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You came into this world as a human being, and if you do not feel your unity with the universe, that is, do not use the priceless opportunity inherent in this moment, your human life will be wasted. Simply eating, sleeping, reproducing, and dying does not require the sophisticated body, mind, and consciousness that you are now endowed with. Not exploring this amazing gift is monstrous stupidity.

By getting rid of things I don't need, don't love, don't use, and things that don't work, fit, or fit, I clear my head (and shelves) for what has real value. This rule works for most people.

The more craving and aversion, the more you suffer.

When you look up to someone, you exaggerate their strengths, and when you look down, you exaggerate their shortcomings. But if you look without expecting to see anything in particular, then you perceive people as they are. And then your ability to chart your life's course increases significantly.

If we carefully consider the feelings of intense lust or anger, we can see that the root of these experiences lies in our partial attitude towards the object towards which they are directed. And if we continue this consideration at a deeper level, we will find that at the core of all this is our passionate attachment to our sense of self, or our ego.

People in one culture may find food disgusting that is considered a delicacy in another culture. We can even “develop a taste” for food by learning how to enjoy something we previously considered unappetizing. All this reveals to us the fact that such a reaction is our subjective projection and the basis for it does not exist by itself in any of the objects we perceive.

Donating material goods is not the only type of generosity; the spirit of generosity can permeate all our behavior. Being kind, considerate and honest with people, giving credit where credit is due, giving comfort and advice to those who need it, simply giving someone your time are all acts of generosity that do not require us to be particularly rich.

True compassion is not only an emotional response, but also a conscious acceptance of an unshakable commitment. Thus, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if those others behave negatively.

own indifferent and undisciplined state of mind. The happiness we seek can only be achieved through purifying our mind.

Just as you calculate at the end of the working day how successful it was, measuring it in monetary terms, at the end of the day you need to check what kind of lifestyle you have come to - positive or negative.

There is nothing more difficult than admitting your own hypocrisy.

Before we think about how to actively help others, we must first make sure that we are not doing anything wrong towards them.

While the harm caused by our actions can usually be seen first-hand, the suffering we cause others with our words is not so obvious, but is often no less destructive.

Sport also captivates us because it reminds us how small we are and makes us bigger.