Every cell in our body is continuously changing, we are as impermanent as everything else. Thoughts and emotions of being competent or that we’re hopeless rise and fall unceasingly. We are only basing these thoughts on the past and the fixed idea of who we are.
As we shape the situations in our lives, we must be aware of the form we want things to take. The closer it comes to completion, the harder it is to change the shape and more definite it becomes. Beauty or ugliness, utility or failure comes from this process of shaping.
Make no one a foe, then harmony and tranquility will be yours. If we rule ourselves with felicity, then everyone gains and we can all live in simplicity. Stop trying to control, let go of fixed plans and concepts and the world will in turn govern itself.
If one’s strength is great, one can progress and contribute one’s talent to society, but your motivation should be pure. Being too firm in one’s character will lead to difficulties in dealing with society. If you are not firm enough, you will find it difficult to deal with everyday life.
Quote: Letting go will bring peace to your heart.