Posts tagged Compassion
Does Too Much Self-Esteem Create Mediocrity?
Oct 9th
Do we hand out praise to readily and is it causing an inflated sense of self-esteem within our society making being mediocre, or worse the norm.
I recently looked up the definition self-esteem on the internet and the general consensus of opinion was that it means; self-esteem reflects a person’s overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth. The reason I looked it up was because I was wondering if it was possible to have a high level of self-esteem but in reality you were only mediocre.
Let me explain what I mean; we are bombarded with talent and celebrity (so called) ‘look at me I can make myself look a complete fool and still get paid for it’ shows on our televisions. Obviously the participants must think that they have at least some sort of chance of winning, so they must have a high level of self-esteem. But after watching some of these shows I get the impression that a very high percentage of the participants have little to no talent at all, but if you told them that, they would look at you as if you were a lunatic.
My theory about this is that we heap praise upon people far too easily these days, giving them the impression that they are the bee’s knees, and upping their levels of self-esteem. In schools these days you get a certificate for turning up on most days, so what happens, the child is pleased with themselves, thinks that turning up most days is a high level of achievement and their self-esteem thermostat soars. This is only one example of praising mediocrity, and I don’t want you to get the idea that I think that mediocrity should be punished because I don’t. Give it some compassion, but don’t hand out certificates and cups for it.
Thankfully my television has an off button so I don’t have to watch mediocre celebrities and acts, but it does concern me that we have produced a generation, and seem determined to continue produce future generations, who think that nearly being good at something is all that is necessary to achieve success.
The self-esteem thermostat of the nation is stuck on mediocre and for that to rise even as high as good we have to raise the bar before handing out trophies and certificates to the wannabes and ‘think they cans.’
Meditation Teacher Training – Types of Meditation For Different Purposes Part 1
Sep 30th
Lots of people did the meditation, but unfortunately they have not reached their goal purposes. If they want to reach their calming purpose, they have to do the calming meditation. If they want to reach their love purpose, they have to do the love meditation.
There are 7 (seven) types meditation for different purposes. In this first part, I will tell you three of them. Here they are:
1. Zen or Zazen (For Detachment, Peace and Awareness)
It is the easiest & the most widely practiced meditation type. All you have to do in Zazen are sitting crossed leg with eyes slightly open. If you do not know which one to try or best suit you, Zazen must be your perfect choice. Zazen will help you develop calm and give you strength for your stressful events. This will make you wise, spontaneous joy and compassionate of human being.
2. So Hum Mantra (For Compassion, Love & Forgiveness)
So Hum Mantra is a brilliant option to heal the heart including anger, suffer, hate, depression, bitterness, loneliness, and other negative feeling. All you have to do in this meditation is simply say the So Hum Mantra silently and it will help you to help the negative feeling flow out.
3. Trataka or Candle Flame Gazing (For Mental Focus & Concentration)
All you have to do in Trataka is just simply focus your concentration for a candle flame in the darkened room and then, concentrate on the after image that leaves behind when you closed your eyes.
Trataka is very effective to developing your concentration and it also helps you to give inner peace and calm your mind down.
