Are we going to spend this lifetime struggling against uncertainty and saying, “I’m like this and you’re like that” or are we going to train in letting go and reconnecting with the natural flexibility of our being and help others do the same? If we do this, limitless possibilities open up.
The wilderness is made vulgar with the noise of tourists. We violate the earth with human ambition to crawl over the landscape like flies over fresh fruit. Instead, we should simply walk through this world where we must, without being a burden to it.
It is a universal law that what you say and do determines what happens in your life. Recognize that you and this law are one, cultivate yourself in accord with it, bringing moderation to your actions and clarity to your mind. This is a profound simple truth, what you do is what you are.
In an unstable situation, if you are humble and gentle, you are able to gain peoples 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: One loses by pride and gains by modesty.