When we feel inadequate or unworthy, we want to hold on to what we have and are afraid of feeling worse than we do already. The cause of our aggression and fear begins to dissolve when we move past this poverty of holding on to things, both physical and mentally.
You will know when your life verges on decadence, when gratifying your desires becomes more important than giving to others and when patriotism becomes more important than measured governing and enlightenment treatment of other nations.
Let go of all desires, detach yourself from all things, dissolve all duality, the idea of good and bad, beautiful and ugly etc., practice undiscriminating virtue to everything and everybody. These practices are the beginning of liberation and a harmonious oneness with the universe.
If you are in a leading role, you should be humble, sincere, gentle and magnanimous, willing to seek harmony with others. Once you have achieved success, do not become too proud of it; remember the greatest gift we can give is our gratitude.
Quote: Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.