mindful wisdom

How To Use The I Ching For Insights, Improved Intuition And Your Personal Development? I Ching and the old ways As Martial Artists or those interested in Eastern Wisdom you cannot really escape the I Ching and possibly more importantly why would you want to? It is a huge gem not a little one. And for those who are not so familiar let’s start with a little potted history and then move on to why it is a very relevant aspect of our personal development journey. If that which is within is not right, it is futile to pray for…

Is The Tao Your Way Of Doing Things And Is It Working For You? The majority of Martial Artists and others of course are familiar with such terms as Taoism, Zen, Confucianism, and Buddhism and so on as there are entwined with the history and indeed philosophy of the arts and indeed are of considerable interest. To follow Tao look within and return to the universal Self.” – Lao Tzu They are individually, of course, huge subjects with many academic writers and translators creating a vast plethora of work that could easily take a lifetime to read, digest, interpret and…

Mindful Wisdom Note – Lakota Instructions for Living   Friend do it this way – that is, whatever you do in life, do the very best you can with both your heart and mind.   And if you do it that way, the Power Of The Universe will come to your assistance, if your heart and mind are in Unity.   When one sits in the Hoop Of The People, one must be responsible because All of Creation is related. And the hurt of one is the hurt of all. And the honor of one is the honor of all….

From Nothing Becomes Everything – The Story Of Svetaketu From The Chandogya Upanishad In Aldus Huxley’s – The Perennial Philosophy is an extract from the Chandogya Upanishad about a young man’s journey of education and understanding. It correlates most highly with the Universal Principles such as Source, Oneness and The Way, it is a delightful, revealing and inspiring story. I found a site which had the story on so have used their version and listed their address below, plus a wiki page for anyone interested in that. Let me know what you think of the story or if you already…

How To Use Zen Like Perspective To Become Unstuck Whilst Finding New Clarity And Solutions Sometimes we can become stuck in our perspectives and struggle to make any progress in the way we view things on a daily basis. This can include your conversations and attitudes, your circumstances and things that happen and other areas such as your relationships and work life. Do not focus on anything in particular; instead, turn back into yourself slightly, and let your gaze expand and become more and more spacious and expansive.” – Sogyal Rinpoche A simple little exercise you can do is to…

Are You Feeling More Yin Or Yang Today? Yin- Yang can both offer a huge resource to us in our day to day lives and although they form a whole and are part of a cycle it can help us if we can think about which one we are currently presiding in and understand them both collectively as well as some of their associated parts. Depending on your mood, your circumstances and your overall temperament in a given situation it is highly likely that one will prevail over another. It is natural for us to just be ourselves without thinking…

The Knack Of The Law Of Attraction – If It’s So Easy Why Isn’t It Working For Me? One of the Universal Laws that gets the most attention and therefore the most criticism is the Law of Attraction (LOA) that sounds about right doesn’t it. If you learn the basics of the LOA and put it in to immediate action you expect immediate results. If those results either don’t appear or are way off the mark, we might have a little sulk, say it’s a load of rubbish and not bother. The more tenacious amongst us might keep on going…

The Balancing Act – When Do You Know You’ve Achieved It? One of the ultimate questions in life is finding, understanding and achieving ‘balance’. Balance of course is a one of those words that conjures up different meanings to almost everyone. One persons blissful balance could be another’s complete nightmare. It is all about your values, perspective and knowing what it is you want to accomplish. If we take balance in it’s most simple terms, then we can look at aspects of life like; ‘Are we happy on a daily basis? Do we feel ‘on track’ and leading the life…

Energy is everything and everything is energy…. The Universe is made up of energy and everything contained within in it is energy, freely moving, dense or solid in some shape or form. Love is a form of energy and it begins inside each person. Love yourself first and from that will grow enough love for others, the planet and infinite other connections all around us. First you need to give love to yourself, only then can the energy be given to another. “The universe operates through dynamic exchange… giving and receiving are different aspects of the flow of energy in…

Go With The Universal Flow Are you flowing the right way or the wrong way? Today, are things working for you or do they feel against you? Most likely, we have all heard of the expression ‘go with the flow’ and sometimes maybe we do. But on the whole do we? or do we feel everyday we are fighting, we are pressured, or overwhelmed, things might not feel right, or they might be very tiring indeed. Man is a universe within himself.” – Bob Marley The deeper complexities of going with the universal flow, aren’t simply an excuse to not…