February 19, 2020
Notes by Arjun Mahes
Being Devoted
Lesson
· All virtues we’ve studied
1. Being Virtuous
2. Being Pure
3. Being Content
4. Being Steady
5. Being Simple
6. Being Organized
7. Being Cheerful
8. Being Wise
9. Being Independent
10. Being Light
11. Being Truthful
12. Being Reflective
13. Being Clear
14. Being Better
15. Being Vigilant
16. Being Appreciative
17. Being Focused
18. Being Deep
19. Being Responsible
20. Being Tough
21. Being Confident
22. Being Loving
23. Being Encouraging
24. Being Balanced
25. Being Pleasant
26. Being Righteous
27. Being Natural
28. Being Accepting
29. Being Honest
30. Being Strong
31. Being Determined
32. Being Controlled
33. Being Open
· Being Devoted
o When you’re devoted you would do anything to succeed. Ex. Kobe Bryant practiced everyday with great devotion to what he was doing to succeed.
o We all have to capture and find our potential (energy / enthusiasm). Engineers in Niagara falls captured the waters potential by creating electricity with Hydro Plants.
· From the Tao of Pooh
o There are three animals that are fully devoted in what they do.
§ The Turtle — A turtle sits comfortably ready to move
§ The Pigeon — A pigeon walks carefully
§ The Dog — A dog sleeps cheerfully
These animals devote their actions to sleeping, sitting and walking. When you are devoted you would be like these animals.
Practice: We walked like a pigeon all around the house
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Notes by Ira Mehta
All the values we have studied
⁃ Be virtuous
⁃ Be pure
⁃ Be content
⁃ Be steady
⁃ Be simple
⁃ Be organized
⁃ Be cheerful
⁃ Be wise
⁃ Be independent
⁃ Be light
⁃ Be truthful
⁃ Be reflective
⁃ Be clear
⁃ Be better
⁃ Be vigilant
⁃ Be appreciative
⁃ Be focused
⁃ Be deep
⁃ Be responsible
⁃ Be tough
⁃ Be confident
⁃ Be loving
⁃ Be encouraging
⁃ Be balanced
⁃ Be pleasant
⁃ Be righteous
⁃ Be natural
⁃ Be accepting
⁃ Be honest
⁃ Be strong
⁃ Be determined
⁃ Be controlled
⁃ Be open
• Value of the week is Neeyama which means devoted.
• When someone is not devoted to a higher cause, they don’t use their potential.
• When you are devoted to a person or purpose, you will do anything for it.
• When you’re devoted, your potential grows.
• A turtle, a pigeon, and a dog are all awesome in different ways.
• A turtle is awesome at comfortably sitting, a pigeon is awesome at walking carefully , and a dog is awesome at cheerfully sleeping.
• When you’re devoted, you do all three things those animals do in the way they do them (comfortably sitting, carefully walking, and cheerfully sleeping.
PRACTICE: Walk around your house carefully for 2 minutes.
RAW: Plan the ideal birthday party by using the values we have learned.