When you wake up in the morning and get a moment of sadness and longing, or just that something is wrong, use this moment as an opportunity to relax and touch the limitless space of your human heart. Next time the opportunity arises, experiment with this.
When we are confronted with difficulty, respond with modesty and concentrate until you find a solution. Do not apply undo force, but don’t acquiesce meekly to fate. Being too modest will be defeating, so put limits even on modesty.
Intellectual knowledge exists in and of the brain, which is part of the physical body. However, insight is a function of the spirit that never goes away, you can always cultivate it. Refined over time insight becomes pure, constant and unwavering.
In an unstable situation, if you are humble and gentle, you are able to gain people’s support and their trust. The ancients believed that humility and gentleness were the basic moral qualities that you should possess, but they do not equate with inferiority or weakness.
Quote: You can only succeed with one thing at a time.