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If you have feelings of unworthiness, use your courage and humor to strengthen your feeling of basic goodness.  Remind yourself that your fundamental nature is unconditionally open and free.

There is an underlying energy or essence that permeates all things, it is always there.  It is perfect and creates all things.  This energy connects us with the universe and each other; we are all part of it.  You will learn how to use this energy if you live a plain and simple life in harmony with nature.

Not all spiritual paths lead to harmony with the universe, most are detours and distractions.  Live with unconditional sincerity, eradicating all duality, celebrating the equality of all things; then your every moment will be in truth.

Fellowship among us should be based on a concern that is universal.  Lasting fellowship is not the private interests of individuals, but rather the goals of humanity.  Fellowship in the open succeeds.  If unity like this prevails even difficult and dangerous tasks can be accomplished.

Quote:  Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses and start making changes.

Friendship towards ourselves and toward the living quality found in everything connects us with the moment and helps us pay attention to the ordinary details of life.  This combination of mindfulness and appreciation connects us with reality and brings us joy.

Shining the light on yourself will never boost your eminence.  If you cling to things like your work, you create nothing that endures.  Realize the other as yourself and you as the other and learn to let go, then you will find peace and happiness in your life.

There is a process to become liberated from our limitations and distractions and enter an alternate way of being.  First detoxify the emotional and spiritual baggage we all inherit and return to your own humanity.  Secondly, transforming our institutions and ourselves to realize our full human potential.

Don’t let yourself get swept away by unfavorable circumstances, or let your steadfastness be shaken.  You can avoid this by maintaining your inner peace, remaining outwardly calm and yielding.  By doing this and being cautious and reserved we can overcome the greatest adversaries.

Quote: Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. Rumi

As we train in opening our hearts, discovering the soft spot, we feel more joy and an openness we can trust.  We do this by being present, training in mindfulness and unconditional friendliness, letting the process evolve naturally.

Manure is an excellent way to feed plants.  Nothing in life is wasted, everything is useful if correctly applied.  Therefore, even the seemingly bad things in life become fertilizer that will help us grow and become strong.

Trust the intelligence of your body, trust your natural responses and everything will fall into place.  When you speak, speak with quietude and sincerity.  Then your words will be long lasting.  Being natural in this way, you embrace everything and everything embraces you. 

When we discover good in others, imitate it.  If you see something bad in yourself, get rid of it and be free.  You can bring about success through receptivity to and love of the good.  Good fortune is produced by selflessness in all things. 

Quote: Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw

To feel loving kindness for others we first must train in being honest, loving and compassionate towards ourselves.  Doing this we sow seeds of our future well-being and gradually become aware of what causes happiness, as well as what causes distress.

Self-cultivation is an endeavor we take up because it is our ultimate mode of being.  If we get nothing for it, we should not be bothered.  What we do get is a greater inner understanding of life and ourselves.

The mind is desperate to fix the river in place.  Possessed by ideas of the past, preoccupied with images of the future, it overlooks the plain truth of the present moment.  Dissolve your mind, let it be quiet and find peace and clarity in your life.

Contemplation of the meaning of the underlying workings of the universe will enable you to apprehend the universe’s natural laws.  It will enable you to give expression to these laws in one’s own person.  Contemplation of the action of others will allow you to put yourself in another’s place and understand his motives.

Quote: Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.  Albert Einstein

If we look for that soft heart we guard so carefully, we can’t find it, all we find is a kind of tenderness with some sadness.  The sadness is an inherent sadness, unconditional sadness.  This is sometimes called the genuine heart of sadness.

As we grow, we have created layers of interpretation and biased perception; those are our templates for living.  Give all this up and return to the actions of infants.  They look at the world with the inner eye and transcend all the sorrows of life.

There is an underlying essence or energy that is inherent in the universe.  Try to find it.  You can’t. It permeates everything and everybody.  Use it and it is inexhaustible.  Using it, our dualities will be forgotten and forms will emerge with incredible depths and dimensions. 

Our destinies are subject to immutable laws that must fulfill themselves.  We still have the power to shape our fate accordingly, as we expose ourselves to the influence of benevolent and destructive forces.  Using this power, we learn the nature of all beings and influence the hearts of all thus attaining world peace.

