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Impermanence can teach you a lot about how to cheer up.  Sometimes let it scare you.  Fear can make you start asking questions and if it doesn’t get you down, it will start you wondering.  Maybe you are scared of the most exciting things you have to learn.

It is possible to live in the world and not be stained by it.  Once you gain spiritual insight you dispense with the outer and inner world split.  Your actions become no different than ordinary everyday actions, but they do not disturb anything.

The world we live in takes great courage and patience.  When you give whatever you can without restraint, the barriers of individuality breakdown and you become one with the receiver; both become the giver.

When times are bad, submit to the times and remain quiet.  It may be impossible to counteract the conditions of the time.  It is not cowardice but wisdom to submit and avoid actions.  A law of nature is at work, evil is not destructive to the good alone, but inevitably destroys itself as well.

Quote: Is this true for me?

Have no agenda when you meet with others, this way you can see, hear, feel others as they really are.  This is a powerful practice because we will find ourselves rushing around to feel secure again, but true communication can only happen in open space.

We should start everything with a goal in mind, otherwise we will lack purpose.  Once we attain our goal, take time to rest.  With rest comes renewal and with renewal we will be stronger for our future endeavors.

When we lose trust in ourselves, we begin to depend on authority.  Let go of all conflict and strife, practice unswerving kindness and unending patience.  To become a better person, develop your virtue and extend it to the world.

Only collective moral force can unite the world. Such times of unification will leave great achievements behind them.  Human woes usually come as a result of unexpected events against which we are not forewarned.  We should prepare ourselves for unforeseen events or unexpected change.  This will lessen our worry.

Quote: The way to get out of the box is to no longer believe in the box.

Fully acknowledge your sadness and the sadness of life, but do not be consumed by it.  Remember your true nature of balance and completeness, joining vision with practicality. The quality of being continuously awake will help you remember who you really are.

There is unhappiness in this existence, it is part of the overall field of negativity.  There are many positive things in life, spirituality being foremost among them.  So when you practice your spirituality let it be with gladness and joy.

Any fragment of the mind apart from heart, spirit, human community and the natural law of the universe is going against your own true nature.  Cleanse yourself of all the cobwebs and cluttered fragments that paralyze the mind, this way you function as your own holistic healer.

Fixing your eyes more closely on your responsibilities may appear petty to the outside world, but if you are conscientious in your actions and simple in your expenditures, in comparison to others you will stand out as exceptional.

Quote: The only truth in this world is this moment.

Make friends with your emotions, be more attentive, get to know them better.  The only way to dissolve their power is to stay steady and connect with the underlying energy.  Then you will discover their insubstantial nature.

Autumn is about to pass into winter, on the other side is spring.  Wherever you are in your life, cooperate with the cycles of the seasons, this will enable you to live your life fully all the time.

We are busy with our lives doing things, but discover we are also bored, always looking for ways to relieve this boredom.  Practice living naturally, working virtuously, this will fill you with vitality and you will never be bored.  You can know this by looking inside your heart.

If you have an objective situation that one must become accustomed to, using a subjective attitude towards it can turn into foolhardiness or guile.  If you remain true to yourself under all conditions and behave correctly, you will escape any situations.

Quote: There are no mistakes, it’s all learning.

We have a tendency to block, freeze or refuse to take another step into the unknown. Learn to step into the unknown again and again.  Then life becomes a process of growing up and you becoming more fearless and flexible.  Life then even becomes playful.

Why should you act a certain way to please others?  Do things from your inner awareness and from your own feelings.  Change when it pleases you, your life is flexible.  If you let others shape you, then you will never know independence.

When you have no enemy, you will always be victorious.  Never underestimate your enemy, underestimating your enemy is thinking that he is evil, thus you become an enemy yourself.  Victory will always go to the one that knows how to yield. 

When experiencing great success do not skip any stages.  Go slowly step by step, though hesitant, otherwise you may be deluding yourself.  It is important to remain mindful, conscientious and consistent; this frees one of blind impulse which is harmful.

Quote: “Let it be” or “make it happen”.

