Stop struggling, it’s not about winning or losing, but about ceasing to struggle with life and relax as it is. That is what we are doing in our self-cultivation practice, it’s about relaxing without struggling, just be, let this attitude spread to the rest of your life.
Why should you act a certain way to please others? Do things from your inner awareness and from your own feelings. Change when it pleases you, your life is flexible. If you let others shape you then you will never know independence and peace.
To eliminate suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. The greatest gift you have to give humanity is that of your own self-transformation.
If you are too firm in character, you will have difficulty dealing with others. If not firm enough, you will have difficulty dealing with the course of life. Do not be concerned whether your plans will fail or succeed just proceed with life gradually and steadily.
Quote: To worry and grieve over the chaos of the world is like weeping into a river to increase its water in fear of it dying up.