Quote: Remember who you are because nobody else will.

Our attempts to live in this world are never wasted.  Train in seeing that others are not so different from ourselves, train in opening our hearts and minds in difficult situations.  Cultivate love, not anger; this might just be what it takes to save us from extinction.

Without breath there is no life, that is what sustains you, so breathe.   Just as we breathe, the universe breathes, generating a mighty field of energy that is connected to the universal mind; just a larger version of what happens in your own body.

We are taught to distinguish good from evil, agreement from disagreement, causing us conflict and anger.  Having no desires and accepting things as they are will give you peace, but you must share this with others for we are all part of them, and they are all part of us. 

All success depends on the effects of mutual attraction.  This attraction between affinities is a general law of nature.  From this attraction we can learn the nature of all beings and influence the hearts of man, thus attaining world peace.

Quote: Treat yourself the way you want others to treat you.

We can either question our beliefs or not. Either we accept our fixed version of reality or we begin to challenge it.  When we train in staying open and curious, then dissolving our assumptions and beliefs is the best use of our lives. 

Our consciousness is like sand in an hourglass; material on one side, the immaterial on the other.  It is difficult to grasp a grain of sand, so don’t focus on the material. It is wisdom just to understand the movement. 

First embrace simplicity and integrity, secondly consume only the needs of the body and soul, thirdly allow our love and concern for others define our essentiality, thusly we will benefit a hundredfold.

When we are dealing with mistakes and errors of others, do not dwell on them.  Just simply pass them over, that is if they are unintentional transgressions, and forgive misdeeds right away.  Then conditions will ease and we can make our way back to ordinary conditions as soon as possible.

Quote: You have everything you need, don’t ask for more.

Are we going to spend this lifetime struggling against uncertainty or are we going to train in letting go; reconnecting with the natural flexibility of our being and help others do the same.  If we do this, limitless possibilities open up.

Water is soft, it overcomes obstacles because it is relentless.  It will even wear down rocks because of its perseverance, it never gives up.  If we relentlessly express our true nature and persevere, we will be successful.  We acquire such perseverance by starting out as small drops.

There is no one method for attaining realization. To regard one method as the one is to create duality, which will delay your understanding of the truth.  Keep your attitude unconstructed at all times, this will give you freedom to understand the truth.

Political structures change, as do nations, but life and our life’s needs remain eternally the same. These needs cannot be changed, no matter our disposition or education.  Your real education comes from self-development, this way our learning will penetrate the roots of humanity.

Quote: The struggles we endure today will be the ‘good old days’ we laugh about tomorrow.

If we have hope that there is somewhere better to be or there is someone better to be, we will never relax with what we are or who we are.  Avoiding pain, seeking pleasure and blaming others; you need to get fed up with this way of thinking and give up hope that this will bring us satisfaction.

We are all on a path through life, changing from one stage to another, dealing with circumstances, the expression of your character against the background of nature and society.  On a larger level it is the evolution and movements of the cosmos itself.

If you don’t trust the people, you make them untrustworthy.  Keeping your words in harmony with your actions, you will always be genuine.  Look for the divine inside your heart, then your searching will have meaning. 

The beginning of all things lies still in the form of ideas that have yet to become manifest.  Success will come if you seek happiness for yourself and others by persevering in what is right.   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: Change may not always bring growth, but there is no growth without change.

Every cell in our body is continuously changing; we are as impermanent as everything else.  We cling to fixed ideas of who we are and it cripples us.  Nothing and no one is fixed; go with the everyday flow of life and let go of who you are.

Ask yourself, “What remains unexpressed within me?”  Do this every day.  All that is good and unique in you should be brought out. If you do not do this, you will be stunted.  By expressing this you will clarify your inner nature and it will give you a better understanding of yourself.

Improve yourself for the sake of the world, thus the whole truth of the universe will be revealed.  To seek this truth, practice in your daily life and share it with others.  The highest virtue we can exercise is to accept the responsibility of discovering the whole truth.

The best way to fight evil is to make energetic progress towards the good.  If we try to fight or compromise with evil, we lose, because we get entangled in hatred and passion.  Our own faults and shortcomings should be handled the same way.  If we wrestle with them, they will remain victorious.

Quote: The best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.