This is weird. I went to a friend’s beautiful wedding last Saturday, and first heard the proverb “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Mathew 6:21) On Friday night, I saw it in big bold letters on the building across from the seat I’d randomly managed to secure in the food-court, [...]
Continue reading...8. November 2006
Hi everyone! I just got back from a wonderful 3 day getaway to the beaches of Bintan. It was the best time I’d had in a long time Before I left, I was feeling stressed, detached, and uninspired. Knowing I’d have the chance to be away, I resolved that I’d practice a timeless technique [...]
Continue reading...19. October 2006
After watching The Pianist, the true story of how Vladislav Spelman survived the Holocaust as a Jew living in occupied Poland, I wasn’t only struck by the horrors he endured, but also by how privileged I was living my own life. One of the most effective ways to stop worrying and boost your personal power is [...]
Continue reading...2. October 2006
This Zen parable is for someone for whom I’ve been talking for a while. A man once went to a Zen master and asked; ‘Master, I must seek liberation.’ The teacher asked, ‘Who binds you?’ The student answered; ‘I do not know. Perhaps I bind myself.’ So the teacher replied, ‘In that case, why seek liberation of me? In [...]
Continue reading...13. February 2006
I think one of the most essential things to do, without which you cannot ever hope to grow very far in life, and which is also one of the hardest things to do; is to see things as they really are. What do I mean by this? How many times have you heard people (or yourself!) give [...]
Continue reading...10. February 2006
This may a little bit deviate from Alvin’s theme on Gratitude. At the same time, from another angle it’s really related because you should be gratify of all the challenges that is coming into your life. And that’s reason why you should be comfortable coming out of your comfort zone. If you remember the earlier post by [...]
Continue reading...6. January 2006
Everyone of us function daily on the basis of our assumptions. Assumptions are formed from the day we are born. We have to assume things like our transport will take us to where we want to go, the bank will keep our money safely, etc etc in order to prevent too much conscious thinking and [...]
Continue reading...22. December 2005
Don't say what you mean. Say what you want!
Continue reading...22. December 2005
There’s a common misunderstanding that rapport is all about getting the other person to like you. While that is often a nice effect of having rapport, it is not the core of rapport at all. What rapport is, is this: Rapport means you demonstrate understanding of the other person’s model of the world. It has nothing to do [...]
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27. November 2006
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