Anything You Strive To Hold

There Is A Magic Formula For Resolving Conflicts. It Is This: Have As Your Objective The Resolving Of The Conflict, Not The Gaining Of Advantage. There Is A Magic Formula For Avoiding Conflicts. It Is This: Be Concerned That You Do Not Offend, Not That You Are Not Offended.

I Talk To Groups Studying The Most Advanced Spiritual Teachings And Sometimes These People Wonder Why Nothing Is Happening In Their Lives. Their Motive Is The Attainment Of Inner Peace For Themselves - Which Of Course Is A Selfish Motive. You Will Not Find It With This Motive. The Motive, If You Are To Find Inner Peace, Must Be An Outgoing Motive. Service, Of Course, Service. Giving, Not Getting. Your Motive Must Be Good If Your Work Is To Have Good Effect. The Secret Of Life Is Being Of Service.

Were I To Solve Problems For Others They Would Remain Stagnant; They Would Never Grow. It Would Be A Great Injustice To Them. My Approach Is To Help With Cause Rather Than Effect. When I Help Others, It Is By Instilling Within Them The Inspiration To Work Out Problems By Themselves. If You Feed A Man A Meal, You Only Feed Him For A Day-but If You Teach A Man To Grow Food, You Feed Him For A Lifetime.

A Pilgrim Is A Wanderer With A Purpose. A Pilgrimage Can Be To A Place - That's The Best Known Kind - But It Can Also Be For A Thing. Mine Is For Peace, And That Is Why I Am A Peace Pilgrim.

The Purpose Of Problems Is To Push You Toward Obedience To God's Laws, Which Are Exact And Cannot Be Changed. We Have The Free Will To Obey Them Or Disobey Them. Obedience Will Bring Harmony, Disobedience Will Bring You More Problems.