Book: The taste of the roots

If you talk to a simple peasant about chicken meat and unstrained wine, he will happily pick up the conversation. If you ask him about delicious food, he will not understand anything. If you ask him about a bathrobe lined with cotton and a coarse undershirt, he will readily answer. And you ask about the attire of a nobleman - he does not know about it. His nature is holistic, so his desires do not go far. This is what is most sublime in human life.

Nowadays, people are trying to eliminate the flow of thoughts. But in the end, they cannot be eliminated. It is only necessary not to hold on to previous thoughts, not to strive to meet the thoughts that come, but to gradually prolong your present. Then by yourself you will enter the realm of Eternal Absence.

If somewhere there is a happy country, in spite of it, a country of misfortunes will immediately appear. If there is a beautiful view, there is bound to be an ugly landscape against it. Only by being content with ordinary food and admiring discreet beauties, one can live in peace and joy.

will come. This is truly a wonderful statement!

Years and months drag on for a long time, and a fussy person hurries himself. Heaven and Earth stretch wide, and the low man constrains himself. The seasons obey an immutable law, but a troublesome person does not cease to doubt and is in vanity all his life.

Don't make hasty promises. Don't get angry. Do not make plans in joyful excitement. Do not put off unfinished business under the pretext that you are tired.

The hawk sits as if sleeping. The tiger walks like he's sick. That is why they can grab and tear a person to pieces. A noble husband should not reveal his wisdom and show his talent. Only in this way will he have the strength to accomplish a great deed.

Grace must flow from indifference, but be generous. If you are generous at first and then become indifferent, people will forget the kindness that has been done to them. Power must come from austerity, but be generous. If she is first generous and then strict, people will be dissatisfied with her oppression.

If we trust another, then even if he does not fully trust us, we ourselves always treat him with full sincerity. If we do not trust someone, then even if he never deceives us, we ourselves are ready to deceive him.

It is necessary to leave the service when you are at the zenith of glory. You need to live in peace where you do not have to compete with others. Cultivating virtue in yourself, be virtuous in small things. Showing mercy, do good to those who cannot thank you.