“Can an absence of action be construed as a negative action?”
“Positive actions draw positive returns, and negative actions draw negative returns,”
“Self satisfaction alone cannot determine if a desire or action is positive or negative. The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire or action is not whether it gives you a immediate feeling of satisfaction, but whether it ultimately results in positive or negative consequences.”
“If death had only negative aspects, dying would be an unmanageable action.”
“Courage is not the absence of fear. It is rather not letting your fear control your actions”
“We can passively take our place in the negative chain, accepting the harm to ourselves and passing it on to others. Or we can break the chain and turn the energy of a destructive emotion into a constructive action.”