What do you practice? Whatever you practice, you’ll get good at. If you practice complaining, you’ll get very good at it. You will be able to complain about everything. When your friends are looking at the big harvest moon, everyone in awe of the beautiful evening, you’ll be able to say: “Yes, but it’s so dark!” So what do you practice in your life? If you practice peace, you’ll get very good at it. If you practice joy or happiness, you’ll get very good at it. If you practice knowing yourself, you’ll get very good at it. You will know who you are. When you begin to know yourself, you begin to realize what a gift you are, and the value of every breath that you are being given.
