When we see suffering in our lives, we can be curious, notice it and be mindful of our reactions. Our reactions are usually habitual, instead we could see the next impulse coming up and how we spin off from there, good nor bad, without judgement or any intention.
When you make demands on others, without understanding them, you thwart their development. Forcing others to fulfill your ambitions destroys their individuality. Pushing your will and ideas on others as to how to conduct their life will only bring their resentment.
Neither become obsessed with circumstances nor forgo awareness of them. Let go of all conflict and strife, practice unswerving kindness and unending patience. Give whatever you can without restraint, you then become one with the receiver and both become the giver.
There are two kinds of watching. Subjective deals with oneself; it is used to examine your inner motives. Objective deals with others; it is to watch others reactions to your conduct. The wisdom of watching is like looking into a mirror, checking one’s intention and outward conduct.
Quote: The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on.