This is a very interesting book by the Dalai Lama that I began reading awhile ago. I have already discussed some of the interesting observations from it, but there are some more I would like to share. "If you mind is scattered, it is quite powerless. Distraction here and there opens the way for counterproductive emotions, leading to many kinds of trouble. Without clear, stable concentration, insight cannot know the true nature of phenomena in all its power."
When your mind is focused on a million different things, it is not focusing on anything at all. If you cannot think clearly, then you cannot act clearly. This is so true. When my mind is scattered, I never get anything accomplished, but when I can focus on one thing at a time, I am highly productive. Anything I ever wanted in life and singularly focused my mind on, I have gotten.
We have all of the pieces of the puzzle to live an enlightened and happy life, it is simply a matter of putting the pieces together coherently. We all have something to offer this life, but it is for each of us to look inward and realize our potential. Only after you understand the true nature of yourself, can you understand the true nature of anyone or anything.
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