Journal 27 - Think, Wait, Fast

Siddhartha has 3 skills from what he said in the book. These skills of thinking, waiting and fasting are what Siddhartha can do.  it is useful because it helps him concentrate on the world Om, on his powers and eventually to reach enlightenment. He can also use it in business which is pretty neat. How people would use thinking and waiting is that you elaborate for a better understanding. When you think, you process it inside your head and absorb it to have a deeper understanding of things while you have a better memory just by waiting and replaying what you just thought. When you fast, you learn to be patient. Thinking and waiting are a lot of things that I do. I could fast more often because it is a good deed too. However, I think that I could wait less and do more to improve my work ethics. I am thinking all the time and waiting, accomplishing nothing. This is not good and this is why I need to improve my work ethics. Sometimes, I don't like thinking at all. When I think, I wait and I don't get homework done. Sometimes when I think, bad things would pop into my mind and my own imagination would scare me back. I thinking emptying your mind would be a good thing or skill to have. You have no desires and you can be mindful which is in one of the Ladybug books I read called "Mindfulness." You can relax the body but your mind is tired too. Relaxing is a good skill to learn too because when you are thinking, you are straining your mind. When you are fasting, you are straining your body. Once in a while you have to learn to relax and to take a break. The way would be to think, wait, fast, concentrate, empty and relax. When you empty your mind, you are being mindful of the things around you and you can find peace with you and your environment. Doing this will increase your productivity and you will become more productive.