~ My Cognition ~

• Thick Face, Black Heart is the secret law of nature that governs successful behaviour in every aspect of one’s life.

• Often we are so concerned with what makes us feel good that we forget what makes us feel great.  Understanding how to surmount pain, doubt, and failure is an important aspect of the game of winning at life.

• Character is not made of sunshine and roses.  Like steel, it is forged in fire, between hammer and the anvil.

• A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one’s own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.

• Thick Face, Black Heart is and is not about ruthlessness, yet you’ll learn that by adapting and adopting non-destructive ruthlessness, you will gain the freedom in actions necessary to achieve effectiveness in the execution of your life’s task.

• By getting in touch with this power within you, you will gain unshakable clarity and focus to help you discover and achieve your intended destiny.

• The Thick Face, Black Heart practitioner must exercise his ability to ignore criticism, ridicule, and other vilification from others, and at the same time carry out your duties as you see fit.

• Thick Face, Black Heart at its crudest level has no moral overtones.  It is purely addressing how to get what you want.  Thick face at this level is totally unconscionable; Black Heart is absolutely ruthless.

• The wisdom of spirituality is the root of mundane living.  The ability to judge good from evil is essential.  There is no one out there you have to conquer.  When you have successfully conquered yourself, the world will be at your feet.

• The ultimate courage of a Thick Face, Black Heart Warrior is dispassion.  This means having the courage to fight in spite of fear; to be able to detach from the emotions associated with defeat so that its presence does not thwart you.

• The union of the spiritual and material worlds:  You will be able to create a meeting ground for the sublime spiritual world and the ruthless business world.  Ultimately, you will see no division or conflicts between the spiritual world and the ruthless world.  Your sublimal spiritual insight will become an essential tool to conquer the day-to-day realities.

• When one acts in harmony with the Universal Will, one’s actions are aligned with the good of all and the benefit of all.  You are neither self-righteous nor too eager to please, nor are you seeking approval.  In conquering, you are ruthless.  In action and non action, you are changeless.  If you can achieve these, you are a true Thick Face, Black Heart practitioner.

• Black Heart is the ability to take action without regard to how the consequences will affect others.  A Black Heart is ruthless, but is not necessarily evil.

• The end result of short-sighted compassion for some employers will be the closure of their entire operations and put all of their employees out of work.

• A black-hearted person has the courage to fail.

TWO SIDE OF THE SAME COIN

Thick Face and Black Heart are two sides of the same coin.  When one possesses the strength of Thick Face, one can ignore the criticism and disapproval of the masses.  This same strength is also the source of the Black Heart ; it allows one to effectively use the spear to cut through the ignorant and preconceived ideas of the masses.

The Thick Face, Black Heart practitioner must exercise his ability to ignore criticism, ridicule, and vilification from others, while simultaneously carrying out his duties as he sees fit.

• Most Asians are tremendously concerned that others think well of them and especially that others display respect for their personal dignity.  Juxtapose this idea with the Western notion that having a thick skin, and being insensitive to criticism and the negative opinions of others is best.  Fused together, these 2 ideas approximate the concept of Thick Face: a shield to protect our self-esteem from the bad opinion of others.  A person adept at Thick Face creates his own positive self-image despite the criticism of others.

• In attempting any goal, there is always room for doubt about our ability to achieve, our motives for achieving, or our worthiness to receive the benefits of achievement.

• The thick-faced person has the ability to put self-doubt aside, refused to accept the limitations that others have tried to impose on him and, more importantly, he does not accept any of the limitations that we commonly impose on ourselves.  He does not question his ability or worthiness.  In his own eyes, he is perfect.

• The world has a tendency to accept our own judgment of ourselves.  By his absolute confidence, the thick-faced person instills confidence in others.  They see him as successful and allow him the latitude to succed.