A person should always be soft like a reed and not rigid like a cedar.

Talmud,Taanit 20b.

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We must go beyond the constant clamor of ego, beyond the tools of logic and reason, to the still, calm place within us: the realm of the soul.

Your daily choices and actions should be rational and productive.

Just slow down. Slow down your speech. Slow down your breathing. Slow down your walking. Slow down your eating. And let this slower, steadier pace perfume your mind. Just slow down.

To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay.

It is not easy to be a person of high standards; you have to pay for it. It does, however, make you stand out from the crowd, which alone makes it worth more than its price.

The Ancient Sage

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.

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