Chapter 16, Text 01-03

Just because things have not gone the way we wanted them to go, doesn't mean that the reasons they didn't go that way are the [...]

The difference between helping and meddling; is in terms of both intent and consequence – whether we actually want to do good to others and [...]

The most dangerous jumping is jumping to conclusions because we may jump to conclusions that are not only differing from reality, but that are even [...]

When delightful people seem annoying to us, that's because it's our own mentality that is annoying. Sometimes in our social circle, we just don't like [...]

When a candid evaluation of others is seen simply as a series of compliments and insults, then that person is seen as unreliable and not [...]

How we respond to others disturbing behavior reveals our character much more than whatever we might speak in words. Actions speak louder than words. This [...]

The best way to deal with loss is not by losing our temper, but by losing our attachments. Whenever we lose something, especially something that [...]

Proving our point is counterproductive if we are not improving our viewpoint. Sometimes when we know that someone else is wrong and we go about [...]

Just because some actions are inconsiderate does not necessarily mean that they are unwarranted or inappropriate. When someone behaves in a way that does not [...]

Understanding a wrongdoer is not justifying a wrongdoing; it is simply evaluating whether the wrongdoer is reformable or incorrigible. When someone, a person, or a [...]

The difference between forgiving and trusting is vital for us to understand if we are to not make forgiveness more difficult than what it needs [...]

We are all sometimes urged by impurities, by dark impressions within us. These are colloquially referred to as our 'inner demons.' Sometimes, when trying to [...]