Are we going to spend this lifetime struggling against uncertainty? Or are we going to train in letting go and aspire to reconnect with the natural flexibility of our being and help others do the same? If we go in this direction, limitless possibilities begin to open up.
When you compete against other people or natural forces, compete using concentration and awareness, no anger or aggression. When not competing, do not forget to be kind. You must still have awareness and concentration and reflex, but your expression is different.
If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be truly fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money or possessions, you will never be happy. Be content with what you have and rejoice in the way things are, then you will realize nothing is lacking.
When times are bad, submit to them and remain quiet. It may be impossible to counteract the conditions of the time, it is not cowardice but wisdom to submit and avoid actions. A law of nature is at work, evil is not destructive to the good alone, but inevitably destroys itself as well.
Quote: Gentlest/hardest, water/rock, love and hostility.