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SIMPLIFY

Simplicity is the order of mastery.
Making life simple is what mastery is all about, and heavens know how challenging that can be, especially nowadays where we are bombarded with so much information and influence. But the key to simplification is personal values. And the key to that is finding out your values in life, and then conducting yourself in accordance with those values. What you will usually find out or begin to see is that your values will be centred on what you are being (happy, generous, wise) and not so much on what you are doing.
But how does one find out their true values and start being and living by them? The first key to any form of mastery is studying and observing. First key principle to self-mastery is study and observation; this is also the key to Wisdom. Hold yourself up for scrutiny. Take a  good look at your present truths and assumptions. Are they serving you? Question your own assumptions and conclusions. If you find that your present truths are no longer suited to the person you are wanting to be, allow them to morph into something that best voice out your values and truest self. Base it upon your own intuition and not what many believe is true.
This is how you craft your own personal philosophy which is the major determining factor to how your life turns out. And this will outlay your conduct and simplify your life... Many are busy upholding values and conducts that no longer serve them well in the name of religion or traditions, which makes their lives complicated due to not allowing their new found truth and values to guide their journey.
The wonderful thing that you will begin to notice when you are on your path to finding your truth and simplifying your life is that, the more you find and allow it to be, the less you feel the need to push against anyone else's in order to justify the rightness of your values...

Self-mastery is about self-transformation and simplicity. Mastery is about simplifying things. So if life is complicated, it’s a sign that you have not yet mastered yourself.

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