1. Observe the "Observer"

Notice how you are feeling in this moment. Are you bored? Curious? Impatient? Skeptical?

The Trap: Saying "I shouldn't be impatient."

The Reset: Just seeing the impatience as a fact. Don't push it away. Look at it as if you’re looking at a strange object on the ground.

2. Listen to the Internal Noise

Close your eyes for a moment (after reading this) and listen to the "voice" in your head.

Is it talking about the past? Is it planning the future?

Notice that there is the thought and there is you watching the thought.

Now, ask yourself: Is there actually a difference between the "thinker" and the "thought"? Or is the thinker just another thought?

3. The "Flash" of Attention

Try to give total attention to a single sound in your environment right now—a fan, traffic, or your own breathing.

Don't name the sound (e.g., "That’s a car").

Just listen to the vibration of it.

When you give 100% attention to a sound, do you notice that your internal chatter stops for a split second? That gap is the beginning of meditation.

4. No Resistance

If a distracting thought comes up, don't fight it. If you fight it, you create a "controller" and a "controlled." That is conflict.

Let the thought pass through you like a cloud.

By not resisting, the energy you usually spend on "controlling your mind" is suddenly freed up. This is the reset.

The Result

You might feel a sudden sense of quietness that wasn't there before. This isn't the quiet of a graveyard; it's the quiet of an intensely active, sensitive mind that is no longer fighting itself.

The Hook: "You don't need a yoga mat or a quiet mountain. You can meditate right now, in your office chair or at your school desk. Meditation isn't an escape; it’s seeing things as they are."

The 3-Step "Instant Reset":

The Desktop Observation: Look at your computer screen or your notebook. Look at the colors and shapes without naming them. Just see.
The Emotional Pulse: In the middle of a meeting or a lecture, ask: "What am I feeling right now?" If it's boredom, look at the boredom. Don't fight it. Just acknowledge: "There is boredom."
The Sound Gap: Stop for 30 seconds and listen to the furthest sound you can hear—the hum of the AC/ceiling fan or someone talking in the hallway. Listen without judgment.

"This isn't a technique to make you a better worker or a better student. It’s an inquiry to help you understand yourself. When you understand yourself, the stress of the office or school no longer has power over you."
Peace and harmony,
Sensei Maharaj 😊

In a world where people "collect" techniques like digital files, the idea of learning through necessity is a lost art.

The Novice: Learn and Hunt Like a Lion

After 25 years in the martial arts, I’ve realized that the greatest barrier to mastery isn't a lack of information—it’s a lack of hunger.

When most people approach a new technique, they do so with a "full stomach." They are comfortable, casual, and academic. But if you want to truly own a movement, you must change your perspective. You must approach the Sensei 先生 not as a student, but as a starved lion.

The Anatomy of the Hungry Learner

When a lion hunts because it is starving, its entire biology changes. It becomes a machine of singular focus. This is exactly how we should approach the "acquisition" phase of a new technique.

Necessity, Not Curiosity: A starved lion doesn't hunt for sport; it hunts to survive. When you are shown a technique, don't look at it as "something new to try." Look at it as the only tool that will save your life. This shift in pressure forces your brain to retain the details instantly.
Eliminating the Noise: A predator doesn't care about the scenery; it only sees the prey. When learning, stop worrying about the "blah, blah, blah". Learn the history, the theory, the aesthetics and so on. Focus on the core mechanics that make the technique work. If it doesn't contribute to the "kill" (the successful application), discard it.
The Single-Minded Pounce: Have you ever seen a student try a move halfway? That is a "full" lion. A starved lion commits every ounce of its being to the strike because it cannot afford to fail. In the dojo, this means practicing with a level of internal intensity that makes the technique part of your DNA.

Staying a "Novice" After 25 Years

The paradox of martial arts is that the more you know, the harder it is to stay hungry. You become "fat" on your own experience.

To "Learn and Hunt like a Lion" means returning to that state of desperation. It means looking at a basic white-belt strike and wanting to master it with the same ferocity as if it were the last meal you’d ever have.

Don't just "learn" martial arts. Hunt the knowledge.

Those who are reading this, All the best for the hunt.

Peace and harmony,

Sensei Maharaj 😊

Sensei M.Maharaj

May I Have a Few Minutes for Meditation?

1. Observe the "Observer"

Notice how you are feeling in this moment. Are you bored? Curious? Impatient? Skeptical?

The Trap: Saying "I shouldn't be impatient."

The Reset: Just seeing the impatience as a fact. Don't push it away. Look at it as if you’re looking at a strange object on the ground.

2. Listen to the Internal Noise

3. The "Flash" of Attention

4. No Resistance

If a distracting thought comes up, don't fight it. If you fight it, you create a "controller" and a "controlled." That is conflict.

Let the thought pass through you like a cloud.

By not resisting, the energy you usually spend on "controlling your mind" is suddenly freed up. This is the reset.

The Result

You might feel a sudden sense of quietness that wasn't there before. This isn't the quiet of a graveyard; it's the quiet of an intensely active, sensitive mind that is no longer fighting itself.

The Hook: "You don't need a yoga mat or a quiet mountain. You can meditate right now, in your office chair or at your school desk. Meditation isn't an escape; it’s seeing things as they are."

The 3-Step "Instant Reset":

The Starved Lion - The Predatory Mindset of the True Novice

The Novice: Learn and Hunt Like a Lion

The Anatomy of the Hungry Learner

Staying a "Novice" After 25 Years

May I Have a Few Minutes for Meditation?

1. Observe the "Observer"

​Notice how you are feeling in this moment. Are you bored? Curious? Impatient? Skeptical? ​The Trap: Saying "I shouldn't be impatient." ​The Reset: Just seeing the impatience as a fact. Don't push it away. Look at it as if you’re looking at a strange object on the ground.

​2. Listen to the Internal Noise

​3. The "Flash" of Attention

​4. No Resistance

​The Result

​You might feel a sudden sense of quietness that wasn't there before. This isn't the quiet of a graveyard; it's the quiet of an intensely active, sensitive mind that is no longer fighting itself.

The Hook: "You don't need a yoga mat or a quiet mountain. You can meditate right now, in your office chair or at your school desk. Meditation isn't an escape; it’s seeing things as they are."

​The 3-Step "Instant Reset":

The Starved Lion - The Predatory Mindset of the True Novice

The Novice: Learn and Hunt Like a Lion

The Anatomy of the Hungry Learner

Staying a "Novice" After 25 Years

Notice how you are feeling in this moment. Are you bored? Curious? Impatient? Skeptical?

The Trap: Saying "I shouldn't be impatient."

The Reset: Just seeing the impatience as a fact. Don't push it away. Look at it as if you’re looking at a strange object on the ground.

2. Listen to the Internal Noise

3. The "Flash" of Attention

4. No Resistance

The Result

You might feel a sudden sense of quietness that wasn't there before. This isn't the quiet of a graveyard; it's the quiet of an intensely active, sensitive mind that is no longer fighting itself.

The 3-Step "Instant Reset":