Use cleverness to counter corruptness, not cover corruptness
We all have a certain amount of cleverness and a certain amount of corruptness. Our cleverness enables us to go beyond the appearance of things [...]
Virtue that is more talked than walked is not necessarily infertile, it may just be infantile
Suppose someone speaks big things, but doesn’t live accordingly. We may dismiss their talk as big bluster: “What they speak is infertile – nothing comes [...]
Know when to give others space and when to give them pace
Know when to give others space and when to give them pace If someone intrudes into our personal physical space by coming too close to [...]
Solutions that try to satisfy everyone usually sway no one and solve nothing
Whenever we face problems, different people suggest different solutions. Because everyone is irreducibly individual, people often have irreducibly different opinions. While deciding which solution to [...]
To take sole credit for our abilities is to put too much burden on ourselves
To take sole credit for our abilities is to put too much burden on ourselves Amid life’s inevitable struggles, we all seek some abilities that [...]
When nothing feels filthy, everything may be tidy – or everything may be filthy
When nothing feels filthy everything may be tidy – or everything may be filthy Suppose we enter a tidy room. If we cast one thing [...]
Even if we can’t stop feeling sensual urges we can stop feeding sensual urges
Even if we can’t stop feeling sensual urges we can stop feeding sensual urges Suppose we live in a forest cabin. We may not be [...]
When the part offers its whole to the Whole the Whole makes the part whole
When the part offers its whole to the Whole the Whole makes the part whole We often feel a sense of incompleteness, a feeling that [...]
Stop playing games with your mind – and with those who play games with your mind
Stop playing games with your mind - and with those who play games with your mind Suppose a person starts playing with a poisonous snake, [...]
If we let our mind devalue our efforts to improve our life, it will end up devaluing our entire life
If we let our mind devalue our efforts to improve our life it will end up devaluing our entire life We sometimes try to do [...]
To speak effectively learn to let go of what you think you are speaking and hear what others are hearing
To speak effectively learn to let go of what you think you are speaking and hear what others are hearing While communicating with others, we [...]
Boring people find people boring
Boring people find people boring We all probably know some people who bore us to death. Nothing they say or do interests us – and [...]
Seek the association that warns us about our urges not warms us to our urges
Seek the association that warns us about our urges not warms us to our urges Suppose we meet a stranger belonging to a group that [...]
Our deepest desires should direct us from within, not disappear within
Our deepest desires should direct us from within not disappear within Suppose we have something precious that we are afraid of losing. We may keep [...]
See memory not as an exhaustive guide to the past but as a constructive guide from the past to the future
See memory not as an exhaustive guide to the past but as a constructive guide from the past to the future We usually think of [...]
To understand one thing we sometimes need to revise how we understand everything
To understand one thing we sometimes need to revise how we understand everything Suppose we are struggling to solve a mathematical sum, but are getting [...]
Experience becomes our best teacher when we experience the Best Teacher
Experience becomes our best teacher when we experience the Best Teacher As the common saying goes, experience is the best teacher. But we see so [...]
For changing yourself, focus on comprehending yourself, not on criticizing yourself
Suppose someone criticizes us constantly about something we are doing. Instead of understanding where we are coming from, if they simply judge and condemn us, [...]
Manage the garbage in your mind, and minimize the garbage to manage in your life
Garbage that is not cleared often tends to multiply – even if it is kept in a bin, the bin starts stinking or polluting the [...]
What we feel doesn’t fell us, what we will does
When we strive to free ourselves from impurities, we may still feel impure desires rising in our consciousness. To not become disheartened by such desires, [...]
We rarely do things without a reason, but reason is rarely behind the things we do
We rarely do things without a reason but reason is rarely behind the things we do Suppose someone does something stupid or terrible. If they [...]