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The discrepancy between your inspiration and the actual situation, vision and reality, can cause you to grow up, to wake up, to be alive and compassionate.  This is one of the most productive places you will find in your life.

When we can still the mind, thinking of nothing, worrying about nothing, this action or non-action will bring you stillness and peace.  Keep changing your daily practice until the restlessness naturally reverses and stillness is all that remains. 

We can know the world, but first we must know ourselves, we can do this without going anywhere.  Live a quiet, simple life, free of ideas and concepts, find contentment in the practice of undiscriminating virtue.  This will become a sanctuary for yourself and all beings. 

The attraction between affinities is a natural law of nature. Through this attraction we can influence hearts and attain peace.  People will give up counselling you if you think you know everything, so keep your mind humble and free so it can remain receptive to good advice. 

Quote:  Your actions and words should match.

When we see bad habits in others, knowing what they are doing is harmful to them, let them be. If they ask you for support, do so if you are able, rather than complaining to them and suggesting to them they change their ways.   The best support you can give them is to listen and be present.  It is amazing when people talk about their problem they will usually come up with the answer.

Wounds of the past can be obstacles for inner healing.  Take the time to find these past obstacles and heal them. Moving away from these obstacles so they have no chance to come back into our life is also necessary to change whatever makes us vulnerable to these obstacles.

If you don’t know when enough is enough, you will never have enough. There is no greater illusion than fear.  If you can look through fear, you will always be safe.  Pain and happiness are conditions of the mind; cultivate the mind, body and spirit.  If you understand this, peace and harmony naturally arise. 

When tensions and complications begin to ease, make your way back to ordinary conditions as soon as you can.  This will have a stimulating and liberating effect on you.  Don’t overdo your triumph, attend to residual matters as quickly as possible so no retardations occur.

Quote: You must set your intention every day for what you want and need.

We don’t open our hearts and minds to others because it confuses us and we don’t feel brave or sane enough to open up.  To help us open look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else’s eyes.

To obtain a state of being and understanding where there are no distinctions, fears or uncertainties, just seek a state of oneness, where there is no distinction between us and spirit.  We are not subordinate to anything because we are all one.

Allow things to happen, step out of the way, shape events as they happen, correct your mind and all things will fall into place.  This is true because the mind governs all aspects of our lives.  Stop thinking and clinging to things, avoid daydreaming and allow your original insight to emerge; then your mind will be clear.

The life of man, with his needs, cannot be changed no matter the difference in his disposition or education.  Your real education comes from self-development; this way our learning will penetrate the roots of humanity.

Quote: Natural laws do not bend to anybody’s favor.

Whenever you feel uncomfortable and don’t know what to do, find some place to look at the sky, experience freshness, free of hope and fear; just be completely open.  This is available to us every moment of our lives.

Life does not need to be confusion and disorganization.  When you feel that way you may be forgetting to look or are looking too low.  Realize all phenomena have a source, these events external to us are cast in our minds.  Look at these events or forms by simply how we feel about them and checking to see their source, then we will not be deterred.

Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are, realize nothing is lacking and the world will be yours.  Simply avoid being attached to what you see and think.  Relinquish the notion that you are separate from the universe, then you will be able to see through all illusions and be aware of everything.

The beginning of all things lies still in the form of ideas that have yet to become manifest.  Bring peace and serenity to the world by actively creating order.  Like things and people attract each other; you choose according to this inner law of your being.  If you act with consistency and are true to yourself, you will find a way appropriate for you.

Quote: Pay attention to nature.

We are here to study ourselves no matter what we are doing, eating, talking, whatever.  Studying ourselves is all the books we need.  The reason we have books is to encourage us to understand this simple teaching.  All the wisdom about how we cause ourselves to suffer, and all the wisdom about how joyful and vast our minds are, can only be found in our own experiences. 

Everyday identity, family, career or whatever is like the outer part of the wheel.  The inner hub of the wheel is consciousness; this is what holds us together.  The center of the hub is emptiness, which is open to universal reality.  The way to connect the hub to the rim is by introspection; this way you find out what is lacking and then you can fulfill it.

The ancients looked at new things as to the good they could cause, but also the harm they might bring.  Before adopting new inventions this careful study was applied.  These ancients joined body, mind and spirit in all things they did, this eliminating all confusion.

We should not try to combat our own faults directly.  The longer and harder we fight them, the more victorious they will be. Fighting our faults by making progress in the good is the only way.  Take care not to become hardened and obstinate, remain receptive to impressions by continuous self-examination.

Quote: Do not rely on others for your happiness.

Seeking security and perfection is like trying to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.  There is no fresh air, no room for something to come and interrupt all that, and sooner or later you will have an experience you can’t control.  Life is challenging; sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter. Try to experience each moment as new and fresh.

