Happiness

Happiness is relative! The state of happiness is not preserved for the privileged nor the intelligent & cannot be defined through another man’s accomplishment. Instead, Happiness is obtained through self realization.

- Rasu (@guerilladun)

Allegory

Life is an allegory. To be a student doesn’t require you to worship your teacher. The real jewel is in the message not the messenger. (22)

-Rasu (twitter/guerilladun)

Positive Intent

Today project positive conditions. Your intent will determine the conditions. Surround your self with reminders and affirmations. Karma is the spirit of intent.

-Rasupreme (www.twitter.com/guerilladun)

Ever Evolving

We are ever-evolving spiritual beings. Even our mistakes or drawbacks are fuel for  our individual and collective progression. Hopefully our world leaders can adopt this belief to develop the greater society.

- Rasupreme (www.twitter.com/guerilladun)

Appreciation

What is more important the new customer or the customer you already have?

Actually, let me put it a different way.. what is more cheaper? Gaining a new customer or maintaining the relationship with an existing one?

Well, Id like to argue that maintaining an existing customer or client relationship creates abundance more-so than attaining a new one..why? Its simple -maintaining an existing client through good service and attentiveness will almost always result in an outstanding reputation.

What good is a reputation you ask? A good reputation saves you money on marketing and advertising, because your customer/client will champion your product/service, in turn bringing in new business. This is a new customer you’ve attained without PAYING for it (through marketing, promotions, or advertising.) And this is why customer service is so important. Think about any service or product you pay for. Now, think about those companies that shown you appreciation… Doesn’t that company stand out in your mind? Wouldn’t you want to continue to support them?

Like with any lesson, I apply it to my lifestyle. I give my current friends and family the same attentiveness to maintain a healthy relationship, and it is reciprocated through love.

Love – just keep in mind, your business is like any relationship; love, appreciation and gratitude is necessary for growth.

Mothergreen & H.K.M. Presents: Live In Store at Environment Furniture

Checkout this video from our peoples Saviour Sanquiche and Fuse Green of Mother Green and Bluster One do a live installation for the NYC Furniture store Environment Furniture. As you may already know, I am an art hunter and a big fan of live art. Peep how these brothers get it in!

Unique Endeavors

In this world of abundance, it is a pretty well-known fact that no idea is original. Every night, or while in the shower or in the morning on our way to work, millions of people get a sudden thought, an inspiration to create or do something original. However, out of those millions how many of those ideas are the same? Millions. Thousands. Hundreds. Dozens… are the same exact idea. We can reason to say, the more original or creative the idea probably lesser the probability to find an exact equivalent – however, the fact of the matter remains, no idea is truly original. Someone somewhere or at sometime has come up with the same exact idea that you have.

So what if its not original? What will you do to make it UNIQUE? There are millions to billions of combinations of interdependent and associated ideas that can make a grand idea UNIQUE. So how do we make a t-shirt idea, or a tea cup idea or a new business endeavor unique? Its simple…give your idea a story and TAKE ACTION! Everyone has a story that is unique to them, so when creating a product, business, services it is important to align your business with your story. What inspired the business or product idea? What is your emotional or mental attraction to this idea? Whatever it is, find a story that is true, sincere and tell it. On the other hand, even if someone has the same idea as you..and idea is just an idea until its actually put into action. So if you have a so-called original idea, another way to make that idea unique is to put it into action - just do it! And just like that my friends, you now have a UNIQUE IDEA. Creative ideas mixed with action is like human DNA.. its the only thing that makes us one-of-a-kind

“Live to Change Something” – This is our idea, principle, life and the ether for everything we do.

-Rasu
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Which Way Are You Going?

We at CDTBK pride ourselves in being students of life. However, during this process you have to remain humble and take inventory of your idiosyncrasies, flaws and grievances. This is what it means to have knowledge of self. It doesn’t mean that you already know everything about yourself, but you are part of the never ending quest to do so..Learning more that there are those that seek happiness at the expense of others. This is counterproductive in the process of developing inner peace.

It is important to bury your grievances with the past. Resentment, grudges and despair works more against you than for you and constructs a mechanism of dissatisfaction and confusion. Take control of your life by freeing your heart. Things are well because you will it to be! This is one of the meanings of “Live To Change Something!” You must start with yourself!

-Rasu
twitter/@guerilladun

Desire Is The Word

This Morning, I was sitting on the train meditating and got a flash of inspiration to write some ideas down in my journal – which I now would like to share with you. My ideas are related to the subject of desire - the seed of creation.

As long as we desire things of quality and work toward their actuality, we are alive, inspired, and motivated in our life experience. To desire is to express the ether of life. We must remain motivated or we will lose our vigor. For this reason we set goals; have dreams; develop intention with our efforts.

There is nothing more disconcerting than seeing someone lose that vigor. That swag. That enthusiasm in life. We see this with our families all the time. Our parents (or any other love ones) who may just give up hope and aspirations, as they feel the urge to conform… Settle for the life they feel is “realistic.” But is it truly what they feel? Or is it what is impressed upon them by educational institutions, media,  and social norms? Perhaps! I believe reality is what you make it. Someone else’s idea of “normal” or “success” shouldn’t be your own, unless you truly value that same understanding.  What do you want? What do you desire?

We must not run out of desires. If you deliberately plan to be less than your vast number of possibilities, then you are sabotaging your own potentiality. This is what may inhibit one from success. Its inevitable. To quote Earl Nightingale: “Your success (or rewards) in life are in exact proportion to your service.” And that sums it up. Your success already exists, it just waits for you to accept it as your own and walk toward it. By doing the opposite, you are rejecting it, and keeping your self further away from your true desires.

I suggest we use our imagination more often. Imagination inspires creativity, creativity is transmuted into effort, and effort results in creation!

Lets create! Lets continue to inspire each other to create. Create until we do not have a single breath left. Making use of our life experience by becoming living examples of our desires by expressing our true potential.

-Rasupreme

The Power of Hate: Neo-Nazism & Immigration

During World War II Russia suffered by far the greatest number of casualties of any country on either side, losing approximately 24 million people (military and civilians.) Ironic enough, today, Russia has now inherited the same hateful disease that has plagued most Europe during that period – Neo-Nazism.

The collapse of the Soviet economic system in the early 1990s caused great economic and social turmoil, including widespread unemployment and poverty. With their opposition toward immigration as their main platform, several government officials and members of the Parliament created propaganda to tap into popular discontent, particularly among the marginalized, lesser educated, and habitually unemployed youth. What is so troublesome about this, is that the ideals held here are not to far off from some of the messages spewed by extreme right-wing Republicans in our own country.

This documentary produced by Current TV’s Vanguard Journalism, explores the violent epidemic of Neo-Nazism in Russia, their underground recruiting , political support and how they use the internet to spread their hate. I find this short piece insightful and sharp. Let me know your thoughts.

It is not my intent to shed light on this to perpetuate a germ of negative thought or energy, rather to build awareness of topics like this one. As many people sincerely believe that the disease of racism is extinct, nothing could be more false! I’ve seen many arguments made by people in our nation (including public officials and politicians) that are not to far from heading in this direction; they are only off by a degree. We must be careful. I post this video as a reminder/warning that if we do not tweak our negative thoughts and hate… we are no better than people expressing the low vibration and intolerance in this piece. Peace!

-Rasu