The World Is Our School

Our Greatest Illusion Is Disillusion. We Imagine That We Are Disillusioned With Life, When The Truth Is That We Have Not Even Begun To Live.

This Withdrawal From The Day's Turmoil Into Creative Silence Is Not A Luxury, A Fad, Or A Futility. It Is A Necessity, Because It Tries To Provide The Conditions Wherein We Are Able To Yield Ourselves To Intuitive Leadings, Promptings, Warnings, Teachings, And Counsels And Also To The Inspiring Peace Of The Soul. It Dissolves Mental Tensions And Heals Negative Emotions.

You May Accept The Inevitable With Bitterness And Resentment Or With Patience And Grace. Mere Acceptance Is Not Sufficient.

God Needs No Worship, No Praise, No Thanksgiving. It Is Man Himself Who Needs The Benefit To Be Derived From These Activities.

Now An Extraordinary And Helpful Fact Is That By Making Mind The Object Of Our Attention, Not Only Does The Serenity Which Is Its Nature Begin To Well Up Of Its Own Accord But Its Steady Unchanging Character Itself Helps Spontaneously To Repel All Disturbing Thoughts.