1. Worry
2. Indecisiveness
3. Books, films, or tv programs that disturb the mind
4. Jobs or careers that trouble the mind
5. Nervousness
6. Fatigue
7. Laziness
8. Lack of commitment to following the Way
9. Day dreaming
10. Excessive workload
1. If you worry, will anything change?
2. In order to be one with the universe, each must find their true path and follow it. You must decide if you want to travel the path to peace or not.
3. You do not eat trash, why feed it to your mind?
4. Find work that provides and does not cause great stress or demands.
5. If you have no control over things, why be nervous? If you have control over things, why be nervous?
6. Mental or physical fatigue must be overcome by achieving a proper balance of activity and rest. The mind and body must both be at peace to have harmony.
7. The man who waits for roast duck to fly into his mouth will go hungry.
8. If you are not committed to finding peace within yourself, it means you are committed to not finding peace. This will only bring more suffering.
9. Stay in the present by being mindful and experiencing the moment in front of you.
10. A blade of grass does not exert itself yet it still grows when nourished properly. Let the Way be your nourishment.
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