My mind is like the autumn moon
shining clean and clear in the green pool.
No, that’s not a good comparison.
Tell me, how shall I explain?
On Cold Mountain lives a naked insect,
its body is white and its head is black.
In its arm it carries a couple of books,
one “The Way” and the other “The Power.”
At home it doesn’t bother with kettle or stove,
on a journey it takes along no clothes,
but always it carries the sword of True Wisdom
to cut down the thieves of senseless desire.
Not I
We. Try to think in terms of ‘we’ instead of ‘I’. This will weaken our defects, making them easier to get rid of. This will also steer our conversations and endeavors with our fellow men towards success.
When we speak in terms of ‘I’ all of our pride, arrogance, desire, etc. comes to the fore. People are naturally put off by such a display. Now everyone is thinking with their own ‘I’ and the competition begins, to see which ‘I’ will get what they want.
When we speak in terms of ‘we’, everyone is drawn in to see what ‘we’ can do. Not only do ‘we’ succeed, but ‘we’ invariably get what ‘we’ are after.