Chapter 2
Go Beyond the Opposites
“There is more to life than having everything.
There is more to life than our limited vision
shows us. In the words of the Little Prince,
“What is essential is invisible to the eye”
The more we are obsessed with success the more
we are vulnerable to failure. The person that
obsessively wants honour shakes when
condemned,” Li Yi explained.
Where there is gain there is loss.
Where there is praise there is blame.
Where there is pleasure there is pain.
We come from nothingness
And we return to nothingness.
Go beyond the opposites.
The real pleasure is in the place
Which is beyond pleasure and pain.
(The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
When gain and loss are no longer
important, We find the real gain
And loses mental suffering,
Then We forget the “I,” “me,” “mine”
forever. The wise are attentive to the
present moment. Like a jazz musician,
The wise do not need to plan the next note.
Wisdom improvisation is much more beautiful
and true than any composed wisdom melody.
The face of the wise radiates at all times.
To see that truth is better
Than to hear a thousand explanations.
The wise man is not possessive
About the things he uses.
The wise man always acts in the present
moment, So how can he expect anything?
The wise man lives in the eternal
present; He is forever now.
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