Doubt Is Often The Beginning

Life Is Difficult. This Is A Great Truth, One Of The Greatest Truths. It Is A Great Truth Because Once We Truly See This Truth, We Transcend It.

It Is Our Task-our Essential, Central, Crucial Task-to Transform Ourselves From Mere Social Creatures Into Community Creatures.

Problems Are The Cutting Edge That Distinguishes Between Success And Failure. Problems ... Create Our Courage And Wisdom.

The Whole Course Of Human History May Depend On A Change Of Heart In One Solitary And Even Humble Individual - For It Is In The Solitary Mind And Soul Of The Individual That The Battle Between Good And Evil Is Waged And Ultimately Won Or Lost.

If Your Goal Is To Avoid Pain And Escape Suffering, I Would Not Advise You To Seek Higher Levels Of Consciousness Or Spiritual Evolution.