www.Go To The Mountain - Musings of a Potential Guru

Like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, Epicurus was an ancient  Greek philosopher who founded a school of philosophy called Epicureanism. This is not the same as epidural which in ancient Greek means on/upon dura mater. It is a regional anesthesia resulting from an injection into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is then lost in the abdominal, genital and pelvic areas. It is often used in childbirth and gynaecological surgery. It helps in relaxing the labouring uterus to allow a woman to push more efficiently without suffering too much pain. When you read his quotes later, it should make you laugh because almost everything he said is correct and his purpose was to achieve a happy and tranquil life with total peace and freedom from fear. So for childbirth ask for epidural and in life ask for Epicurus. I like that because it kind of describe me and what is important - happy, tranquil, peace and freedom from fear. Aren't these quite all you need in life? O...

A friend is somebody who "trusts" and is "fond of" another. Somebody who "thinks well of" and who is on good terms with somebody else. "An ally, someone who is not an enemy." A "defender or supporter of a cause, group or principle". If you want to have friends, you must first be a friend by developing a genuine interest in people and certainly not in looking for what they can do for you. This is if you want true friendship. Friendship is really about giving without expecting anything in return. If you call on friends only when you need something, you will soon be without friends. What Kind Of Friend Are You? Are you the type who shows consideration for others? Are you generous? Do you give of your time freely and are you a kind person? Or do you take people for granted? Do you ask but never gave? Do you take time to stay in touch? Do you give freely? Why? Because birds of a feather flock together and they will be what you mak...

Forgiveness Our human heart and condition are built on unforgiveness. We are sensitive to many things and yet insensitive to others in everything. We only consider our own feelings because our soul residing inside of us could feel the pain when we hear or see something we do not like. It is funny when the other fellow has mud on his face but the fun is different when the mud is on yours. Isn't it true that we offend without even knowing or bother to be careful and feel offended by something that is not even there.  We never remembered when we hurt others, try counting and you wouldn't even recall. Now try to remember who has offended you - Wow!! The names pour out like an internet search with pages of contents. Some of you may even keep a black book to blacklist people. Some organisations has managers who keep a record of wrong doings. How does a staff feel good when it felt like someone is watching to catch you making mistakes or take a wrong step?  What about t...

If you are vain enough or think highly enough of yourself, would you clone yourself? Your Mind & Wisdom Your world is entirely what you choose to make it, whether one live a life of despair devoid of hope or one that scale heights of success, the choice is entirely yours. When you are positive refusing anything negative to enter your mind, you unleash a powerful force to achieve a fulfilling life - love, friendship, health and victorious life. If you continue to do exactly the same things, you get the same results in life.  When you control your mind, you take charge of your life. You can control your desires, thoughts, emotions and feelings towards a direction you choose. You could channel your energy and time in pursuits of excellence in certain useful things or fritter your time away in fruitless activities. Everyone has 24 hours a day and since your mind belongs to you, you may choose to do things with a constructive purpose or you use it for futile, useless, ...

T he Phantom Menace - the phantom is a menace. Commitment/Charity/Caring/Giving/Service It is a fact that most of us have tried and failed before we achieve any success. We may even have given the extra miles often only to no avail. But if you quit trying, you will surely miss out on the riches that awaits you at the end of the rainbow. Without commitment one cannot sustain in the long run. Great achievements are as a result of a commitment to do the right things regardless of the consequences.  When you get to the end of a rainbow you will know there's no real glittering gold at the end of a rainbow, not even the pot. That pot of gold will be the arduous journey and struggles along the way that builds and strengthens you and that is the pot of gold. Do you know how important it is to offer service freely to your community or anyone without expecting anything in return?  There are always so much intangible benefits of personal self-respect, inspiration and feel ...