When we cling to thoughts and memories, we are clinging to what cannot be grasped. When one thought has entered and another has not begun, rest in that gap. Train in returning to that very moment, all compassion and inspiration comes from that gap.
It is time to make a deeper commitment to our self-cultivation practice. We alone are the ones that can transform ourselves and dispel the anxieties and illusions that plague us. Once we make the decision of a sustained and disciplined self-cultivation practice all things will come to us.
We can know the world, but first we must know ourselves, we can do this without going anywhere. Live a quiet, simple life, free of ideas and concepts. Find contentment in the practice of undiscriminating virtue, giving to others selflessly without expectation of reward.
The ideal justice is seldom attained because the enforcement of the rules is inconsistent. To administer justice the executive needs to be clear in mind and firm in action. Their attitude should be compassionate and the purpose educational, the aim is to prevent further mischief.
Quote: Don’t be satisfied with stories. How things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.