If we try to protect ourselves from suffering, we become fearful and alienated, caring only for the people close to us. If we primarily try to shield ourselves from discomfort, we suffer. Yet if we don’t close up and let our heart hurt, we discover our kinship with all beings.
All parts of our personality, no matter how perfectly formed, only enclose what is inside of us. All our practice binds us into a cohesive whole, but only points to the emptiness in the center that gives us the space and openness for life experiences to enter.
If you blame someone else for your failures, there is no end to the blame. The wise see failure as an opportunity and accept all responsibility for their failures. Fulfill your own obligations correct all your mistakes. Do what you need to do without demanding from others.
The family is society in embryo. It is where performance of moral duty is made easy through natural affection and this is later widened to include all human relationships. What the family does in the practice of moral conduct is what is reflected in society.
Quote: Honest differences are often a sign of progress. – Mahatma Ghandi