When We Give Way To Joy, We

In Terms Of Earthly Life As You Understand It, It Is Overly Optimistic To Imagine That Eventually All Illnesses Will Be Conquered, All Relationships Be Inevitably Fulfilling, Or To Foresee A Future In Which All People On Earth Are Treated With Equality And Respect.

When Every Young Man Refuses To Go To War, You Will Have Peace. You Do Not Defend Any Idea With Violence.

I Will Be Unneeded, And Gladly So, When You Realize That The Vitality And Reinforcement And Joy Are Your Own, And Rise From The Fountain Of Your Own Beings; When You Realize That You Do Not Need Me For Protection, For There Is Nothing You Need Protect Yourself Against.

Suffering Is Not Good For The Soul, Unless It Teaches You How To Stop Suffering. That Is Its Purpose.

You Were Born Into A State Of Grace. It Is Impossible For You To Leave It. You Will Die In A State Of Grace Whether Or Not Special Words Are Spoken For You, Or Water Or Oil Is Poured Upon Your Head. You Share This Blessing With The Animals And All Other Living Things. You Cannot Fall Out Of Grace, Nor Can It Be Taken From You. You Can Ignore It. You Can Hold Beliefs That Blind You To Its Existence. You Will Still Be Graced But Unable To Perceive You Own Uniqueness And Integrity, And Blind Also To Other Attributes With Which You Are Automatically Gifted.