Yearn not
for a body free of disease and suffering, because having pain
and becoming sick is an inevitable part of being alive and having a body..
Wish not
for a life free of mishaps and obstacles, because without
them
one tends to become, narrow-minded, neglectful, arrogant and egoistic..
Pray not
for a quick shortcut fix regarding spiritual introspect,
because
without
serious effort, one becomes a short-and-shallow surface-glider..
Fear not
the haunting disturbance of evils, while accumulating good merit,
because without them one's determination does not grow steel strong..
Hope not
for easy success in one's work, because without difficulties
and failures, one tends to undervalue others and become overly proud.
Build not relationships on selfish gain,
because a friendship based on the
purpose of gaining profit has lost its genuine good meaning, and function!
Look not
for a universal agreement regarding one's "own" personal opinion,
because complete adoption to a single rigid view will produce intolerance..
Expect not
repayment, appreciation or reward for benevolent services,
because calculation and expectation contradicts true
altruistic service.
Engage not
irrationally into profitable attractions, because jumping too
quickly into temptation may well blind
rational attention & true wisdom.
Stir not at being victim of injustice, because keenness to clear reputation
belongs to an ego clinging in panic to the imagined idea of my superior
self.
Good Mental Gardening creates
Ease, Calm and Bliss...
In brevity:
-
Consider disease and suffering as medicines to the body and life
- Use
mishaps as a means of self-liberation
- Treat
obstacles as enjoyable challenges
- Greet haunting bad-lucks as good companions
-
Consider difficulties as life enjoyments
- Thank
bad friends as helping you in self-adjustment
- View
unpleasant dissidents as friendly entertainment
- See
favours as merely unimportant sandals plentiful to dispose
- Regard disinterest in
temptations as an honourable achievement
- Employ
injustice as an entry door to spiritual perfection.
- Know that patience,
tolerance and endurance is the highest praxis
