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.
The source of our energy is partly chemical, our hormones, nutrition from food, and genetics. The secret is not to overindulge; overindulgence is a waste of your energy. Also, suppression can hurt the body, even at a very basic level. Find the proper balance and you will live a healthy and full life.
Being natural is desiring without craving and acting without excess. Not defending or nourishing your false self you will find that greed, hatred and arrogance vanish by themselves. Toughening your resolve will create self reliance and you will lose the sense of self and other.
If we remain at the mercy of moods, of hope, and of fear, aroused by the outer world, we lose out inner consistency of character. Then our experiences are merely effects produced by the outside world, not experiences evoked by our own true nature.
Quote: Live true to yourself, not what others expect of you.