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“Stood in the midst of the hosts of defilements, one should be a thousand times more hotly proud, invincible to the hosts of defilements, as a lion to herds of deer”.

It’s easy to be like everyone else. It’s easy to succumb to old habits, especially when friends/family are encouraging you to do so. Learn restraint, tame your mind, hold firm in the face of obstacles.

“See the equality of praise and blame, approval and disapproval, good and bad reputation, for they are just like illusions or dreams and have no true existence. Learn to bear them patiently, as if they were mere echoes”.

Each person will feel a different way about you. These ideas are not anything that sticks with someone long term. Be patient with them and it’ll pass whether it’s for the better or worse.

So far I’ve read the introduction and the reading for today.

April 28- “Formerly this mind wandered about as it liked, where it wished and according to its pleasure, but now I shall throughly master it with wisdom as a mahout controls with his ankus an elephant in rut”.

This reminded me that if I’m stressed or letting my mind wander, I am in control of my thoughts, and only I can control them.