"Simile If there is a pot of water, covered with moss and water plants, then a man with a normal faculty of sight looking into it could not properly recognize...
"It would be better, bhikkhus, to sleep – for sleep, I say, is barren for the living, fruitless for the living, insensibility for the living – than to...
"There is the case where a monk remains focused on mental qualities in & of themselves with reference to the five hindrances. And how does a monk remain...
"Friends: Enthusiastic Energetic Effort gains all Success: The Blessed Buddha once said: Friends, the lazy person dwells in misery, soiled by evil detrimental...
"He who's wise and disciplined, Kindly and intelligent, Humble, free from pride, Such a one may honor gain. Early rising, scorning sloth, Unshaken by...
Becoming an Early Riser would be achieved with interest, cheerfulness, a sense of humor, forgiveness, gratitude, dignity, initiative, loyalty, enterprise etc....
"Another method that Thich Nhat Hanh invites us to try is to hang a reminder in our rooms to smile when we wake up. This reminder can be a branch, a leaf, a...
"This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: "A monk should be wakeful: mindful, alert, centered, sensitive, clear, & calm. And...
"Motivational Syntax: 1. You tell yourself something. Auditory Internal "I tell myself, "I can and will wake up energetic and enthusiastic each morning."" 2....
The Buddha said: "Monks, of indulgence in three things there can be no satiety or satisfying. What three? Sleep, drinking of fermented liquor, and sexual...
It is interesting to awaken to dukkha, But I rather sleep through suffering. So my mantra when I want to snooze in the morning: "It's dukkha not suffering"...
"On the other hand, if one denies any kind of self, saying that the cosmos is totally "other," then one is assuming that there is nothing with any long-term...
"When getting up in the morning, the first thing would be a determination to be mindful. Becoming aware of opening our eyes, is the beginning of the day, and...
Anguttara Nikaya 8.80 Kusita-Arambhavatthu Sutta The Grounds for Laziness & the Arousal of Energy Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu "Monks, there...
"Another method that Thich Nhat Hanh invites us to try is to hang a reminder in our rooms to smile when we wake up. This reminder can be a branch, a leaf, a...
"This is how Nanda was wakeful. Here, Nanda purified his mind from obstructing things during the day seated somewhere. Nanda purified his mind from obstructing...
Dear Group, A while ago someone commented on my blog about that waking up to an alarm was a modern, artificial, necessary evil and it is best that one wake up...
"Meditation is particularly important in the morning. We do not realize how the mind becomes conditioned during the period from 4am onwards. It is that time of...
"Individuals who now average six-and-a-half hours of sleep a night can be reassured this is a safe amount of sleep. "From a health standpoint there is no...
"Start the day right. Save all that frantic wasted time used in the morning to prepare for the day. Spend the night before preparing for the next day." ...
"If you meditate every night before sleeping, you will wake up refreshed." http://www.vri.dhamma.org/anapana/feedback.html From: What Children have to say...
"I greet each new day with gratitude, joy and anticipation." http://www.soulartgallery.com/professional-listener.htm From: A Professional Listener by Eveline...
§ 47. {Iti 2.20; Iti 41} "This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: "A monk should be wakeful: mindful, alert, centered,...
"Motivational Syntax: 1. You tell yourself something. Auditory Internal "I tell myself, "I can and will wake up energetic and enthusiastic each morning."" 2....
Motivational Syntax: 1. You tell yourself something. Auditory Internal "I tell myself, "I can and will wake up energetic and enthusiastic each morning."" 2....
Dear Group, Check out our links section. There are 14 links and counting: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EarlyRiserProject/links with metta / Antony....