40 Points - Optimal Human Recognitions
1) If you want to get through life sanely and happily, get a firm grip and experiential awareness of the concept of paradox.
2) You may not be able to always control your surroundings, but you can always choose how you react to those surroundings.
3) All you’ll ever truly own is what you have when you close your eyes when you go to sleep at night. Make sure what’s in the mind is worth having.
4) It is better to travel alone than it is to travel with fools.
5) When on a romantic excursion, pay attention to how your date treats the wait staff. That’s how the potential partner will treat you when you’ve been together awhile.
6) If you just took money out of an ATM, don’t buy stereo speakers from some guys selling them out of the back of a van.
7) Information does not mean knowledge.
8) It’s okay to have fear in one’s mind. It is not okay to let that fear be in control.
9) Being wise is better than being smart. It’s best to be both.
10) Happiness is more important than pleasure. Know the difference between the two.
11) If in shark infested waters, thrashing about will only attract the sharks to you. Acting dead in the water will attract them as well. Best thing to do is calmly swim back to the boat or shore. Is best not to be in those waters in the first place. If attacked, punch the shark on the nose. It’s not expecting it.
12) Love everyone unconditionally, all the time, especially your enemies. This is for your own benefit.
13) Religions evolve and change simply based on culture and what people want to believe, yet the laws of science are the same everywhere.
14) Generally speaking, no one is more important than you, yet simultaneously, you aren’t more important than anyone else.
15) Regardless of what the media, medical studies or the person across the table tells you, using alcohol is foolish. It’s harmful to both body and mind. Any benefit of drinking can be found elsewhere, without the costly drawbacks.
16) Before you ever say “I love you” to anyone, make sure your actions towards that person support the statement. Apply the same principle if anyone says it to you.
17) Nothing is permanent. Everything changes.
18) Hatred never ceases through hatred. Hatred only ceases through love.
19) Be aware of your inner monologue.
20) Before you speak, think.
21) If you have a point, get to it.
22) All the greatest minds in the history of humanity used metaphor and analogy. It’s the only way to express the inexpressible.
23) For happiness, do not seek for others to understand you. Seek to understand others as well as yourself.
24) Tradition can have comforting benefits, but should not define one’s reality, for then one risks failure to evolve.
25) When cooking pork chops, for the best flavor, all you need to do is put a little salt and pepper on both sides. Cook on medium to medium high ‘til slightly browned.
26) Love is not, “You make me feel good.” Love is, “I want you to feel good.”
27) For every result, there is a cause.
28) If someone claims to be a great spiritual person or teacher, they aren’t. If they claim to have all the answers, they don’t. Walk away.
29) Always have goals, but always have contentment.
30) Respect for someone being human is more important than respecting culture or nationality.
31) Faith is one of the biggest obstacles to humanity’s development. Choose reason.
32) Wisdom always leads to love, but love doesn’t always lead to wisdom.
33) It is not okay to say, “I am afraid.” It’s okay to say, ”There’s fear in my mind.”
34) In the history of the world, the people most famous for being good, gave. The ones most famous for being evil, took.
35) If you’re uncomfortable being alone, that is an indicator that you let others define who you are.
36) You might not be able to save someone from a car wreck or a burning building everyday, but you can buy someone that cup of coffee, hold the door open or help them carry something heavy. A good heart and a good life are built through small actions, just as a vase can be filled to the rim with single drops of water. Same applies to negative actions as well.
37) Many people believe what they want to believe, regardless of what the facts actually are. Know when not to waste your breath.
38) If you don’t control your temper, it will control you.
39) Avoid being subjected to advertising. It has people working jobs they hate to buy things they don’t need.
40) Everyone dies. And we don’t know when. Acknowledging this fact is not depressing. It is liberating.
1) If you want to get through life sanely and happily, get a firm grip and experiential awareness of the concept of paradox.
2) You may not be able to always control your surroundings, but you can always choose how you react to those surroundings.
3) All you’ll ever truly own is what you have when you close your eyes when you go to sleep at night. Make sure what’s in the mind is worth having.
4) It is better to travel alone than it is to travel with fools.
5) When on a romantic excursion, pay attention to how your date treats the wait staff. That’s how the potential partner will treat you when you’ve been together awhile.
6) If you just took money out of an ATM, don’t buy stereo speakers from some guys selling them out of the back of a van.
7) Information does not mean knowledge.
8) It’s okay to have fear in one’s mind. It is not okay to let that fear be in control.
9) Being wise is better than being smart. It’s best to be both.
10) Happiness is more important than pleasure. Know the difference between the two.
11) If in shark infested waters, thrashing about will only attract the sharks to you. Acting dead in the water will attract them as well. Best thing to do is calmly swim back to the boat or shore. Is best not to be in those waters in the first place. If attacked, punch the shark on the nose. It’s not expecting it.
12) Love everyone unconditionally, all the time, especially your enemies. This is for your own benefit.
13) Religions evolve and change simply based on culture and what people want to believe, yet the laws of science are the same everywhere.
14) Generally speaking, no one is more important than you, yet simultaneously, you aren’t more important than anyone else.
15) Regardless of what the media, medical studies or the person across the table tells you, using alcohol is foolish. It’s harmful to both body and mind. Any benefit of drinking can be found elsewhere, without the costly drawbacks.
16) Before you ever say “I love you” to anyone, make sure your actions towards that person support the statement. Apply the same principle if anyone says it to you.
17) Nothing is permanent. Everything changes.
18) Hatred never ceases through hatred. Hatred only ceases through love.
19) Be aware of your inner monologue.
20) Before you speak, think.
21) If you have a point, get to it.
22) All the greatest minds in the history of humanity used metaphor and analogy. It’s the only way to express the inexpressible.
23) For happiness, do not seek for others to understand you. Seek to understand others as well as yourself.
24) Tradition can have comforting benefits, but should not define one’s reality, for then one risks failure to evolve.
25) When cooking pork chops, for the best flavor, all you need to do is put a little salt and pepper on both sides. Cook on medium to medium high ‘til slightly browned.
26) Love is not, “You make me feel good.” Love is, “I want you to feel good.”
27) For every result, there is a cause.
28) If someone claims to be a great spiritual person or teacher, they aren’t. If they claim to have all the answers, they don’t. Walk away.
29) Always have goals, but always have contentment.
30) Respect for someone being human is more important than respecting culture or nationality.
31) Faith is one of the biggest obstacles to humanity’s development. Choose reason.
32) Wisdom always leads to love, but love doesn’t always lead to wisdom.
33) It is not okay to say, “I am afraid.” It’s okay to say, ”There’s fear in my mind.”
34) In the history of the world, the people most famous for being good, gave. The ones most famous for being evil, took.
35) If you’re uncomfortable being alone, that is an indicator that you let others define who you are.
36) You might not be able to save someone from a car wreck or a burning building everyday, but you can buy someone that cup of coffee, hold the door open or help them carry something heavy. A good heart and a good life are built through small actions, just as a vase can be filled to the rim with single drops of water. Same applies to negative actions as well.
37) Many people believe what they want to believe, regardless of what the facts actually are. Know when not to waste your breath.
38) If you don’t control your temper, it will control you.
39) Avoid being subjected to advertising. It has people working jobs they hate to buy things they don’t need.
40) Everyone dies. And we don’t know when. Acknowledging this fact is not depressing. It is liberating.