"The wind cannot shake a mountain. Neither praise nor blame moves the wise man."
Be true to yourself, stick to your own beliefs/ideals, don't be so easily swayed or persuaded by others. Now, that's not to say that you shouldn't have an open mind. Listen to others, hear them. But don't just accept what they say blindly, don't be in such a hurry to agree or fit in that you lose yourself. Essentially... "Don't be so open-minded that your brains fall out!"
"Happiness or sorrow - whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached."
This reminds me of "If..." again. "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors both the same."
I can't believe how much of that poem matches up with Buddhist ideals. Rudyard Kipling and Buddha would've gotten along famously!
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