Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts

Saturday, June 6, 2026

HELP WANTED: WQ assistant trainee


We need more than social media fame, Ji-Ji.
Help wanted. Recently, we were asked to come speak at a Buddhist temple in North Hollywood for Vesak (Buddhist Xmas) and did so. We were not told other speakers were speaking -- monks and philosophers.

Our Dharma editor so wowed the crowd and abbot with a powerful talk on the Three (most important) Things to understand in Buddhism that we were asked to return again a week later for the Friday night meditation group.
  • A week in the life, THIS WEEK:
  1. Vesak at Dhammakaya Garden Monastery, Sunday night
  2. Prepping for DisclosureFest.org, Monday night
  3. Visiting Hsi Lai Temple for lunch, Tuesday afternoon
  4. Visit with abbot, Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara, Wednesday afternoon
  5. Zen Meditation sitting, Thursday night, Friends Meeting House, Pasadena
  6. Three Things (Dharma Talk), Friday night, Buddhist meditation center, North Hollywood
  7. Prom (dance), Saturday night, Morongo Casino, road to Joshua Tree
  8. Vegan potluck party and BBQ, Pasadena, Sunday afternoon
What is Zen practice other than the ordinary?
It became clear that Wisdom Quarterly and the Dharma Buddhist Meditation needs help, a personal assistant eager to learn about Buddhism, meditation, yoga, spirituality, vegetarian/vegan health, Meetup.com, and helping organize for-profit events. We will train.

These qualifications are helpful:
  • knowledge of social media
  • proficiency in cellphone use
  • living in Los Angeles or Orange County
  • interest in meditation practice
  • exercise of some sort (yoga, breathwork etc.)
  • interest or knowledge of the various Buddhisms
  • love and appreciation of some kind of music
  • enthusiastic about beach, prom, helping with live events
  • Appropriate for shy introverts, situational ambiverts, and even funny extroverts
Introduce yourself and indicate your interest at Dharma Buddhist Meditation (Dharma Buddhist Meditation) by sending a Meetup message to Ananda (using the Meetup Messaging System) or privately in the Comments Section below

Thursday, January 1, 2026

New Year's resolution: Read this book?

Fox Your Carp, Jeff Bezos

F*ck Your Crap - Break Free and Take Control: The Brutally Honest Guide to Stop Overthinking, Start Living, and Finally Take Control by John Forgetson has 4.8 out of 5 stars (with 273 reviews), and it's getting a push by the algorithm.

Too much thinking? Who, me?

The brutally honest wake-up call that overthinkers can’t stop talking about
The year’s almost here. Still overthinking? Still waiting to change? Maybe it’s time to gift yourself the truth...and actually stick to it this time.

Stop overthinking. Start living. Finally take control of your mind, time, and life. You’ve read enough boring self-help to last a lifetime -- the repetitive and brain damaging kind that sounds good but changes nothing.

By now, we don’t need more motivation, we need a mirror...and a serious slap in the face.

If I could learn meditation, I could do it all.
So if anyone is tired of overthinking while worrying about what everyone thinks and drowning in endless to-do lists that never end, this book might hit like a truth bomb.

Fck Your Crap isn’t another "feel good" pep talk. It’s a brutally honest wake-up call for people who are done pretending everything’s fine.

It’s not about chasing happiness; it’s about taking control of our life, our focus, and our energy. Inside, find a practical blueprint to stop overthinking, silence self-doubt, and build unstoppable momentum.

What’s inside
  • How to stop overthinking and anxiety by rewiring the way the brain reacts to fear and pressure.
  • How to stop worrying and start living using real tools that actually work, not useless affirmations.
  • How to declutter the mind and rebuild daily habits around clarity and purpose.
  • Why "positive thinking" is a scam and what to do instead.
  • How to build a mindset so strong that we stop letting everything affect us.
  • How to finally break free from the Anxious Generation....
Every chapter hits hard, talks straight, and gives the tools to stop overthinking, stop spiraling, and start living.

Forget the gurus. Forget the hacks. This book is for people who want change that lasts.

Who(m) this book is for
Ever said:
  • "I can’t stop overthinking."
  • "I feel stuck, lost, and mentally drained."
  • "I’m tired of fake positivity and surface-level advice."
  • "I'm scared..."?
Then this is a MANUAL to read. It’s for anyone ready to throw the excuses away, face the truth, and build a life that finally makes sense.

Whether navigating anxiety, career burnout, or just trying to get life together, this book will become the slap in the face we didn’t know we needed...until now as we read it.

Why it works
Because it’s REAL. Author John Forgetson doesn’t sugarcoat, spiritualize, or oversell. He cuts through the noise and teaches how to stop self-sabotaging, one brutally honest truth at a time.

With over 200 five-star reviews across platforms, Fck Your Crap has already changed how readers think, work, and live. It’s part tough love, part therapy, and entirely life-changing.

Ready to take back control? If we’re done overthinking our potential, this book will help us stop being our own worst enemy.
  • Stop worrying.
  • Stop waiting.
  • Stop believing everything you think.
  • Try something new.
  • Try something different.
  • Try something better.
  • Forget motivation.
  • Read this instead.
  • Let’s face ourselves...and fix our crap.
F*ck Your Crap - Break Free
Buy Fck Your Crap NOW and finally take control of life. [What’s the worst that could happen? John Forgetson gets rich?] DON'T OVERTHINK IT.

P.S. Important note to readers: Due to Amazon’s advertising guidelines, the eBook edition appears as "Fix" Your Crap. The paperback and hardcover versions remain uncensored as Fck Your Crap. Same content, same no-BS truth. That Goodness for censorship, huh? Thanks, Jeff Bezos.