210320 What I learned in my studies this morning

Spring dew on the field

Champions morning battle. 

Ultimate. Huzzah!

Today's Upanishad:

The performance of all the sacrifices, described in the Maitrayana-Brahmana, is to lead up in the end to a knowledge of Brahman, to prepare a man for meditation. Therefore, let such man, after he has laid those fires, meditate on the Self, to become complete and perfect. — Maitri Upanishad

Don't get hung up on the rituals: they're only prescribed so as to bring you to the point that you can delve further into real wisdom. 

Worldly duties are preparation for spiritual and philosophical practices. They are not the meaning of life and will hinder you if you obsess over them once you are ready to surpass them. 

From The Daily Stoic: 

I do not wish for ill-fortune, illness, or trials of trouble in my life, but I must face them when they come.

I've had a good life — I'd change only one thing (though I'd give my life to change that) — and easy. Other than that single, unfathomable regret, I have not faced the challenges many have had to endure.

But I must be ready if my family and life are threatened. It's definitely a work in progress.