Master Dzong attained the ultimate knowledge: that of detachment.When his disciples asked him how he had attained this state, he laughed and explained:
"When I was 20 years old I didn't care what other people thought about me, and I only paid attention to myself.
"Past that age, I began to worry about what other people were thinking about me.
"Then the day after my 50th birthday, I suddenly realized that no one around me thought or cared about me one way or the other."
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Master Dzong was right. You have to attain a certain degree of wisdom to live your life the way you want, not caring about what other people think. But at the same time, it is important to pay attention to what is around you, without judging others.
And that is the problem: being both independent and conscious of others.
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"If you don't control your life, someone else will."
-John Atkinson
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