What a person is made of — personality, identity, and what remains when each is examined honestly.
The difference between being conscious and having a conscience is what separates the few from the many who are just animals even if they appear to be humans. Every animal is conscious, meaning, they are aware of their existence, they are interac...
People will never change if they think they are alright. This is simply logical, why put in effort to fix what is not broken. We must see and realise that it is NOT alright to accept anything and everything. To accept mediocrity and negativity neg...
Around the world, every child is taught by their parents, from their earliest years, to lie. They just call it pretending.
To Sin Is Not A Sin, In ANY religion. This article was researched and written by my brother, Michael Samuel, a brilliant scholar who studied many ancient teachings and religions. I took this from our conversations because I feel it would be benef...
Self Or No Self Buddha said we do not have a self that is continuous or lasting, but we do have a self. That is confusing. He said that the Sankharas continue, and that is what our self is. Sankharas, karma, thoughts, feelings, fears, desires, ...
Self-Esteem The core of self-esteem is understanding the difference between hardware and software. Is it a bug in the software or the machine. When you do something wrong or stupid, remember that it is not about you, but you using the informati...
Finding your identity There is so much pressure and encouragement to find your personal identity. Keep your identity. Don't lose your identity but your identity is preventing you from finding your true self. Your human identity is the barrier be...
Telling other people what to do, even for the simplest things. The reason that some intelligent people with a lot of worldly experience or those who are highly educated are often so unpleasant to be with, is that they are ‘know it all”. They kno...
This article will continue from the previous one entitled, Becoming An Exceptional Human Being. Here, we will go into more detail about the concept of ‘evaporating the water of our personality’. Follow these instructions as if you are an alien f...
Of all the goals and aspirations in life, having achieved a great variety of extraordinary experiences myself, I have determined that there is no better goal for ones life than to become an exceptional human being. Exceptional means in all aspect...
When you get to know somebody and all is good, love and affection builds, a desire to be with them builds, but sometimes that fades with the chemistry and passion. Love that lasts, builds with respect and admiration for that person, for who they r...
Being able to accept criticism is an excellent way to improve yourself. Normally, we will not notice our shortcomings. We have become so accustomed to some character traits which are not the best of features, that we do not realize what we do. Due...
This article is to explore and test the concept of altering the personality through changes of habitual patterns for the purpose of attaining emotional freedom from fears and inhibitions, resulting in healthy self-esteem. This is the first articl...
Strive to have a reputation of being impeccable in everything you do.. It may sound impossible but it is a good goal and at least trying will be better than never even thinking about it..
Always do the best you can do at any task for the sake of simply doing the best you can rather than for acknowledgment. Do not be concerned about receiving credit or recognition for what you do.. Just do your best, then feel content with the role...
Selecting only the words to prove your point is really just your ego refusing to admit your mistakes and perpetuating your illusions about anything and everything. There is no way your mind can ever rest when it knows that it has twisted the truth...
That is clear, but be sure to do it sincerely and admit it to yourself..
This is done to raise yourself by lowering others. Rather, just do your best for the sake of doing the best that can be done. Show instead of talk..
You do not know everything. Be open minded and learn at all times.. Adapt rather than resist the things your partner and friends want, as well to nature and the weather.. The one who adapts survives, the one who resists gets broken.. Exercises....
Acknowledge objectively what other people think of you; if they hate you or like you or whatever their thoughts are about you.. Find the true cause of their opinion and you will know what to change in yourself.. If you examine yourself objective...
A person's true value is calculated by the degree to which they keep their word. If you say you will do something, you must do it.. In business, if you quote a price, you must honour it even if you end up losing money.. If you say you will be so...
Humility practices are found in many religions and mystical traditions. This one is from the Cabalistic tradition: Empty your heart and mind of all your mundane preoccupations and then work to nullify all your negative traits, one after the oth...
Find the root cause of our personality flaws for the purpose of self-improvement and self-perfecting. One of the common flaws is lack of taking responsibility, no one wants to take responsibility for their mistakes and actions. We must think of ...
In the pursuit of personal and perpetual self-improvement let us try this analysis of the separation of 'who' you are from 'what' you are. When one is put down or negative qualities and characteristics are exposed, the normal human reaction is to...
