Buddhist Butchers and Adventures of Change

Hey Alex

Deepak Chopra wrote extensively on Synchrodestiny and here’s a classic example – just the other night I was reading this book that said “in order to change anything you need to accept it first”

So my little Mauroi friend …. You should be very chuffed with yourself:)Rolling with the top dogs:)

That is a really great idea, an adventure. Changing small things in our life can sure lead to big changes eventually. All we have to do is start. I, particularly, love to change, it is part of my personality, I just get sick of everything, I have to be in constant change or I get bored, unless I find something I really love, then I cant get enough of it. I think that is a good thing to do, keep changing and trying things to do until you find something you really love, keep doing that and soon it will become a part of you.
Your writing style is so cool

Rosa

Your writing style IS cool man.

At first I was a little confused with the whole buddist butcher analogy. But I think I get it. What you do should be in alignment with who you are. I think that’s right. Also that you have to actually do it in order for it to become apart of you.

This article resonated. Acceptance is huge.
Like sort of going with the rythme of the world instead of fighting against it.

Epic post man. for shiz.

nicely said bra.

I’d like to broaden the bit where you say “change how you do” i find it most important and slip on it often.

I teach too many people to play and it’s funny and scary watching new music students for the first two to three weeks.
Every where you go to study music is kind enough to tell you to do scales, just up and down a key a note at a time. What is very often not taught is the importance of these scales later. Many people just go up and down while maybe constructing the latest art in the mental doodle book. The finger posture just gets out and the mind is so busy with fooling around that the posture never gets corrected. Now ask the person to do a high speed 80’s glam rock speed solo and poof there’s the magic brick wall.

So change how you’re doing what you already do.
A most important lesson. If you pay attention to all 15 moves your fingers make and think about your posture speed will come. Attention to how each thing you do must be paid.

Well expressed alex.

Ps. Never ask me to cook for you. >:-p

Ah I love the changes you recommend. Smile at random people, eat in the nearest place, great!
Change yourself, get on an adventure. This is something to keep in mind!

Great article Alex!

Hey, Alex! I love this idea of an “adventure of change.” You know me, I’m a huge fan of adventure anyway… but this… this is something ANYone can do at any time. Change little things, minor changes, constant adjustments.

I wonder what it would take to bribe you into writing a guest post about this for a Q4B Monday? Hmmm… I need to ask my hippie friend, Rosa.

Something I love about Buddhism is its practical nature, as pointed to by your post. “Right Livelihood” or work is part of the Eightfold Path, which addresses pretty much all aspects of being a person. As I recall, there were a number of forms of employment that the Buddha specifically cited as inconsistent with Buddhism, and butcher was one of them.

True about how what you do rubs off on you – take playing everquest in your room on the weekends for instance

Your blog design is looking fantastic these days (I’ve been reading from my email lately because I’m subscribed, so I don’t come here that often.) Lovin the flair dude.

I still don’t see any advertising on your site, have you got that up? By the way, I got two referrals to my blog from your website yesterday

So many times I tell my students when giving presentations that they don’t have to be what someone else tells them. They can be who they want to be, but they have to change habits or change things they do in order to catapult into something that they’ve dreamed about!
This is an awesome post…thanks Alex!

Awesome. Reminds me quite a bit of the power of letting go . I think my favorite line in this post is the bit about acceptance and how once you accept something it ceases to have any power over you. That is one of the most simple, yet profound truth’s of life. Awesome post.

Heya Alexi

This is power article. I think change is what defines us. When we resist, it can really hurt and ultimately leads more unwanted change. When we embrace it can elevate us to new highs, even if just by focusing on things we can control.

I am a big fan of change – We as humans need to change and evolve and push boundaries thats what the race-to-space was all about a few decades ago.

Its difficult to even articulate the warm fuzzy goodness that can come from change.

I actually overlooked the starting small and focusing on minor details and branching from there – you give some very creative ideas of where to start

Seems like I missed a couple articles… gonna have to do some back reading

Keep up the goodness

Just

Hey Alex! Great post. I love your style… very interesting, free flowing… kind of exactly like you speak about living. I love what you say about doing things differently, eat at a new place, drive a different way… that’s what life’s all about I love purposely getting lost, so that I can discover new routes and places.

I was just thinking today about how you have to change what you do if you want different results… how Einstein says the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. We all do that so often … (at least I do!) Good stuff, man… I look forward to your future posts

Hi Alex,

There may not be Buddhist butchers but in Japan some claim to be Buddhist warriors – wielding swords to chop up people with. No doubt many a Buddhist wouldn’t agree.

Change does mean doing things differently. But as you point out, acceptance can be enough to bring radical change. Thoughts can be influential (though not when they are just avoiding the need to do something different).

Thanks for another great post.

Alex, I love this.

“Spend the whole day doing things completely different to what you usually do.”

There is something called the “familiarity principle”. It’s what people call “your comfort zone”. But as Dr. Rusk points out that’s a misnomer. Often people continue do the familiar even thought they know it will not lead to comfort.

This article meshes with with my latest on enthusiasm. When you do something different, it’s easy to generate enthusiasm.

Alex have you heard of cognitive dissonance – the theory that actions change beleifs?

If you do something long enough that conflicts with your beleifs you will be under great stress – as a defence mechanism of the brain something must change, and if you don’t change your actions then your beleifs will change to align with them.

checkout this article http://nubtub.com/actions-change-beliefs/

Hey Alex,

Routines can become dangerous, blinding us from what’s really important as we become absorbed in a daily grind.

Even if you’re conscious and like one of your routines, it’s important to regularly step back and take a hard look at it. Is it important to your life? Is it bringing out the passion in you? Does it bring you maximum happiness?

Do something completely different to take you out of your routine. Go to events you’ve never thought about before. Travel. Eat new food. Mingle amongst completely new people. Anything to snap you out of your routine.

Once you can get an outside perspective on your routine, picture yourself doing it again. Does it excite you? Make you happy? Adds fire to your passion? If yes, then you’ve confirmed its value at this checkpoint. If not, then you know what to do.

Loved the Buddhist butcher analogy. Took me a few seconds to get, then the brilliance hit me. Nice one.

Best,
Oleg

Hey Alex,

the title of this post just drew me in. And then the image was enough to get me to think twice. But I read on, and I really liked what I saw. The link between who you are and what you do is a really fascinating topic to explore. Thanks for the good read!

Nathalie