Be A Light Unto Oneself

Now, Is It Possible Not To Be Hurt At All? Because The Consequences Of Being Hurt Are The Building Of A Wall Around Oneself, Withdrawing In One's Relationship With Others In Order Not To Be Hurt More. In That There Is Fear And A Gradual Isolation. Now, We Are Asking: Is It Possible Not Only To Be Free Of Past Hurts But Also Never To Be Hurt Again?

Happiness Comes Uninvited: And The Moment That You Are Conscious That You Are Happy, You Are No Longer Happy.

Conflict Is Not In The Feeling Of Being In Love. The Feeling Of Being In Love Is Utterly Without Conflict. There Is No Loss Of Energy In Being In Love.

You Can Only Hear Clearly When You Sit Quietly, When You Give Your Attention. Nor Can You Have Order If You Are Not Free To Watch, If You Are Not Free To Listen, If You Are Not Free To Be Considerate. This Problem Of Freedom And Order Is One Of The Most Difficult And Urgent Problems In Life. It Is A Very Complex Problem. It Needs To Be Thought Over Much More Than Mathematics, Geography, Or History.

If You Set Out To Meditate, It Will Not Be Meditation. If You Set Out To Be Good, Goodness Will Never Flower.