This very moment is the perfect teacher, it is always with us, it is the most profound instruction we can receive. Awakeness is found in our pleasure and our pain, our confusion and our wisdom. It is available in each moment of our ordinary lives.
We don’t understand the power of repetition, what is repeated over and over again, can become enduring. Self-cultivation is the same, it is the ongoing daily practice that has meaning. Our progress may range from dull to spectacular, we must learn to accept both.
Relinquish your negative habits and attitudes and strengthen your sincerity. Live in the real world and extend your virtue to it without discrimination. Do not become attached to your accomplishments and guide the people that come to you.
There are two kinds of watching. Subjective deals with oneself; it is used to examine your inner motives. Objective deals with others; it is to watch others reactions to your conduct. The wisdom of watching is like looking into a mirror, checking one’s intention and outward conduct.
Quote: When you are doing the right thing everything lines up to support you.