Teach others without reservation.  Teachings are only understood when we make them real in our own lives. You cannot learn by just listening, you must put the teachings into practice.  Do not hold on to internal power; use it prudently to teach and heal others.  The more you give, the more you gain in return; the more selfless you are, the more you benefit.

Embrace your time of solitude and realize you are one with the universe.  Nothing is absolute; therefore, you can’t rely on your mind. To arrive at unshakeable quiet, stop thinking, analyzing and making distinctions between things, simply see that you are at the center of the universe, and accept all things as being part of you.

Through daily self-renewal you can continue at the height of your power.  Such a person is in harmony with all things, therefore even great and difficult undertakings succeed.  When studying the past, do not confine yourself to the knowledge you learn, but use that knowledge to give actuality to the past.

Quote: More endorphins make you happy. In order to get more endorphins, work hard (at living) and you will be happy.

What we call obstacles are the way the world and our entire experience teach us where we’re stuck.  Whether an obstacle is an enemy or a friend depends on our perception of reality, but really depends on our relationship with ourselves. 

If we do not help others, then people will lose faith, so we must take time out of our own self cultivation to inspire others to do their own self cultivation. 

The sun rises on the bad as well as the good, the rain falls on the just and the unjust.  Nature treats all things equally with generosity and compassion.  The mind is full of dreams, delusions and shadows; this causes your life to become chatter and contradiction. Instead keep your mind undivided and let ideas go, just be.

Keep your heart free of prejudices, therefore open to the truths that they represent.  If you are gentle and joyous in your actions, this will create a mutual confidence in others, making achievements possible.  This confidence must be based on what is right, on steadfastness; this way it will triumph over all obstacles.  Inner truth depends on inner stability, from this you will have the correct attitude towards the outer world.  Whenever feeling is voiced with truth and frankness, whenever a deed is the clear expression of sentiment, a far-reaching influence is executed.

Quote: Take hardship courageously.

The middle way encourages us to feel what we feel and deal with that feeling, good or bad, just stay with it.  Do not judge what arises in your mind, don’t grasp at it; just let it go as if you were touching a bubble or a feather.  This way will help you stop struggling and discover an unbiased way of being.  

If we live in an urban environment with the noise, the smells, the lack of nature, take time to find a quiet place as close to a natural setting as possible so you can become acquainted with the subtle aspects of being. 

It is a cosmic law that what you say and do determines what happens in your life.  If you think this law is external to you, your desires will trouble your mind and you will be in constant turmoil.  Recognize that you and this law are one, therefore cultivate yourself, bring moderation to your life and clarity to your mind.

If you stay with what is right, you can shape the world.  Depend on the harmonious and beneficial forces of the cosmos and you will achieve success. Work on nature. Start early in the morning, keep your inner composure. This will give you the clarity of mind to deal with daily events.  If you are going to help people you must be free of selfish aims, then you will have the clarity needed to help.

Quote: Everything is relative.

Let things that enter your life wake you up. To do this be open, be curious, accept everything that comes along and let it teach you what it will.  You can try to do everything to make your world perfect, but the old stuff always appears, until you have learned your lesson.

All living things move and grow; this is the point of this existence.  Meditation should be part of this existence and should have a proper duration; nothing in excess or it can cause you harm.

When we are in harmony with the natural laws we flourish together, content with the way things are; this brings us constant renewal.  View all things with compassion while practicing humility.  This will bring you energy and wisdom, thus helping all sentient beings find peace.

Man is innately good.  When he taps into this goodness he does right with instinctive sureness and without expecting reward or personal advantage.  The original impulses of the heart are good. We can follow them confidently assured of good fortune and accomplishment of our aims.  We should do each task for its own sake as time and place demands without an eye on the result, thus it will succeed.

Quote: Simple for me, may be difficult for others.

We regard loneliness as being alone, as a heartache, something we choose not to invite in.  We desire to escape it and find someone to keep us company.  Rest in the middle; then we can have a relationship with loneliness, a relaxed and cooling relationship that turns our fearful patterns around.

When we meditate, select a place where you won’t be disturbed with nature close by.  This way we can slip into serenity and this will help bring our humanity into focus.

Being of service to others without expectation of reward, not talking about it, just practice this way of being and you will be rewarded with the way you feel about yourself. We are always doing things, but there is always more to do.  Just step back and ask yourself is all this doing necessary.  Look inside, be quiet and you will find truth and contentment.

If you encounter difficulties at the beginning of an enterprise, try not to force it.  Just pause and take thought; but you must persevere and keep your goal in sight.  Seek out the right help, but avoid arrogance.  Seek out the help with the utmost humility and then you will be able combat the difficulties and succeed.

Quote: You can only succeed with one thing at a time.