Cultivating a mind that does not grasp at right and wrong, you will find a fresh state of being, this will end suffering.  We have what it takes to wake up, we just need some encouragement to be aware of what we think, say and do.

A risk taker does not see the wisdom in conservation, compassion and carefulness.  Life is not simple, take time to master the awareness of the subtle.  This may be why the risk taker is young and the wise are old. 

When you compete, you want your opponent to be at his best.  Embody the virtue of non-competition and compete with the spirit of play.  Life is elusive, so approach it with the upmost sincerity and it will reveal itself in form and image.

We have within us a fate that lends power to our life.  If you succeed in assigning the right place to life and fate, this will bring the two into harmony.  Every person of goodwill will succeed no matter his situation in life; with this attitude it is important to hold on to it and not be led astray.

Quote: You create my reality, I create yours.

Each moment is just what it is, it may be the only moment of our life.  We could get depressed about it, or we could appreciate it and delight in the preciousness of every single moment of our life. 

If we want to be successful, pay attention to the small things.  If we are waiting for the big thing, the small chances slip right by us.  Do not wait for the perfect opportunity to do something big; do the small things, they may grow to be big things.

We have been given three treasures: love, moderation, and humility.  If you love, you will be fearless; if you are moderate, you will always sense abundance in life; if you live in humility, you will be widely trusted. 

Loyalty means each partner compliments the other, loyalty consists of devotion and trustworthiness.  This relationship of mutual reinforcement leads to true pleasure because there is nothing selfishly hoarded.

Quote: The secret of happiness is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. Socrates

Being satisfied with what we already have is the key to being alive in a full, unrestricted and inspiring way.  Wake up, become more alert and curious about yourself.  Being who we are rather than trying to change and improve ourselves is all right; just be.

True friendship is such that even after years apart, when you meet again, the friendship is as true as ever.  Your friends’ circumstances may appear to have changed for the worse and even though you may have the means to help him, don’t, unless he asks. This is true friendship.

Listen to people, respond to their needs, do not manipulate them, do not give advice.  If you give advice, do you notice that most people don’t act on it?  And it probably frustrates you that they didn’t, even though you know what’s best for them??

Joy rests on firmness and strength within, manifesting itself outwardly as yielding and gentle.  This joyful mood is infectious and therefore brings success.  Truth and strength must dwell in the heart; gentleness reveals itself with social intercourse.

Quote: Don’t relax, be worried!

When people are angry with you or you are angry with someone, don’t try to solve the problem, use it as a question to help us wake up further rather than lull into ignorance. We can use a difficult situation to encourage ourselves to take a leap, step out into that ambiguity.

We sometimes think of consciousness as something special, just for spiritually inclined people. This consciousness, this level of understanding, is available to all.  All we have to do is reach out for it.  If we are seekers, we shall find.

When we think we know the answers, we are difficult to guide. When we know we don’t know and keep a fresh open mind, we become fertile with possibilities.  Be content with an ordinary life and you will be able to show others the way back to their original nature. 

When good begins to prevail, this gives an incentive to those of ability to join this upward trend.  Don’t be carried away with it, but adhere to what is right. Be aware that everything is transitory, because descent must follow every rise; this is a universal law.

Quote: I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them. J.S. Mill

When something hurts in life, we want to get rid of it right away.  Doing this we naively cultivate a subtle aggressiveness against ourselves.  You should use this hurt to become wiser, kinder and more at home to learning what is happening around you.

Consciousness or soul is our deepest most subtle humanity, it is gentle, does not scheme, isn’t aggressive; it is just part of everyday life.  Even if we do not consider ourselves a spiritual person, we have many experiences relating to the soul such as “that music stirs the soul”.

We will never suffer loss if we are not attached to anything.  Then we can succeed without having to force an outcome.  Don’t accumulate possessions.  Just devote yourself to the natural rhythms of nature, let things take their natural course, remain calm at the end and the beginning.

Once we have accomplished something, then is the time to be cautious.  Keep a proper attitude, for it is tempting to relax and forget about troubling over the details at the finish.   In life there are times when everything appears to be balanced and all things in harmony; this is the time to recognize the moments that bode change to an unbalanced state. 

Quote: What you need is always right there in front of you.