Nothing Matters So Much That We Should

All Methods And Techniques - And Of Course All Human Beings Who Propound Them - Are Merely Instruments To Help The Student Obtain A Methodless, Technique-free, Teacherless State.

This Withdrawal From The Day's Turmoil Into Creative Silence Is Not A Luxury, A Fad, Or A Futility. It Is A Necessity, Because It Tries To Provide The Conditions Wherein We Are Able To Yield Ourselves To Intuitive Leadings, Promptings, Warnings, Teachings, And Counsels And Also To The Inspiring Peace Of The Soul. It Dissolves Mental Tensions And Heals Negative Emotions.

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.

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.

He Is Beginning To Master Wisdom When He Tries To Learn How Not To Try.