These Seven virtues can be remembered using the story of the garden.

1. Your mind is a sanctuary/garden. Remove the weeds daily. Water daily. No negative thoughts.
2. Life needs direction to have meaning. Define your direction.
3. Continually improve (Kaizen)
   1. ritual of solitude (meditate)
   2. ritual of physicality (exercise)
   3. ritual of live nourishment (diet)
   4. ritual of abundant knowledge (learn)
   5. ritual of personal reflection
   6. ritual of early awakening
   7. ritual of music
   8. ritual of the spoken word (mantra)
   9. ritual of congruent character (integrity)
   10. ritual of simplicity (live simply)
4. Cultivate discipline and will power
   1. Vow of silence
   2. Mantras
5. Respect time
   • focus on priorities
   • say no to things
6. Figure out how to server others. This is the path to finding life's purpose.
7. Live in the present. Don't let life pass you by.