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Self-mastery - Walk The Walk, But Walk Your Walk
All of our lifetimes, all of our lives are too unique to copy the path from someone else.
To bring meaning to our life, to bring value into our life, we need to learn and master ourselves, and not let the hindrances stop us.
Just let it RAIN.
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The Man And The Mountain
A man was living close to a mountain, and every day he was thinking: How would it be to climb that mountain and what would I see on the peak? So finally, the day came, and the man went on the journey. Arriving at the foot of the mountain, he met the first traveler. So he asked, "How did you get u...
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Levels Of Sensual Desire And Clarity
When we follow that temptation, we have already lost our track.
When this temptation becomes so strong that we don’t want to leave that place anymore, then the sensual desire has turned into an obsession.
In both cases, rema...
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Hindrance 2 - Ill Will
The second hindrance, “ill-will,” describes the state of the mind that arises from negative emotions. In that state of the mind, we have an aversion, a rejection, or simply a dislike against either an object, a situation, or can be even a person. To simplify, it means: W...
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We Can Share Information But We Cannot Share Experience
What this story teaches us is, firstly, that each individual needs to find the most suitable way to climb that mountain. But secondly, there is information possible to be shared with words, but it is impossible to share the experience of clarity when you are s...
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The RAIN Method
This is a 4 step method to help us in removing the 5 hindrances. The first step is to recognize in what state of the mind we are finding ourselves in. Afterwards, learn to accept, acknowledge, and allow the situation or the person to be the way it is, to be the w...
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If any of you chooses to climb that path to clarity, I would be very happy to meet you at the peak.
SHI HENG YI
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Hindrance 4 - Restlessness
The fourth hindrance is called “restlessness”. It is the state of an unsettled mind. “Unsettled mind” means our mind cannot settle. Settle where? Settle in the present moment. An unsettled mind either is worrying about the future or traveling into the past and rejecting, judging about an ...
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As Clear As Day - As Clear As Water - As Clear As A Bell
Clarity means we see more clear.
When we see more clear, interrelations become more apparent.
When we see more clear, there is no need to believe anyone or anything.
Seeing clearly means we can distinguish for our...
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How To Overcome The 5 Hindrances
First, we need to align and structure our life in such a way as to prevent those hindrances from arising. If we are not successful, we need to use techniques in order to remove them. Each of these hindrances is placing a dark cloud on our mind, or on th...
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Hindrance 5 - Skeptical Doubt
The last of the five hindrances is called “skeptical doubt,” and it's very closely related to a state of mind which is based on indecisiveness. It is very easy in that state of mind getting lost in thoughts. Can I do this? Is this the right path? What will the others say? “What if” this? ...
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Hindrance 1 - Sensual Desire
The first hindrance is called “sensual desire.” Sensual desire arises in the moment when we are paying attention to something that is giving us a positive emotion. This positive emotion can originate from five gates of our body: Seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, or feeling.
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Hindrance 3 - Sloth & Torpor
The third hindrance originally translated as “sloth and torpor.” “Sloth” means the heaviness of the body. “Torpor” means the dullness of the mind. It is characterized by sleepiness, non-motivation, lack of energy, and oftentimes can manifest itself in a state of depression. Now, ...
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A Journey Never Made And A Peak Never Seen
So the man continued to walk on the foot of the mountain until he met the next traveler. So once again he asked, “How did you climb up that mountain, and what did you see from the top?” And so again the traveler shared his story. Still not being determined on which direction and which way to go, ...
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The 5 Hindrances
Along our personal journey, we will encounter challenges. Those challenges will either prevent us, or some of them even stop us, from moving on and climbing that mountain. In the Shaolin practice, they are referred to as “the five hindrances.” The 5 hindrances are describing different
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In this TED Talk, Shaolin Master Shi Heng Yi talks about self-discovery and the hindrances along the way to it and to personal growth. Learn why RAIN is an essential part of each flowering, and every small step a part of the journey to the highest peak.
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