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 off and let our heart hurt, we discover our kinship with all beings.
You will never know the essence of life as long as you seek to observe life like viewer and subject. The absolutely essential nature of life can only be comprehended by merging fully with the flow of life, so that you are utterly part of it.
Do not become obsessed with circumstances or forgo awareness of them. Avoid following impulses that destroy the wholeness if your mind. If you wish to gain recognition, develop your virtue and extend it to the world, practice unswerving kindness and unending patience.
Being still when it’s time to be still and going forward when it is time to go forward; this way, rest and movement agree and will help you quiet the heart. When you become calm, then you can turn to the outside world, as you no longer see the struggle and tumult of individuals.
Quote: If you think about all the bad things that can happen, you soon talk yourself into doing nothing at all. Concentrate on the problems that can be solved.