Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.
Interpretation
Act without attachment to outcomes and without seeking validation from others.
This quote emphasizes the importance of performing actions selflessly and without a desire for recognition or reward. It encourages a mindset of detachment, suggesting that true fulfillment comes from the act itself rather than external validation.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a motivational talk about selfless service to encourage volunteers.
Once you understand non-self, then the burden of life is gone. You'll be at peace with the world. When we see beyond self, we no longer cling to happiness and we can truly be happy. Learn to let go without struggle, simply let go, to be just as you are - no holding on, no attachment, free.
When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.
If you haven't wept deeply, you haven't begun to meditate.
To observe and watch one's own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has not been trained and taught, it will get lost in all kinds of stories and issues. Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one's own mind.
Meditation is like a single log of wood. Insight and investigation are one end of the log; calm and concentration are the other end. If you lift up the whole log, both sides come up at once. Which is concentration and which is insight? Just this mind.
The heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are.
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