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We never get upset over what happens. Never. We get upset because of preconceived ideas as to what we think should happen, what we want to happen. When our preference clashes with the reality, we get hurt. Rid yourself of all preconceived ideas as to what should happen. You are then at peace whatever happens.
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You can not escape a prison if you do not know you're in one.
You must dare to disassociate yourself from those who would delay your journey... Leave, depart, if not physically, then mentally. Go your own way, quietly, undramatically, and venture toward Trueness at last.
The only way to do something truly important every day is to seek to understand yourself every day.
You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement.
It is a thousand times more sensible to climb one foot up the mountainside than to chatter for years about the mountaintop.
Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.
Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not. A traveler walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward. Someday, some way, everything will break open, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.
You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them
Whenever encountering a troublesome person, do not identify him as being cruel or stupid or rude or anything else like that. Instead, see him as a frightened person.
