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.
You must never stop trying to improve yourself, strengthen yourself; by doing this it will make it much easier to live in today’s impure world. Paradoxically there is nothing to achieve, it is only our minds that convince ourselves we must do something.
Shining the light on yourself will never enlighten you. Being self-righteous precludes you from being right. Parading yourself parodies leadership. Boasting about yourself will never boost your eminence. Avoid the cultivation of these ego-bloated voids.
Increase and decrease come of their own time. In a time of scanty resources, you must simplify, this will give you the strength for further undertakings. Draw on the strength of your inner attitude for what lacks externally. Even with slender means the sentiment of the heart can be expressed.
Quote: Living beyond concerns, about status, needs, and desire can be truly liberating.