When you are not strong enough, you cannot harm others; you can only destroy yourself. Happiness is not a trademark of life, but the quality of living. Life is a long journey, with smooth avenues and rugged paths; with radiant flowers and dense thorns. Whether in favorable or adverse circumstances, one should face them calmly; whether gaining or losing, accept it with peace.
We can avoid an elephant, but not a fly. Often, it is trivial matters that make us unhappy. How much we have is not important; contentment is key. If your mindset does not change, no one can help you.
Missing someone in your own way; accepting that no one can stay with you forever; seeing through human nature, which besides selfishness and change, includes unavoidable loneliness; acknowledging that each person is an independent life, a speck in the vast universe; understanding that the most precious is always the best, yet the best is often not at hand; believing that after passing through layers of solitude, the path will eventually unfold before your eyes.
If you can accurately recognize your own flaws as you do others', your life will be extraordinary.
True knowledge and insight in life help us resolve pain and suffering. With this understanding, we adjust our attitude toward the world and our approach to life, moving from narrow, rigid, and conflicted perspectives to broad, gentle, and harmonious ones; from not harming oneself or others to benefiting all beings; from suffering to happiness, from reincarnation to liberation.
Having or not having is fine; neither pursuing nor rejecting. Coming and going are natural and appropriate. There is nothing to be overly happy about, nor overly sad; it is all part of the play, the coming and going of fate is normal. Having seen through and understood it all, one remains unmoved—this is the heart of equanimity.