Everything in life is a dichotomy, we live in a world of opposites; hot/cold, hard/soft, cruel/gentle, everything must have its opposite in order for it to exist, this is nature. The topic of this article is the idea of finding happiness in self-...
Sincerity and selflessness are inseparable, where there is one, there is the other, and where one is not, neither is the other. One of our students asked a very good question; 'how can I become sincere.' She knows that she does things to show gra...
You lose motivation when you feel hopeless because nothing is working and you think you have tried everything, or you will never meet the right partner. But this is an arrogant attitude that implies you already know everything or every one of the...
This is the secret to balancing the never ending pursuit of self-improvement without having low-self esteem, self-hatred and negative emotions. Objectively speaking, the human being is quite frankly not something to be proud of. our body is very...
Faith is the secret ingredient, that magic key that gives us the power to accomplish all things. Faith gives us the power to do the things we think are impossible or would kill us yet faith gives us the strength to do those things and survive and...
If you look at your successes and failures, day to day, forgetting little things, not remembering where you put something, not seeing something right in front of you, little accidents, etc. those errors are not erased by anything you do well. They...
Change what you are today, or what you were when you first realized that you are not as perfect as you could be, into someone better tomorrow. This is a really worthwhile point and reason for life. So many people cannot find a point to life, seei...
If we always did the best we could do, we would certainly excel and be recognized for excellent service and attitude, but we do not. There is always something that holds us back from giving fully and that can be a variety of reasons. The most pow...
I think the problem is the ego wanting to be individual. It goes back to when we are children, the ‘terrible two’s’ when a child starts to say no to everything. That is a point in our life that we develop the idea that we are separate individuals ...
There are many good hearted people who just cannot seem to get ahead in life. Every time they are saving some money or moving forward, someone comes along who needs help and being soft hearted, they drain their savings to help out. Sadly the peopl...
There is a great power in the concept of the law of attraction, which has also been expressed in terms such as ‘magnetic centre’, ‘attractive force’, ‘the power of the mind’, and many others. The danger of the modern concept of the law of attract...
If you observe yourself, you will discover that all you are is an emotional feeling. It could be positive or negative, love, anger or hatred, it changes frequently, but ultimately we are nothing more than emotional feelings. Are not all your thou...
I post articles on a few sites, one of which is http://ezinearticles.com. They give me a report of how many views each of my articles gets and the keywords that were used to find it. This has been a very interesting report. The article that was v...
I have spent a couple of months visiting my father and I have come to see some very disturbing things about not just myself, but how our personality, and thus our life, is formed and lived. As anyone who has spent enough time reflecting on their ...
All religious and spiritual practices ultimately serve one purpose; to reflect on who you are as a human being by discovering the true nature of your personality. The method I present to you here allows us to discover who we truly are rather than ...
Feeling inferior prevents you from finding happiness and can make anyone overdo proving that they are adequate or superior rather than accept the reality that they simply are not perfect or perhaps even capable of doing the particular task. We are...
The ego is formed and becomes the seat of power to manipulate your life because it itself, the ego, is the consequence of circumstance and circumstance is the power that sits in the seat. The events of your life from moment to moment are the circ...
One thing that you may have found through my articles is that you cannot ‘do’ anything. Everything just happens and you react by instinct or by one of the minds of the ego part of your being. Rarely if ever do you act out of the wisdom mind of you...
This article is about the incorrect interpretation of the word and concept of ‘sin’ in the Bible. Here is its original definition. This research was done by my brother Michael, a truly great scholar and infinite source of accurate information as h...
There is a difference between ones character and abilities and ones self. The skills are temporary, they die with the body, ones self continues. When we compare our skills and personal growth to each other in the process of our self-improvement,...
Your whole life is most likely spent trying to make something of yourself, that is what we are taught from youth. Make something of yourself! It is all about Self-improvement. So we spend our life doing everything we can looking at whatever we ca...
In order to fix something, you must first know that it is broken. Now you can target the part that is broken, and then fix it. The problem is that although most people are aware there is something wrong, they do not know what the real problem is, ...
I was asked a question; “I’m trying to find a way to balance having a relationship and achieve my goal. But I see I’ve failed to realise I cannot have both. Because my goal is also to be balanced my thinking is that I needed to have a relationship...
The greatest successes are people who can see some lesson or benefit in absolutely everything. As an example there is the joke of the man who goes to the doctor, lifts his arm, and says; “My arm hurts when I do this.” The doctor replies; “So don’t...
