Pure Mountain Tao

Perhaps the best “solutions” to our problems would be to not have gotten in those situations in the first place. Avoid getting involved and you avoid having to find a way out. The man who does not step into the quicksand has no need to look for a vine to pull himself out. Skillful thinking is needed to sidestep the situations that can cause us grief if we are not mindful of not getting involved in the first place. Do not place yourself in danger of being in a ‘wrong place, wrong time’ scenario.

So many people get into trouble and then you hear about the circumstances and think “What did they expect?” One who throws blood into the ocean can expect sharks. Good things do not happen after midnight it is said. Stay out of bars, restaurants, places where people congregate. Many of these people are drinking or just out looking for trouble and they make think you resemble it. The best way to avoid potential problems is to try to put ourselves as far away from them as possible. When they occur, take care of the great while they are still small.