The more we get to know our judgementalness, pettiness and arrogance we realize they are not sins but workable habits of the mind. The more we get to know them, the more they lose their power, and we come to trust our basic simple nature free of struggle between good and bad.
Everything reaches its limits, constant expansion is not possible. Limitations should not always be seen as negative constraints; they are situations that you can take advantage of. Knowing the limits, we can sometimes test them, but before doing so insure you have sufficient resources.
When we think we know the answers we are difficult to guide. When we realize we don’t know, it becomes easy to find our way; by keeping your mind open you become aware of numerous possibilities. The ancients taught the supreme value of a “don’t know mind”.
A decline after abundance is the law of nature. In human affairs we can delay the coming of the inevitable decline by careful management. In periods of abundance, we become used to an easy situation, that is the time for caution and careful planning.
Quote: Our attitude to life determines life’s attitude towards us.