Accept The Long Night Patiently, Quietly, Humbly,

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

This Withdrawal From The Day's Turmoil Into Creative Silence Is Not A Luxury, A Fad, Or A Futility. It Dissolves Mental Tensions And Heals Negative Emotions.

Man Is More Miserable, More Restless And Unsatisfied Than Ever Before, Simply Because Half His Nature--the Spiritual--is Starving For True Food, And The Other Half--the Material--is Fed With Bad Food.

Living In The Present Moment Means Living According To Truth And Principle (but Not According To Hard Rigid Dogma) Flexibly Applied In The Particular Way Required By The Immediate Situation In Which You Are. Such A Way Of Living Leaves You Free, Not Ruled Tyrannically By Imposed Regulations Which May Not At All Suit The Particular Case.

The Ego Will Always Be Able To Find Ways To Keep The Aspirant Busy In Self-improvement, Thus Binding Him Or Her To The Fact That The Self Is Still There Behind All The Improvements. For Why Should The Ego Kill Itself?