Do not live with a vocation that is harmful to humans and nature. Do not invest in companies that deprive others of their chance to live. Select a vocation that helps realise your ideal of compassion.
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This is a very important practice. Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself. _x000D_ _x000D_ When you are carried away with your worries, fears, cravings, anger, and desire, you run away from yourself and you lose yourself. _x000D_ _x000D_ The practice is always to go back to oneself.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Stay true to yourself amidst life's distractions.
This quote emphasizes the importance of maintaining one's true self in the face of daily challenges and emotional turmoil. By acknowledging and managing worries, fears, and desires, one can prevent the loss of their authentic identity and cultivate a consistent practice of self-return and awareness.
Themes
SelfIdentityAwarenessEmotionsPractice
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about personal growth, one might say, 'Remember to live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.'
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