The Experience of Knowledge
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One of my big "secrets" to success is that I continually surround myself with the right books/DVDs/influences, etc...
I do this every single day because it continually "re-aligns" my brain with the phenomenon that people in eastern philosophy would call PRESENCE.
"Presence" is another word for "being in the moment". Basically it means that you're not caught up in all the bullshit and nonsense that most people in the world are. You're experiencing life directly which allows you to act with strength and unity of thought.
See, most people are so caught up in limiting beliefs / fear of failure / ego fulfillment that they can't get out of their heads long enough to see the path directly ahead.
It's like they're surrounded by a cloud. Life is actually REALLY EASY if you can see past it.
Keeping the cloud away is like a constant struggle, however.
Some people say that "presence is just a shift in understanding" and I agree with this...... but I *also* believe that REMEMBERING to remember this is a ongoing challenge as well.
I'm a lucky guy. People try to help me all the time. A lot of big shots, rich people, popular folks, etc etc... It seems to increase every year.
I think they offer me this value because I've taught myself not to objectify people in terms of status. Unlike many people who prod them for "secret tips" to enhance themselves, I "get it" that the best way to learn is just to EXPERIENCE them.
It's really just a much more fun, laid back way to hang out with each other... no??
Obviously it takes a while for this to really "click" (it did for me...), but really it's just common sense.
If you hang out with a go-getter like, say, Anthony Robbins for a day... you can PROBABLY figure out how he'd deal with your situation. That's because when you FEEL the way that HE FEELS in his body, the types of solutions he'd come up with are usually presented to you.
Why??
"Presence" is contagious.
When you hang out with people who have their heads screwed on right, you come back feeling re-vitalized. All the noise and crap that the rest of society seems to inadvertently instill into you is washed to the side. The "way forward" suddenly reveals itself without much effort.
You also get it from books and writing in general. When you read something that's written from a "place of presence" it's always coming through.
Humanity does this collectively, too.
I get "presence" from books by guys like Marcus Aurellius that were written thousands of years ago, and I try to offer it to the people around me, and it gets "paid forward" on an ongoing basis.
We all have the job of keeping that "frequency" in our minds tuned into the right channel, and coming together to fuel it into a raging fucking inferno.
Alright so what's my pet-peeve then??
It drives me nuts seeing guys defeat themselves by coming at knowledge from the stereotypically American "ego-enhancement" angle.
What are the symptoms??
1- Striving to "cross it off the tick list" and say you've read/watched it, both to yourself and others.
2- Looking for that "ONE TIP" or "ONE MAGIC PILL" that will make you feel "enhanced" or "fix" everything for you.
3- Trying to find "permanence" in getting everything handled because the thought of day-to-day upkeep is too scary.
4- Interpreting/judging/comparing/labelling it relative to something else you've been through, or trying to conform it to your pre-existing system of beliefs.
5- Approaching self-development as a math or science "problem" instead of as an artform.
All of these are typical, and all just are just blatantly counter-productive.That "one tip" I'm going to get isn't what's at stake here. It's the overall "re-aligning" from day to day.
Sure, an integral part of the experience is to accumulate specific shifts in mindsets, better ways of doing things, and habits that will improve your life....... OF COURSE.
More important though is just the DEPTH of it.
It's the process of dialing yourself back into the whole feeling/vibe/energy that you want.... and that daily re-synchronization with an abundance-based-reality.
Any time I create something, that's my only real goal for the people who experience it.
The new content is just to keep it novel... to keep it fresh.
In the creative process, I re-align myself with the feeling that comes from offering value as well... and strip back layers upon layers of persona to move closer and closer to my core self.
It winds up being something positive for everyone involved... just as long as we intuit the core purpose of it all.
Anyway, that's about all I have to say for now.
One of my big "secrets" to success is that I continually surround myself with the right books/DVDs/influences, etc...
I do this every single day because it continually "re-aligns" my brain with the phenomenon that people in eastern philosophy would call PRESENCE.
"Presence" is another word for "being in the moment". Basically it means that you're not caught up in all the bullshit and nonsense that most people in the world are. You're experiencing life directly which allows you to act with strength and unity of thought.
See, most people are so caught up in limiting beliefs / fear of failure / ego fulfillment that they can't get out of their heads long enough to see the path directly ahead.
It's like they're surrounded by a cloud. Life is actually REALLY EASY if you can see past it.
Keeping the cloud away is like a constant struggle, however.
Some people say that "presence is just a shift in understanding" and I agree with this...... but I *also* believe that REMEMBERING to remember this is a ongoing challenge as well.
I'm a lucky guy. People try to help me all the time. A lot of big shots, rich people, popular folks, etc etc... It seems to increase every year.
I think they offer me this value because I've taught myself not to objectify people in terms of status. Unlike many people who prod them for "secret tips" to enhance themselves, I "get it" that the best way to learn is just to EXPERIENCE them.
It's really just a much more fun, laid back way to hang out with each other... no??
Obviously it takes a while for this to really "click" (it did for me...), but really it's just common sense.
If you hang out with a go-getter like, say, Anthony Robbins for a day... you can PROBABLY figure out how he'd deal with your situation. That's because when you FEEL the way that HE FEELS in his body, the types of solutions he'd come up with are usually presented to you.
Why??
"Presence" is contagious.
When you hang out with people who have their heads screwed on right, you come back feeling re-vitalized. All the noise and crap that the rest of society seems to inadvertently instill into you is washed to the side. The "way forward" suddenly reveals itself without much effort.
You also get it from books and writing in general. When you read something that's written from a "place of presence" it's always coming through.
Humanity does this collectively, too.
I get "presence" from books by guys like Marcus Aurellius that were written thousands of years ago, and I try to offer it to the people around me, and it gets "paid forward" on an ongoing basis.
We all have the job of keeping that "frequency" in our minds tuned into the right channel, and coming together to fuel it into a raging fucking inferno.
Alright so what's my pet-peeve then??
It drives me nuts seeing guys defeat themselves by coming at knowledge from the stereotypically American "ego-enhancement" angle.
What are the symptoms??
1- Striving to "cross it off the tick list" and say you've read/watched it, both to yourself and others.
2- Looking for that "ONE TIP" or "ONE MAGIC PILL" that will make you feel "enhanced" or "fix" everything for you.
3- Trying to find "permanence" in getting everything handled because the thought of day-to-day upkeep is too scary.
4- Interpreting/judging/comparing/labelling it relative to something else you've been through, or trying to conform it to your pre-existing system of beliefs.
5- Approaching self-development as a math or science "problem" instead of as an artform.
All of these are typical, and all just are just blatantly counter-productive.That "one tip" I'm going to get isn't what's at stake here. It's the overall "re-aligning" from day to day.
Sure, an integral part of the experience is to accumulate specific shifts in mindsets, better ways of doing things, and habits that will improve your life....... OF COURSE.
More important though is just the DEPTH of it.
It's the process of dialing yourself back into the whole feeling/vibe/energy that you want.... and that daily re-synchronization with an abundance-based-reality.
Any time I create something, that's my only real goal for the people who experience it.
The new content is just to keep it novel... to keep it fresh.
In the creative process, I re-align myself with the feeling that comes from offering value as well... and strip back layers upon layers of persona to move closer and closer to my core self.
It winds up being something positive for everyone involved... just as long as we intuit the core purpose of it all.
Anyway, that's about all I have to say for now.
Labels: knowledge, power of now, presence, spiritualiteit
