It is only when we have renounced our preoccupation with "I, " "me, " "mine, " that we can truly possess the world in which we live. Everything, provided that we regard nothing as property. And not only is everything ours; it is also everybody else's.

Aldous Huxley
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This quote from the Zen Buddhist master Muso Soseki has been translated as: "It is only when we have renounced our preoccupation with 'I', 'me', 'mine', that we can truly possess the world in which we live. Everything, provided that we regard nothing as property." This is a really good saying because it shows us that if you truly do not have "I," "me," or "mine," then you can have anything. When your mind is clear and you are less concerned about yourself then other people will treat you better. You will be more open to new things and other people will like you more. It sounds easy to say but it is hard to do because we all love ourselves and we all want to be liked by others.

Source: The Perennial Philosophy

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