Live the Tao

“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”

“All delusions begin in the mind. All delusions are based on various ways we’re talking to ourselves and then believing what we are saying.”

People disenchanted with rebirth make an extra effort to build up their virtues so that they won't have to come back and be reborn. If you want to cut down the number of times you'll take rebirth, you should steadily increase your inner quality and worth. In other words, make your heart clean and bright with generosity, moral virtue, and meditation. Keep your thoughts, words, and deeds at equilibrium, secluded from evil both inside and out. If you have no vices in word and deed, that's called being secluded from outside evil. If your mind is firmly centered in concentration and free from obstructing distractions, that's called being secluded from inside evil. This way you can be at peace and at ease both within and without. As the Buddha said, "Happy is the person content in seclusion."

Change no one. Change nothing. React to no one. React to nothing. Do not live in the past, and do not worry about the future. Stay in the eternal now, where all is well. After all, you are me, and I am you. There's no difference. Do not react to the world. Do not even react to your own body. Do not even react to your own thoughts. Learn to become the witness. Learn to be quiet.