Sometimes the Ashe is referred to as a razor knife. Basic goodness can’t be too naive. It has its own strength, which is the quality of cutting through unnecessary neurosis.

We unconditionally trust the phenomenal world to always give us a message, either success or failure. The fruition of our action will always provide us with information. Such trust in the reservoir keeps us from being too arrogant or too timid. If you’re too arrogant, you’ll find yourself bumping into the ceiling. If you’re too timid, you’ll be pus

Fear is nervousness; fear is anxiety; fear is a sense of inadequacy, a feeling that we may not be able to deal with the challenges of everyday life at all. We feel that life is overwhelming.

Check your body before you get into your practice. When you sit down to practice, first check your spine, from your waist up to your shoulders. Then check your shoulders themselves, and finally check your neck. Your seat should be solid, and your posture should feel uplifted and definite, but still relaxed.

Naturally existing interest in the world is part of the Great Eastern Sun vision. Even though you might be doing something quite repetitive, like working in a factory or at a fast-food restaurant, whatever you are doing, you find that every minute of every hour is a new chapter, or at least a new page, in your life.

The first stage of fearlessness contains a feeling of joy and relaxation or well-being. From the goodness of simply being yourself, a quality of upliftedness arises, which is not overly solemn or religious. It is joyful to be in such good health, joyful to have such good posture, joyful to experience that you are alive, you are here. You appreciate

The dirt is what really makes you want to clean up. Similarly, fearlessness comes from fear.

We feel that we’re not quite doing things right. We feel that our parents or others don’t approve of us. There is that fundamental doubt, or fundamental fear, as to whether or not we can actually accomplish something.

An overreaction or an exaggerated reaction to situations shouldn’t happen at this level. You have trust, you are constantly being joyful, and therefore you can’t be startled either. This doesn’t mean that your life is monotone, but rather you feel established in this world. You belong here. You are one of the warriors in this world, so even if litt