A self-cultivation practice will not make you a different person, it really is about befriending who you already are. The ground of practice is you, or me, or whoever we are right now, just as we are. That’s what we come to know with tremendous curiosity and interest.
If you ever doubt life, you just need to spend some time in nature and admire the diversity. Everywhere you look there is some dynamic event in progress. We cannot comprehend the diversity of nature or life, just let both take their variegated course. Variety is vitality.
When you take care of things, never waste anything; when you care for people, never abandon anyone. If you are not attached to your own ideas and open to what is, you will be able to care for all that come to you, they are your greatest sources of wisdom.
When inner worth mounts with great force, there is danger that when this force comes to power you may forget to ask what is right, and being intent on movement, you may not wait for the right time. Great power and force must be indissolubly united with what is right.
Quote: Your actions and words should match.