If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting.
A man said to the universe: “Sir, I exist!” “However,” replied the universe. “The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.”
The answer to anxiety must come in two parts: dealing with anxiety when it suddenly rears its head in panic attacks and also healing its underlying causes.
The devotee engages to the best of his ability into the play of life, fulfilling his role on this earth as student, employee, husband, wife, parent, neighbor, and community servant. But at the heart of the devotee is a burning desire for the Lord.