Many people want to find their true essential nature, their soul, but of course, that is a very rare discovery, at least it is if you are honest about it. I have another way of searching for that answer which is a bit simpler and perhaps answers ...
People will never change if they think they are alright. This is simply logical, why put in effort to fix what is not broken. We must see and realize that it is not alright to accept anything and everything. To accept mediocrity and negativity negates the possibility of progress.
Everyone accepts that nobody's perfect and it is impossible for anyone to be perfect. At the same time, almost everyone would like to know and be in unity with God, or whatever term you use for what you perceive as a greater being. The problem is...
The thoughts of this writing are based on the Hermetica, a body of literature written in late antiquity, but believed to be much older. Perhaps written at the time of Moses. Written originally in Latin and Greek, it is the source of the Gnostic te...
This article will be of much greater value if you have read my little eBook, “All IS Mind” available on entrepreneurmonk.com/books or have taken the course. However, even if you have not, you may find great value in what is written. Briefly to gi...
To respect and give consideration for others, always taking care never to hinder, hold back or hurt anyone. To always consider another persons life, and what they have to do, is showing respect at the same time as gratitude, they are closely rela...
Many people are focused on finding their true purpose or life purpose. They spend a lot of time thinking about and trying to find their true purpose, but never get it no matter what methods they try. My best advice is to forget it and give up be...
There is a big difference between sincere gratitude and profusely saying thank you. The difference is sincerity, and that affects how the giver feels about giving to you in the future. When you sincerely feel gratitude, then one thank you is eno...
Sincerity is the word. It is the power behind all success in personal refinement. Pure thought is the power to command. Thought is made impure by fears, falsity, distractions, false desires, false personality, fragmentation, identification and s...
Self-lying is our greatest hindrance to success. The truth cannot be found when you are living in a lie. Self-lying is just that, lying to yourself. We all do it, daily in fact. We may call it by other names, justify it, ignore it, or give in and...
By understanding the different kinds of weaknesses you have, you will find that you are a much stronger and better person through accepting what you can change and what you cannot. The other benefit of knowing about the different kinds of weaknes...
There is a great danger in the whole idea that thoughts are things and we create what we think. This danger is to people who do not fully understand what that principle means, how it works, and how it can be confused with guidance and intuition. ...
That is the problem. You do not know who you are, and you only know what you think you want. There are many sayings that tell us to find our self, be that in religion, Shakespeare or in common conversation. ‘Know thyself’ “To thine own self be tr...
Law of Attraction - Achieve Goals Series What is your true goal? What is that for each of us? It is not the same for all but appears to be the same for everyone in a group who share the same goal. That is obvious, but there is more to this than...
Law of Attraction - Mind Series This article is directed towards people with low self-esteem and so is one sided to that view. A child is born very intelligent with an excellent learning capacity. This is based on the fact of how quickly a chil...
There is no character trait or condition that affects one human that does not affect every human. It is just a matter of degree. The preceding statement must be part of every sincere persons wish to improve oneself. One of the greatest confusi...
The quality of your actions and the results are relative to the level of awareness that we possess. A strong character is the foundation and roots that hold up the massive structure of a complete human being. "Character is Destiny" Her...
Spiritual growth relies, in my opinion after decades of self work and study along with meeting many remarkable and unremarkable people, on the cultivation of your morals, personality and character. A strong character with correct standards and mo...
Negative is really positive. Accept what is and you will never be disappointed or fail. Generalities are the rule, we must play by the rules. Humans are unreliable. Know this and they are without failure, and you will be without failure. Every...
If I treated Paul with great kindness and generosity, he would praise me at my funeral as being the most wonderful man who ever lived. But if I also treated John with cruelty and cheated him every chance I could, he would have only terrible things...
All too often, we have a thought about something, which way to turn on the road, which number to pick, many things, we get a feeling but then think and choose differently. There are two separate abilities to make a decision, ego and intuition. W...
A truly arrogant or evil person does not see or acknowledge that they are that way. That is the mark of one who has a good chance of self-improvement, seeing what is really inside themselves. The truly arrogant or evil person sees themselves as ...
The goal of personal development is personal freedom. Freedom from your emotions, moods, reactions to success or failure and most importantly, freedom from being dependant on other people or your environment. Emotional independence is not about ...
