Self-mastery

Tao Te Ching once said “Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

But what is self-mastery? Self mastery is the ability to make the most out of your physical, mental, and spiritual health.

In other words, to be the best you can be. As a result of your efforts, you will be able to help everyone around you. In

order for you to change the world around you, for the better, you have to change yourself for the better, along the way.

The first large component is physical. Your body needs constant maintenance in a variety of methods: weight resistance,

flexibility, and cardio-vascular strength, require you to cross train. So, if you have been on the couch too long, it is

time to get off. This one physical change, of daily exercise, will help you in all aspects of life. You will feel better

about yourself. If you don't have enough time for three types of exercise - practice at least one that will give you

maximum benefits. Hatha Yoga, swimming, and martial arts are good recommendations, as each of them cross trains the body

with fair variety.

The next large component of self-mastery is mental health, and this is much trickier than physical health, due to many

pitfalls that affect the mind along the way. The list of reasons why people fall prey to mental illness is so long; it

could fill a large book. Meditation is a focused "mind exercise" and very good for keeping priorities in order. There are a

number of materials available for meditation, and most Yoga classes have meditation, or relaxation, as a typical part of

the class.

The last component is spiritual health. Once you master your physical and mental health. You will seek to find higher

levels of being. Spiritual health is the ability to reach beyond your human-beingness and be one with everything around you

and the universe. In order to reach this level you need to be able to surrender and detach yourself from the things you

thing are necessairy for your life. Many gurus and mastery outer teach different ways to get to this stage of spiritual

enlightment. You just have to seek and you will find your way.

All in all, self-mastery is the result of being able to have physical, mental and spiritual health. It is a process rather

then a goal. As with every mastery, it takes time, effort and determination. But it is one of the most nobel ways to give

your live meaning. You will better be able to help people around you in this process.

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43 Ways to Live Happier

1. Give people more than they expected, and enjoy it.
2. Learn your favorite poem by heart.
3. Don’t believe everything you hear. Give everything you have. Sleep as much as you need.
4. Be honest, when you say “I love you”.
5. Look people in their eyes, when you say “I am sorry”.
6. Be engaged at least 6 months before you marry.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Don’t laugh about other people’s dreams.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You can be hurt but this is the only way to live life fully.
10. Fight in conflicts with fair means. Don’t use cuss words.
11. Don’t judge a human being by his/her relatives.
12. Talk slowly but think fast
13. If someone ask you a question you don’t want to answer, just smile and ask back: “Why do you ask?”
14. Be aware that big love and success come with risk.
15. Call your mother more often.
16. Say “bless you” when someone sneeze.
17. If you lose, keep the lesson.
18. Don’t let a small misunderstanding destroy a big friendship.
19. If you are aware you made a mistake, then do something about it.
20. Smile if you talk on the phone. The other person can hear it.
21. Marry someone you like to talk to. 
22. Spend more time alone.
23. Open yourself for new things, but don’t give up your values.
24. Remember: Silence is sometimes the best answer.
25. Read more books, watch less TV.
26. Live a good and honorable life. Because in your old age, you can look back and enjoy it again.
27. Believe in GOD but lock your car.
28. A loving atmosphere at home is very important. Try your best to create it at your home.
29. In conflict with close people just mention the current situation not the past.
30. Don’t forget to read between the lines.
31. Share your wisdom, so you can become immortal.
32. Care for our planet.
33. Pray, because the prayer has an incredible power.
34. Don’t interrupt a person, who is praising you.
35. Care for your own life.
36. Don’t trust a person, who kisses with open eyes.
37. If you have money, use it to help others. Because this is the most awarding merit money can bring.
38. Remember that, not getting what you want, can be sometimes a choke of luck.
39. Learn every rules and break some.
40. Remember, that the best relationships are those, where partners love each other more then they need each other.
41. Appreciate your success by realizing what you had to give up for that.
42. Remember: Your character is your destiny.
43. Enjoy love and the art of cooking with devotion.

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