Happy is the unity of the Sangha. Happy is the discipline of the united ones.
A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth. The ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but an endless series of little details, actions, speeches and thoughts. And the consequences, whether good or bad of even the least of them, are far-reaching.
If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative.
For me, meditation re-orders the natural flow of life. Everybody has a flow or stream of consciousness that allows all things to move without resistance. Decisions come easily, things fall into place, and there’s no conflict.
I think I’m an actor because I have very strong imagination and empathy; those two qualities are exactly the qualities that make for an activist.
