During my introspection in the last couple of weeks, I had the realization that the reason I do most of the things that I do is to avoid bad consequences. I am constantly thinking: Do I really have to do this or can I just coast along and just do what feels most comfortable. I tend to only put in as much effort into my activities as is required to not have any bad consequences. For example, with work, I tend to wanna do only as much as is required to not get criticized by others or to not miss deadlines, trying to avoid what I imagine to be the hard, boring labor that would be required to produce excellent results. I can see that this is not effective and that it creates a lot of inner turmoil, since I am constantly reacting to external circumstances and since I relate a lot of my self-confidence to how effective I am. I can see that I have to externally derive the validation for what I am doing and that I tend to pick the easy and comfortable way instead of shooting for great results. I also tend to procrastinate on tasks and only start doing them when action is required to avoid immediate bad outcome. All of this is a source of suffering in my life. „Oh I am so lazy, I should be doing more/better work, but I just get myself stuck in a rut.“ It‘s a constant drag on my integrity. The main question that I have about this is: How can I become effective without using guilt to push myself to do the work and without using ideals to compare myself to? Any thoughts? Can anyone relate?

Hey everyone! As we settle into the holiday season and the world slows down a bit, it’s the perfect opportunity to use this quiet time for some real work. We’ve got two major opportunities to practice together this weekend: 🗓️ Saturday, Dec 27th: Online Contemplation Intensive We are gathering virtually to bypass the analytical mind and get to work. Whether you can make the whole day or just a few blocks, we’d love to have your energy in the room. Click here to reserve your spot: https://chenghsin.link/workshop/ci-weekend 🗓️ Sunday, Dec 28th: Community Session with Peter is joining us live for a Community Session! He’ll be discussing Mind Training - a fundamental topic for Consciousness Work. Note: This is a great chance to ask Peter questions directly. Let me know in the comments below - who is planning to drop in for the Intensive on Saturday or the call with Peter on Sunday? 👇 -------------------------------- Thanks. Brendan, Dimitar, and Viktor

I think I am falling in a trap, lately. I tend to have a hard time relating with people when they talk about their struggles and problems. I feel like I can clearly see through their crap and often point out ways of how they are being dishonest to themselves instead of taking responsibility. I tend to do this instead of showing acceptance and compassion towards them. I am assuming that I know how they would be better off and that I have to behave as their teacher. I think that I am being honest, yet at times, this behaviour makes it hard to relate to people. Has anybody else experienced this at some point? I think the broader question is, how to effectively balance honesty and compassion?

Peter made some audio recordings for his new book Whereof One Cannot speak. I am helping and turning them into some audio based YouTube videos. Here is a draft in progress that I am sharing with you here first. It is unlisted and not publicly available. Enjoy! Look for more on Peter's youTube channel soon!

Hello guys, I am happy to be on this platform. If anyone is of you interested in doing physical exercise for increasing your level of consciousness, get in contact. I am offering weekly classes face to face in Frankfurt a.M, Germany. The training is centering on Cheng Hsin - Art of Effortless Power. Most participants are on a beginner level, so it is really easy to join and have fun with nice people. The focus is on Body Being, how to become physically effective and powerful in an effortless and relaxed way.