment. These quickly replacing each other mental plots received the conditional name "Monkey Mind". At the second stage, meditation should simply observe how images clinging to each other, rush in the head. Exercise must be done at least 5 minutes daily during the week.
Stage Third. Now, when the skill of observation of thoughts appeared, it's time to try to realize the deep, "Volva mind". For this, not trying to stop the inner chatter, switch to that part of consciousness, which consists of slow and calm thoughts, without any characteristics of what is happening. "The Wola Mind" simply observes without going into the subtleties of relationships, but no detail will not slip away from his close attention. Many people do not even know about his existence, being in the power of the "monkey mind", occupied by everyday bustle, but it works regardless of how much we understand the man.
Stage fourth. Securing the skill of awareness of his "oxid mind" and switching attention to it, you can gradually stop the inner monologue. Jeffrey James for this presented himself slowly and measured a walking oave. (In my case, the ox did not want to represent, because He was more like the personification of slave labor for me, because I represented a graceful lion, it is important to walk along the beautiful landscape) "Contemplation" of such a picture reassured the thoughts, they stopped me to replace each other. If the inner chatter suddenly resumes anything terrible, you need to give her calmly. Over time, it will arise more and less.
Stage Fifth. From the moment when it is possible to calm down "monkeys mind", you need to finally focus on the "Wovere". He sees the world otherwise, therefore the feelings will be new and unusual. Perception will exacerbate. It is possible, for example, to feel how blood flows or air fills lungs. If in such a state of consciousness to open your eyes, then the items will see if out of context. An open book will be just an open book that is not related to the idea of \u200b\u200bit to close, shift or read.
Stage Sixth. To reach it, it will take time and effort, since at first the task of stopping the thoughts seems very difficult. However, with a well-known perseverance, the goal is to be achieved, and when it turns out to be switched to the "oxid mind", it is necessary to gradually increase the duration of meditation. The feeling of time disappears, and the result will surprise and please.

Regular meditative practices are able to change human life. This proved on its example Steve Jobs, but besides him, the statement can confirm many other people. If you do everything right, it will be possible:

Get rid of insomnia. The ability to disconnect from the inner monologue will be filled with literally in a few seconds.
Frequently from stress and associated problems. All disturbing thoughts are part of the "monkey mind", which is capable of becoming an easy disturbance into serious excitement. Of course, everyone's difficulties occur in life, but meditations will allow them to assess them objectively and find optimal ways to solve problems.
Start thinking more clearly. A deep understanding of the essence of things that will come with time will allow competently express priorities. Thanks to this, it will be possible to exclude from your life all unnecessary and attract something that is capable of making a person happier and successful.

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"If you sit and just watch yourself, you will find how trouble your mind is. And when you try to calm it, the situation will only worsen. If after some time a mind will still calm down, you will open the finest things. The intuition will exacerbate, the vision will clear up, you can feel yourself at the present time - here and now. Your thoughts slow down, consciousness will expand, and you will see immeasurably more than before. "

So described the effect of meditation Steve Jobs to his biographer Walter Aizekson.

Special type of meditation - meditation of awareness, Takes its beginning in Zen-Buddhism and Taoism. Jobs told about her Eizekson shortly before his death, by the time he practiced meditation for many years. This is evidenced by journalist and writer Jeffrey James, even in early 1990s discussed with Jobs, as Zen and programming are connected.

In those days it was something exotic, recognizes James, however, Jobs was ahead of his time. After all, today the positive impact of meditation is proved by neuroscience, and such giants like Google, General Mills, Target and Ford, specially teach their employees about the same meditation that Jobs discovered for himself decades ago.

Judging by the Iskexon quotes, the meditation practiced Jobs is very similar to the one he was taught James famous Martial Arts Martial Arts Young Jin Ming. Here is his lesson that includes six steps:

Sit, crossed legs, in a secluded, quiet place, better on a flat pillow to reduce the tension in the back. Start deep breathe.
Close your eyes and listen to your inner monologue, to thoughts that jump your head: work, house, TV ... This is a chatter of your fussy "monkey mind." Do not stop it, at least not now. Just watch how your mind jumps from one thought to another. Repeat this exercise for 5 minutes a day during the week.
Not trying to calm the circle of thoughts, try to switch attention to your "oxid mind", that is, on that part of your mind that thinks calmly and slowly. The "Volva mind" simply observes the world around him. It does not give marks, does not seek meanings, he just sees, hears and feels. Most people do not even suspect him, although he can open to someone at the moments of shocks when the mind is shunted by "monkeys". But even when we are completely in the power of your "monkey mind", when his teams "Eightly! Come on! " Do not give us to come to your senses, our "WHOLOGY MOUT" imperceptibly continues his unhurried, solid work.
As you begin to realize your "Wolves mind", ask him to gradually slow down the work of the "monkey mind". Jeffrey James, for example, helped such a reception: he imagined how the "ox" slowly wanders on the road, and this spectacle shifts "monkey mind." Do not be mistaken if from time to time it will wake up. Monkeys, they are. Nevertheless, you will find that he has become more resting than fussing and noise.
Having calmed down their "monkey mind", continue to focus on the "Wovery of the mind". And then your breath slows down. You will feel the skin of the air. Perhaps you will feel how blood runs inside your body. If you open your eyes - the world around will seem a little different to you, new and even partly strange. Let's say the window will be just a rectangle filled with light. It is not required to open or close, repair or wash it. It is just there - here and now. Like you yourself - here and now.
To achieve this condition, you will need some time. But if you did everything right, then do not feel the time that has passed since you turned on the timer, until the moment when it turned off. Gradually, day after day, increase the duration of meditation. No matter how surprising, no matter how much she lasted, you will not feel the flow of time.

The regular practice of meditation of awareness gives three undoubted advantages:

You get rid of stress. Even if difficulties arise in your life, they are unlikely to grow into serious unrest.
Forget about insomnia. Jeffrey James testifies that thanks to regular practice it is enough for 2-3 seconds to fall asleep.
You will begin to think more clearly and rather evaluate everything that happens in your life. Jeffrey James Meditation awareness helped to escape from destructive relations in his personal life and leave work, because of which he felt unhappy.