Yesterday, my wife was eating delicious looking Takoyaki(octopus balls) after dinner and I ended up eating them together.
Later, I got thirsty and my stomach felt heavy and I regretted eating them.
Actually, Takoyaki is my wife’s favorite.
She said that it was too bad to go grocery shopping with an empty stomach. When she saw frozen Takoyaki, she bought it on impulse.
Usually I can try not to eat for about 10 minutes. But I didn’t want my wife to finish all Takoyaki(6 in one pack) because 6 were too many for her. After I had 1 Takoyaki, I couldn’t stop and ended up eating 3…
We cannot grow as a person if we put the blame on others.
The strength against temptations is important.
I will write about this because I think it is important especially in autumn when we see a lot of delicious food.
By the way, an easy ‘ten-minute wait’ method when we are going to succumb to temptation is very helpful for me.
This is introduced in the book, “The Willpower Instinct Based on a Wildly Popular Course at Stanford University” by a psychologist, Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. at Stanford University.
According to the book, in the process of evolution of mankind, we have come to have a long-term plans intentionally through the development of the prefrontal cortex. However, it has been more important for us to make an impulsive and quick decision to survive for a very long time.
This trait has been passed down until now. When our limbic system which controls the impulsive decision hijacks our emotions, we cannot resist immediate temptation.
However, this happens momentarily. If we can wait for a while and time passes, we even cannot remember why we were so obsessed with the temptation.
When you think you cannot resist temptations, ‘wait 10 minutes,’ or ‘eat in 10 minutes.’ If you can procrastinate for a while, you will not need to eat because by the time you will be able to think rationally.
I think this is influenced by Ki a lot.
Because of the influence of negative Ki which tries to disturb us, we tend to give in to temptations. If we can be patient for 10 minutes, the light of strong will can keep the negative Ki away.
It is better if we can receive Shinkiko by holding the Head or listening to Onki at that time.
For example, there is a time when we are too tired and don’t feel like doing anything. If we can think ‘Have a break in 10 minutes’ and do what we have to do first, we will not need to rest eventually.
This method can be used in various situations. I hope you can overcome the negative Ki by using this method and charging positive Ki with Shinkiko.