Drink water from the spring where horses drink. The horse will never drink bad water.
Lay your bed where the cat sleeps. The cat loves calm.
Eat the fruit that has been touched by a worm. The worm looks for ripe in the fruit
Boldly pick the mushroom on which the insects sit.
Plant the tree where the mole digs, for that is fertile land.
Build your house where the snake sits to warm itself, for that is the stable ground that does not collapse.
Dig your fountain where the birds hide from heat. Wherever the birds stand, the water hides.
Go to sleep and wake up at the same time with the birds – you will reap all of the day's golden grains.
Eat more green – you will have strong legs and a resistant heart, like the beings of the forest.
Swim often and you will feel on earth like the fish in the water.
Look at the sky as often as possible and your thoughts will become light and clear.
Be quiet a lot, speak little – and silence will come in your heart, and your spirit will be calm and fill with peace.
- Saint Seraphim of Sarov 1754-1833
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