Whoso is out of hope, to attain to another’s virtue, will seek to come at even hand, by depressing another’s fortune.
Jealousy
A man that hath no virtue in himself, ever envieth virtue in others.
Requirement of a Ruler
Let but a prince cultivate virtue, people will flock to him; with people will come to him lands; lands will bring forth for him wealth; wealth will give him the benefit of right uses. Virtue is the root, and wealth an outcome. Confucius
Verse 50
What good is it to spend your life accumulating
material things?
It isn’t in keeping with the Tao.
What benefit in conforming your behavior to
someone’s conventions?
It violates your nature and dissipates your energy.
Why separate your spiritual life and your
practical life?
To an integral being, there is no such distinction.
Live simply and virtuously, true to your nature,
drawing no line between what is spiritual and what
is not.
Ignore time.
Relinquish ideas and concepts.
Embrace the Oneness.
This is the Integral way.