Essensual

One day you’ll have whatever it is you’re now so confusedly seeking. That kind of calm that comes from knowing oneself and others. But you can’t rush the arrival of that state of mind. There are things you only learn when no one teaches them. And that’s how it is with life. There’s even more beauty in discovering it for yourself, in spite of the suffering.

“The high luxury of not having to explain…”

Follow the evil to its root. Confront the wound; look at it—put your finger on it.

“Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.”

“Are you fond of roses? It feels to me: as if all the roses in the world bloom for you and by means of you, — and that only through an act of royal condescension do you maintain the pretense that they aren’t really yours and allow the Spring to keep them.”