A good time to start a self-cultivation practice is right now, do not wait for the right time. Even if you feel depressed, tired or too addicted to your habits, start right now. The idea is to start with small things, but be consistent and add a little each day, the benefits are endless.
If we can help somebody do something, then we should do so without hesitation or expectations of reward or debt. If there is something we need to learn, and somebody can show it to us then we should accept it with humility. No one owns “knowledge”, it should be freely shared.
Caring for all things, you care for yourself. Giving to all, you give to yourself. At peace with all things, you are at peace with yourself. Looking at yourself or another, you see the same thing. You do this by accepting responsibility for the energies you manifest, actively and subtlety.
When you feel stuck, cooperation with others on a common goal, and with concentration on the goal, will help you dissolve your barriers. If you are free of all selfish exterior motives and united in this joint task or goal, this can also dissolve the hardness of egotism.
Quote: The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom.