Kynanism

The Perfect Marriage is established when a husband and wife have come to maintain certain conditions they are equally responsible for establishing in their ongoing and ever-unfolding relationship with one another; they are these: Condition #1 A husband and wife must train themselves to refrain from all the conducts that silently trigger one another, causing each other to harbor resentment or ill-will one for the other; and in short-circuiting these negative emotions, the temptation to punish the instigator by injuring them back, maybe in secret, or to retaliate by getting defensive and starting an argument no longer transpires, which would otherwise result in bringing the dangerous dynamic into operation, destroying the peace and harmony between the two minds, bringing instead a silent repelling of each mind from the other. The process that must be undertaken is for both to educate themselves on what behaviors they perhaps unconsciously enact that instinctively trigger negative emotion...

Imagine a world where none of us caused others to feel that which we do not wish to feel. And imagine a world where when others did cause us to feel that which we know they would not wish to feel themselves, we refrained from retaliating in an effort to cause them to feel the undesirable way they made us feel. Imagine if we left justice up to God. Imagine a world where instead of criticizing and condemning others in an attempt to discredit them and tarnish their reputations because we envy them and their blessings in life – whether that be the love and respect they receive, the prosperity and recognition they have earned, or the value of the knowledge and wisdom they share – we sought to befriend them with the intention of learning how they accumulated these blessings, such that we could attain the same for ourselves. Imagine a world where instead of discouraging and sabotaging others, and scoffing at them and mocking them and belittling them and berating them for who they are and for ...

“Cause no one to feel that which you don’t.”   INTRODUCTION [1] To be a moral person, and live a moral life, which is the route to love and respect in human relations and peace, joy and happiness in our affairs, a person must follow the instructions in this treatise. [2] In putting the instructions into practical application, it will be found they must first become aware that they enact the immoral acts, often out of blind habit, [3] then catch themselves enacting them, [4] and finally come to succeed in not following through on them, [5] such that they eventually come to catch themselves thinking of acting in the immoral way and immediately banish the thought, [6] until the very thought ceases to enter the consciousness altogether; [7] this is to achieve exemplarship. CHAPTER 1: Jealousy [1] To defeat the sin of jealousy, which is the fear of losing out on love, you must: [2] refrain from finding fault with others, and always focusing on their negative side and what they...

The wise person recognizes that establishing and maintaining peace of mind in life is of the utmost importance, perhaps more important than anything else; thus, they investigate what’s responsible for peace of mind, how it can be destroyed, and how to circumvent those obstacles, in its’ achievement and ongoing possession. Peace of mind is a state of consciousness that arises when all negative thoughts – which then elicit negative emotions, making us feel stressed and in distress – have been prevented from entering our mind and being entertained. And because this is true, it is important to know what triggers these negative thoughts, such that it empowers us to gain the awareness required to stop these thoughts before they translate themselves into a state of strife and grief. With that said, let it be known that we are essentially triggered by just three stimuli in this regard. And when we are not aware of what they are, and are thus operating on autopilot, we tend to go into uncon...

Pride is the great obstacle in developing moral character, and thus by cause and effect, winning the respect and esteem of our fellow man. It is the great obstacle because it prevents us from recognizing and acknowledging our current mistakes and faults, which tend to trigger others and turn them into our antagonists, resulting in them often harboring ill will towards us and likely withdrawing or withholding their cooperation. If we fail to recognize and acknowledge our mistakes and faults, we condemn ourselves to never learning from our errors in thought, word and deed, such that we may correct them, which only forces us to experience the same undesirable results in our relations and affairs over and over again, leading to ongoing strife and distress. Humility is the remedy to this great obstacle. It empowers us to look at ourselves, not as we may think or believe ourselves to be, but as we actually are, objectively. And it is through this lens that we make ourselves capable o...

We should all commit ourselves to being emissaries of the truth; that is: discovering it, thinking it, speaking it, and acting upon it. And we should boycott and shun lies, deceptions, superstitions and delusions. This is the only path that leads to enlightenment, which is the ability to discern falsehood and lies from what is true and honest, preventing us from falling prey to deceitful or misguided people who wish to make of us voices and hands for their agendas, at our own and others’ expenses. But what is the truth? And how do we know when we’ve successfully arrived at it? The truth can and ever will rest entirely upon one thing, and that is an accumulation of the indisputable facts! We can only ever arrive at the truth when we have investigated and procured the facts concerning the events of mankind and the laws of nature, and then drawn our conclusions based upon them. This is what it means to be an accurate thinker! Anything else is likely to lead us into error or de...

Every great contribution the world has ever seen was once met with fierce and sometimes even violent criticism. There is something in Human Nature that makes people opposed and averse to new and improved ideas or ways of doing things, with tongues ready to scoff, mock and ridicule anyone who would dare bring such novel innovations into the world. This tendency in man, and our knowledge of its presence, can and does bring many a benefactor, who would otherwise have a worthy offering for mankind to their own demise, before they even take any action toward bringing forth their boons to their kinship and making them available in the marketplace; perhaps withholding from the world what might have been a great service, while depriving themselves of incurring benefits to themselves. Every person has innate talents and abilities particular to themselves, and it is their duty to themselves and their fellow man to develop and hone these gifts, and then transmute them into some form of benefi...

Frustration is caused by one of two circumstances in life; the first being when: We want the cooperation of someone else in order to bring about some desired outcome, but they are hesitant or unwilling to give it to us, resulting in that outcome not materializing as we’d hoped or planned. This frustration can then lead to anger, which takes the form of lashing out at and chastising the one who withheld their cooperation from us, and maybe trying to intimidate or coerce them into abiding by our wishes and desires. But this only generates resistance in them towards us, making the situation even worse. Now they’ll either start arguing with us, turning the situation into a conflict – or else they’ll remain silent and stew in their bitterness towards us because we tried to force or manipulate them into doing what we wanted, which then might grow into a harbored grudge against us. Now not only have we lost their cooperation, we’ve also lost their trust and respect, and the relationsh...

The chief tenets of Kynanism are: 1) “Wish for others the same blessings you do for yourself.” To build this thought pattern so it forms into a habit, we must practice desiring that others receive the love and earn the prosperity, while having the liberty to make these pursuits, that we do for ourselves. We become and attract the thoughts we secretly harbor toward others, so let us make them loving and peaceful, making ourselves such in the process. 2) “Cause no one to feel that which you don’t.” To consistently enact this axiom, we must educate ourselves on what words and deeds trigger hurt or resentment in others, sometimes making them want to retaliate, become aware of them in ourselves, and then eliminate them from our conduct. The result is that we don't trigger others instincts any longer, and they therefore do not perceive us to be threats to their peace and happiness. This works to result in loving, harmonious relations with others. 3) “Be as interested in others as you ar...

[1] A government that taxes its citizens is incompetent; a competent government attracts all the resources it needs to sustain itself, without having to force its citizens to support it through their labors. [2] A just and righteous judge pardons those who commit iniquity without realizing it, and, who upon discovering they have done wrong, are filled with guilt and regret; but a vindictive judge condemns those who commit iniquity, regardless of whether they were aware of what they were doing or not, and regardless of whether or not they felt remorse upon discovering the truth. [3] A disloyal woman who expects love and then gets angry when she does not find it is like an idiot farmer who refuses to plant the seeds but still expects to produce a crop, and then gets angry when he has nothing to plow come harvest time; even the unlearned will say: “You fool! First plant the damn seeds!” [4] Those who approach love as commanders approach war are but dogs chasing after their own tails, or f...