The fool lives around the idea of "my" and "mine": my nation, my religion, my race, my family, my wealth, my children, my parents...he lives around "my" and "mine."
And he has come alone and he will go alone; nobody brings anything into the world and nobody takes anything from the world. Alone, empty-handed we come; alone, emptyhanded we go.
The wise knows it; hence the wise claims nothing a "mine."
He uses things, but he does not possess them. Using is perfectly good -- use all the things of the world, they ARE for you.
The world is a gift from God -- use it, but don't possess it.
The moment you become a possessor, you cannot use things -- the things start using you.
The moment you become a possessor, in fact you are possessed by your things, you become a slave.
And the very idea of possessing is stupid.
How can you possess anything?
You don't even possess your own being.
How can you possess anything?
You don't even possess your own being.
What else can you possess?
You are not even a master of yourself.
You are not even a master of yourself.
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