Cultivating Presence, Clarity, and Inner Balance
Music and everyday life both flourish when approached with awareness. Discover perspectives and simple exercises to quiet the mind, reduce stress, and foster a deeper connection to your creative process and daily experiences.
Mindfulness
Warrior quotes
“If Man Works Hard the Land Will Not Be Lazy.” Chinese Proverb “Persistence is the mother of personal change.” Robin Sharma “Obsessed” is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.” Russell Warren “Don’t Practice until you get it right. Practice until you...
Peace quotes
“Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace” Robert Sawyer “Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.” Lao Tzu “If you will always want more than you have, how can you ever be happy?” Robin Sharma “A man is rich...
Optimization quotes
“It is futile to do with more things that which can be done with fewer.” William Of Occam “Expensive words mask imprecision. A clear writing derives from clear thinking. Think simple. “ Tim Ferris “If I had more time I would have written you a shorter letter.” Blaise...
Social interactions quotes
“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.” Socrates “We don’t have to defend what we know. Others opinions can never affect us in that way. We only feel the need to defend what we’re desperately trying to believe” Noah Elkrief You don’t get...
Consciousness quotes
“People ask ‘What is the meaning of life?’ on the assumption ‘meaning’ is something they should look for and find. But maybe meaning in life is something you create for yourself and others.” Neil deGrasse Tyson “It’s not what you will get out of the books that is so...
Humor quotes
I’ve been cleansing things that matter from things that don’t matter in my life. Just like cleaning a house , refreshing the Internet browser or organizing computer files in an external drive, there’s something liberating about focusing (and keeping...
VII – Embrace The Present
The past is water under the bridge. The future is a distant sun on the horizon of your imagination. The most important moment is now. Learn to live in the Present and savor it fully. Being engaged in a pursuit that truly challenges you is the surest route to...
VI – A Life Of Service
Ask yourself a question: What good deeds have you performed through the course of this day? The quality of your life will come down to the quality of your contribution. There’s an Ancient Chinese Proverb that goes like this: "A little bit of fragrance always clings to...
V – Time as your most precious commodity
Remind yourself of your own mortality and the importance of living full, productive days while advancing your purposes. Time slips through our hands like grains of sand, never to return. Time mastery is life mastery! Learn to use time...
IV – The Power Of Discipline
The virtue of self-discipline is like a wire cable. It consists of many thin, tiny wires placed one on top of the other. Alone, each one is flimsy and weak. But, together, their sum is much greater than their constituent parts and the cable becomes tougher than iron....
III – Self-Leadership = Self-Improvement
Success on the outside begins with success on the inside. If you really want to improve your outer world (health, relationships, finances, etc.) you must first improve your inner world. The most effective way to do this is through the practice of continuous...
II – The purpose of life is a life of purpose
He who serves the most, reaps the most, emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually. This is the way to inner peace and outer fulfillment. “You have now learned that the mind is like a fertile garden and for it to flourish, you must nurture it daily. Never let...
I – Care for your mind
Exposure to novelty (new people, different books, diverse cultures) stirs your creativity, your vision and your habits. Question everything. Observe. Meditate. Nurturing your mind like a garden will make it blossom. Cultivate diversity and wisdom. Miles Davis and...
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari – REVIEW
This one goes out to the ones seeking a life of simplicity, serenity and harmony. “Julian, I promise you that the time you have spent with me will not be in vain. I will dedicate myself to living by the wisdom of the Sages of Sivana and I will keep my promise to you...
How To Unlock Dharma
What’s the meaning of life? Why are we here? What is our purpose? Dharma means the right way of living, the path of righteousness. Since each and every one of us has specific natural abilities, talents and forms of expression we should focus on let that path be...
Unlock Your Safety Shackles
Letting Go can be a daunting task. But embracing the unknown Represents freedom from the past. I’m a poet, who would know! Wanting so bad does not work. Grab a hold to something or someone and you will see that the produced effect is the complete opposite from...
Unlock The Power Of Visualization
Visualization is described as one of the most powerful practical Meditation process. It is a common technique used by all sorts of Mindfulness masters and it was revealed to the public in the bestseller book “The Secret”. From a standard point of...
Unlock Mind And Body Tensions
How to overcome energy loss, burnout and apathy? Take an effortless worry free and non-resistance diet for your mind and body. Have you ever felt you’re working too hard, spending a lot of time on something, and investing your energy without getting desired or...
Unlock Yourself From Karma
What you reap is what you sow. Every action is followed by an equal reaction. If you are aware of your choices you’ll understand the cause-effect process. The circular motion of the Cosmos reflects it self on our lives and actions. In order to generate abundance we...
Unlock Your Energy Flow
Abundance is the one thing in the world able to create prosperity. That seems to be the reason why people strive for more. How to get a better home, a faster car, a lovelier spouse, new clothes, healthier relationships, a trip around the world, and so on? Although...
Unlock Your Creative Consciousness
Success is often described and perceived as the opposite of Failure. What we usually miss to realize is the fact that the Self and the Ego are two separate entities focused on different priorities. When we focus our attention outwardly we interpret Success as winning....
“Here And Now” – Mindfulness 101
Mindfulness is all about HERE and NOW, the conscious state of being focused in the present moment. One of the top Mindfulness contemporary investigators happens to be my friend and family Vasco Gaspar. Lucky me! Certified by Google’s Search Inside...