The Buddha taught the "Five Faculties" as a framework for motivation and spiritual development: 1. **Faith (Saddha):** Faith refers to confidence and trust in the teachings of the Buddha, the path to enlightenment, and one's own potential to awaken. It provides the initial inspiration and motivation to embark on the spiritual journey. 2. **Effort (Virya):** Effort involves the persistent exertion of energy toward wholesome actions, such as meditation, ethical conduct, and cultivating positive mental states. It is the driving force behind progress on the spiritual path. 3. **Mindfulness (Sati):** Mindfulness is the ability to be fully present and aware of one's thoughts, feelings, sensations, and actions in the present moment. It allows individuals to recognize unwholesome tendencies and cultivate wholesome qualities, leading to greater clarity and insight. 4. **Concentration (Samadhi):** Concentration refers to the ability to focus the mind single-pointedly on a chos...
If you feel down and think it's impossible, remember the owner of KFC.
His father died when he was 5 years old.
He left school at the age of 16.
At the age of 17, he already has 4 jobs
At the age of 18, he got married.
Between the ages of 18 and 22, he worked as a train conductor and lost his job again.
He can't get into law school.
He worked at an insurance company and lost his job again.
At the age of 19, he became a father.
At the age of 20, his wife left him and left the house with their young daughter.
He got a job again as a cook and dishwasher at a small cafe.
When he was separated from his wife, he tried to kidnap her daughter but failed. In this way, he made promises to the woman and was able to bring her back home.
He joined the army and he was very tired.
He retired at the age of 65
On the first day of his retirement, he received $105 from the government.
He looked at that money and felt great. He felt that this was how the government saw him as a person who could not even help himself.
He had been tempted to judge himself that he was always a loser and that he was not worth living.
He sat under a tree and started to write his will. But let's review what he achieved in his life. All he saw was loss. But he found a rare advantage. It's about how to cook the dish.
So he borrowed $87, bought chicken equipment, and began selling his fried chicken door-to-door to neighbors in Kentucky.
Here, I want the reader to be aware of the fact that at the age of 65, he was not eager to judge himself.
However..Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) The retired Major Sanders, the founder of the world-famous fried chicken KFC, became a billionaire at the age of 88.
Lessons to be learned in terms of mental affairs
1/ It's never too late to start a job.
2/ The next important thing is your attitude. No matter how many difficulties you encounter, you need to have the spirit of never giving up.
You have at least something for success. Dare to be innovative and different from others.
For a dream of the future, it is never too late, my friend.
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