Constantly apply cheerfulness, if for no other reason than just to feel good about yourself. If you are in a cheerful mood the people you meet will cheer up as well, it is infectious. If you have a sense of gratitude for everything, this will also help cheer you up.
As we mature, we have created layers of interpretation and biased perception. Those are our templates for living. What if we changed or eliminated our templates and gave up our prejudices, loving every experience as if it was new and fresh like a child at play?
Intellectual knowledge exists in and of the brain, which is part of the physical body. However, insight is a function of the spirit that never goes away, you can always cultivate it. Refined over time, insight becomes pure constant and unwavering.
Human society should hold together through common interests that allow each person to feel part of the whole. What is required is that we unite with others. This is accomplished by sincerity in forming relationships with a common goal and working together towards that goal.
Quote: Stillness is the natural seed of a violent world.