Размышления
Book 7
Don’tfeelsuchsatisfactionthatyoustarttoovervaluethem—thatitwouldupsetyoutolosethem.
28.Self-contraction:themind’srequirementsaresatisfiedbydoingwhatweshould,andbythecalmitbringsus.
29.Discardyourmisperceptions.
Stopbeingjerkedlikeapuppet.
Limityourselftothepresent.
Understandwhathappens—toyou,toothers.
Analyzewhatexists,breakitalldown:materialandcause.
Anticipateyourfinalhours.
Otherpeople’smistakes?Leavethemtotheirmakers.
30.Todirectyourthoughtstowhatissaid.Tofocusthemindonwhathappensandwhatmakesithappen.
31.Washyourselfclean.Withsimplicity,withhumility,withindifferencetoeverythingbutrightandwrong.
Careforotherhumanbeings.FollowGod.
31a."...allarerelative,"it’sbeensaid,"andinrealityonlyatoms."It’senoughtorememberthefirsthalf:"allarerelative.""Whichislittleenough."
32.[Ondeath:]Ifatoms,dispersed.Ifoneness,quenchedorchanged.
33.[Onpain:]Unendurablepainbringsitsownendwithit.Chronicpainisalwaysendurable:theintelligencemaintainsserenitybycuttingitselfofffromthebody,themindremainsundiminished.Andthepartsthatpainaffects—letthemspeakforthemselves,iftheycan.
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