WISDOM QUOTE: REASONS TO FEEL HAPPY

When someone says to you that you have remarkable faith; that is the moment you feel proud.

But if you feel ashamed of what you have heard because you do not have as much faith as you appear to have, that is worrisome.

You should always know that you are only an instrument of the light. There is no reason to feel proud or to feel guilty. There are only reasons to feel happy.

GO ON, BE BRAVE

When you are terrified while making important decision, you must consult your companions.

One says, ‘This is too much for you’. The other says, ‘Go on, be brave’. At that moment, your doubts grow.

In that time of anxiety, you need to think and see yourself in the future. You must also see the people who will benefit or be harmed by your attitude. Of course, you do not want to cause pointless suffering to anyone, but nor do you want to abandon the path you are on.

It’s all up to you to allow the decision to reveal itself.

If you have to say ‘yes’, you should say it bravely. If you have to say ‘no’, you should say it without a trace of cowardice.

DREAMS AND THE WAY FORWARD

Brave men have dreams.

Their dreams carry them forward.

But they never make the mistake of thinking that the way is broad and the gate wide.

They know that the Universe functions in a seemingly magical process of transformation and creation.

So the best advice they keep is: ‘concentrate and disperse your energies according to the situation.’

THE BATTLE IS NOT THE SAME AS THE QUARREL

The philosopher Lao Tzu says of the journey of the warrior of light.

‘The Way involves respect for all small and subtle things. Learn to recognise the right moment to adopt the necessary attitudes.’

Even if you have already fired a bow several times, continue to pay attention to how you position the arrow and how you flex the string.’

‘When a beginner knows what he needs, he proves more intelligent than an absent-minded sage.’

‘Accumulating love brings luck, accumulating hatred brings calamity. Anyone who fails to recognise problems leaves the door open for tragedies to rush in.’

‘The battle is not the same as the quarrel.’