Passage 22

In English

Cultivate Patience And Detachment

One should cultivate patience, which is not commonly done in present-day life. Haste makes waste, waste begets worry. So one should develop patience to avoid worry. Our mind is compared to the moon and when bad thoughts arise it is eclipsing the real nature just like the moon is eclipsed by the shadow of the earth. If you keep the heart pure without the malaise of evil qualities, you will have no worry at all. You should not allow wicked thoughts to stick to you. In a pond, along with the lotus flowers that bloom, you have leeches also thriving, which suck your blood. The lotus cannot sustain without water. So also human life cannot sustain without love. But you should not let the leeches of worry breed in your heart of love. You can travel in a boat on the surface of water but should not allow water to enter into the boat. You should not allow the attachment to worldly objects to enter into your boat of life.