1) Try to talk to yourself as much as possible. It will be harder than you may initially think, but few things you do in life will be more important.
2) Questions can be more valuable than answers.
3) You can be assured that the more material substance you crave/own the less mental substance you'll be able to possess. There is only room for an abundance of one.
4) Seek to understand your emotions; specifically where they come from. This is the only way to control them.
5) Anger is almost never productive. Limit your exposure to it through axiom number 4.
6) You are what you eat. I mean this almost literally.
7) You live in a universe where the most important, if not the only, constant is change. Don't fight this principle, especially in your thinking. Remember, you are a product of that same universe.
8) Understand as much as you possibly can, but be aware that the more you try to understand the more patience will demand of you.
9) Don't believe everything you think.
10) Avoid extremes; especially in your thinking.
11) Your core principles should be few and general. Numerous principles reflect an inability or an unwillingness to accept axiom number 7; a desire for things to remain just as they are.
12) Be cynical when contemplating things that are 'popular'. Such things are often devoid of clear thinking.
13) Love and fear are the most volatile emotions humans possess. Take extra care when dealing with either or both.
14) Plant something, preferably food, and watch it grow. I know of few better ways to have a spiritual experience.
15) Your mind is your most valuable possession. If you do not intensely exercise your ability to think and reason you will fall victim to a universe that changes constantly.
16) Thinking is a choice. You have the ability to turn off your mind. Doing so is akin to falling asleep while driving. Remember, there are worse things than death.
17) The more you think, the more reality reveals itself to you. This will increase you ability to see and perceive the unpleasant, but it will also instill a confidence that no human can shake and that few understand.
18) Fear without reason is deadly.
19) Read. Everyday.
20) Be patient with the things you desire. Rarely does reason accompany rushing.
