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Maté Factor Review and How to Prepare Mate
What can I say? I just love mate! For the past several years I’ve really been into green tea (loose leaf, of course), but since heading to Argentina in 2009 and spending a year there, I fell in love with the ancient drink Mate (pronounced MAH-TAY), which is derived from a Holly plant grown in [...]
The Need to Win
In Thomas Merton’s compilation of Chaung Tzu’s teachings in “The Way of Chuang Tzu” there is a small, yet poignant lesson that really speaks to the “ambition” in me that sometimes puts me in hot pursuit of winning instead of the constant journey of joy and appreciation found in every step along the way. It’s [...]
Mate, The Friendly Drink
Mate is a powerful and magical drink that is traditionally drunk is Argentina and Uruguay. It helps to break-down barriers amongst friends and strangers alike. Mate is rooted in an ancient ceremony of sitting in a circle and spending quality time with people that you love, deepening your affection and gratitude for one another.
Society is a new BMW — Jump In!!
Society is a fancy car that lures you in… the drivers being the president, government, and officials…. Then one day, these people in charge turn around with a grin and say “haha… I’m drunk… you better buckle up, because we’re about to crash!”
Discipline is Necessary
Discipline is absolutely necessary to free yourself.
Life is a Breeze
Imagine if you could disappear? That would rock! That would be pretty awesome. In the world, we fundamentally have two states: form and space. Objects and the space around each object. Now you may look at yourself and say, “I’m an object.” I have a form, shape, and size. This is true. But you are [...]
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