If you seek to understand the whole universe you will understand nothing at all but seek to understand yourself and you will understand the whole universe.
How much suffering and fear, and how many harmful things are in existence? If all arises from clinging to the “I”, what should I do with this great demon?
Character is formed from the repeated choice of thoughts and action. Make the right choice-you shall have a firm and noble character.
The churning separates the butter from the milk. In the same manner, through cosmic processes and upheavals of heat and cold, the five fundamental elements - earth, water, fire, air and space were separated and Earth, this Ball of Butter, emerged as the product of the churning.
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter which fork you use.
