Hope Of Consciousness Is Strength. Hope Of

Self-observation Brings Man To The Realization Of The Necessity Of Self-change. And In Observing Himself A Man Notices That Self-observation Itself Brings About Certain Changes In His Inner Processes. He Begins To Understand That Self-observation Is An Instrument Of Self-change, A Means Of Awakening.

Nothing Can Be Attained Without Suffering But At The Same Time One Must Begin By Sacrificing Suffering.

Without Self Knowledge, Without Understanding The Working And Functions Of His Machine, Man Cannot Be Free, He Cannot Govern Himself And He Will Always Remain A Slave.

If A Man Could Understand All The Horror Of The Lives Of Ordinary People Who Are Turning Around In A Circle Of Insignificant Interests And Insignificant Aims, If He Could Understand What They Are Losing, He Would Understand That There Can Only Be One Thing That Is Serious For Him - To Escape From The General Law, To Be Free. What Can Be Serious For A Man In Prison Who Is Condemned To Death? Only One Thing: How To Save Himself, How To Escape: Nothing Else Is Serious.

We Must Strive For Freedom If We Strive For Self-knowledge. The Task Of Self-knowledge And Of Further Self-development Is Of Such Importance And Seriousness, It Demands Such Intensity Of Effort, That To Attempt It Any Old Way And Amongst Other Things Is Impossible. The Person Who Undertakes This Task Must Put It First In His Life, Which Is Not So Long That He Can Afford To Squander It On Trifles.