Fragments of Reality

Almost without exception, we are offended when someone tries to teach us about our shortcomings.

What we do for others we should also do for ourself—forgive and start with yourself.

We have so much to do with ourselves that it would be ridiculous to advise others when we are not capable of coping with our own lives and being a perfect role model for ourself.

With experience and practice, our comfort zone extends.

This makes our life hard and difficult.

Consider a while before acting.

Every person you meet is most of all teaching you about yourself.

We can only try to understand and forgive.

These differences create the disruption and conflicts among us.

Therefore, each human interaction and moment in our life is a new opportunity for us: to learn more about ourselves and become better human beings.

To realize this, we must also comprehend that other people make mistakes as well.

What is common to everyone is that the external activity level and the inner state of patience and calmness are totally different issues.

Humbleness lets us live our lives and learn about our qualities without judging other people in their shortcomings.

For some activities we get involved, and for others we do not; sometimes our presence is required for an activity, and for some activities our presence is not necessary.

We live among other people and yet all the great challenges of life we have to face alone.

Often we want to gain more knowledge.

Thinking means that we categorize, conceptualize, put thoughts into words—something that is known.

We categorize, conceptualize, and separate—this is our existence.

Also, some precise words do not necessarily mean that the very concept they express is as exact.

Wisdom is something that is intuitive—firsthand experience.

How happy and content are we really because we do not care about other people?

Dual Life Our inner life is sacred and personal to each of us.

We are very confident when looking back on our lives.

In the great moments, we have a feeling of being in control and having some special qualities.

No words are necessary.

They are in the process of learning about themselves.

We are able to learn and gain insight without firsthand experience.

The means of substituting the true freedom are many— ownership is one of them.

In an I— Thou relationship, we do not have any purpose, function, or “image” of the other person in our mind.

We do not try to categorize or label the other.