Life is a maths equation. In order to gain the most, you have to know how to convert negatives into positives.
That happiness which comes after misery is all the more enjoyable; it is to one scorched in the sun that the shade of the tree gives exceptional relief.
That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.
Blessed with a priceless life, why should I not fit it with compassion for all beings?
For him who has completed the journey, for him who is sorrowless, for him who from everything is wholly free, for him who has destroyed all ties, the fever of passion exists not… He is like a pool, unsullied by mud; to such a balanced one, life’s wanderings do not arise. Calm is his mind, calm is his speech, calm is his action, who, rightly knowing, is wholly freed, perfectly peaceful and equipoised.
