Размышления

           Toacquireindifferencetoprettysinging,todancing,tothemartialarts:Analyzethemelodyintothenotesthatformit,andasyouheareachone,askyourselfwhetheryou’repowerlessagainstthat.Thatshouldbeenoughtodeteryou.

           Thesamewithdancing:individualmovementsandtableaux.Andthesamewiththemartialarts.

           Andwitheverything—exceptvirtueandwhatspringsfromit.Lookattheindividualpartsandmovefromanalysistoindifference.

           Applythistolifeasawhole.

           3.Theresolutesoul:

           Resoluteinseparationfromthebody.Andthenindissolutionorfragmentation—orcontinuity.

           Buttheresolutionhastobetheresultofitsowndecision,notjustinresponsetooutsideforces[liketheChristians].Ithastobeconsideredandserious,persuasivetootherpeople.Withoutdramatics.

           4.HaveIdonesomethingforthecommongood?ThenIshareinthebenefits.

           Tostaycenteredonthat.Nottogiveup.

           5."Andyourprofession?""Goodness."(Andhowisthattobeachieved,exceptbythought—abouttheworld,aboutthenatureofpeople?)

           6.First,tragedies.Toremindusofwhatcanhappen,andthatithappensinevitably—andifsomethinggivesyoupleasureonthatstage,itshouldn’tcauseyouangeronthisone.Yourealizethatthesearethingsweallhavetogothrough,andthateventhosewhocryaloud"oMountCithaeron!"havetoendurethem.