In religion and politics people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand
You say: “He lost his life” or “my life”, as if life were something that you can possess or lose. The truth is: you don’t have a life, you are life. The One Life, the one consciousness that pervades the entire universe and takes temporary form to experience itself as a stone or blade of grass, as an animal, a person, a star or a galaxy.
Worldly entanglements will always remain. Get over them with the help of strong will power and right attitude.
A solid rock is not disturbed by the wind; even so, a wise person is not agitated by praise or blame.
Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
