To Buddha, The Second Figure

Everything Has Its Own Place And Function. That Applies To People, Although Many Don't Seem To Realize It, Stuck As They Are In The Wrong Job, The Wrong Marriage, Or The Wrong House. When You Know And Respect Your Inner Nature, You Know Where You Belong. You Also Know Where You Don't Belong.

Wisdom, Happiness, And Courage Are Not Waiting Somewhere Out Beyond Sight At The End Of A Straight Line; They're Part Of A Continuous Cycle That Begins Right Here. They're Not Only The Ending, But The Beginning As Well.

And When You Try Too Hard, It Doesn't Work. Try Grabbing Something Quickly And Precisely With A Tensed-up Arm; Then Relax And Try It Again. Try Doing Something With A Tense Mind. The Surest Way To Become Tense, Awkward, And Confused Is To Develop A Mind That Tries Too Hard-one That Thinks Too Much.

In The Age Of Perfect Virtue, Men Lived Among The Animals And Birds As Members Of One Large Family. There Were No Distinctions Between Superior And Inferior To Separate One Man Or Species From Another. All Retained Their Natural Virtue And Lived In A State Of Pure Simplicity.

A Way Of Life That Keeps Saying 'around The Next Corner, Above The Next Step,' Works Against The Natural Order Of Things And Makes It So Difficult To Be Happy And Good.