Those who read books cannot understand the teachings and, what’s more, may even go astray. But those who try to observe the things going on in the mind, and always take that which is true in their own minds as their standard; never get muddled.
If we are mindful of the true nature of reality, then we never truly lose anyone - even to death.
The mind is the instrument, the flywheel, and the thickest comrade of man. Through it, one can ruin oneself or save oneself. Regulated and controlled, channeled properly it can liberate; wayward and let loose, it can entangle and bind fast.
Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.
It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe that lures him to evil ways.
A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.
