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To A Woman Who Complained About Her Destiny The Master Said, "it Is You Who Make Your Destiny." "but Surely I Am Not Responsible For Being Born A Woman?" "being Born A Woman Isn't Destiny. That Is Fate. Destiny Is How You Accept Your Womanhood And What You Make Of It."

The Genius Of A Composer Is Found In The Notes Of His Music; But Analyzing The Notes Will Not Reveal His Genius. The Poet's Greatness Is Contained In His Words; Yet The Study Of His Words Will Not Disclose His Inspiration. God Reveals Himself In Creation; But Scrutinize Creation As Minutely As You Wish, You Will Not Find God, Any More Than You Will Find The Soul Through Careful Examination Of Your Body.

As You Identify Less And Less With The “me”, You Will Be More At Ease With Everybody And With Everything. Do You Know Why? Because You Are No Longer Afraid Of Being Hurt Or Not Liked. You No Longer Desire To Impress Anyone. Can You Imagine The Relief When You Don't Have To Impress Anybody Anymore? Oh, What A Relief. Happiness At Last!

A Zealous Disciple Expressed A Desire To Teach Others The Truth And Asked The Master What He Thought About This. The Master Said, "wait." Each Year The Disciple Would Return With The Same Request And Each Time The Master Would Give Him The Same Reply: "wait." One Day He Said To The Master, "when Will I Be Ready To Teach?" Said The Master, "when Your Excessive Eagerness To Teach Has Left You.

There Is Another More Subtle Way In Which The Innocence Of Childhood Is Lost: When The Child Is Infected With The Desire To Become Somebody. Contemplate The Crowds Of People Who Are Striving Might And Main To Become, Not What Nature Intended Them To Be- Musicians, Cooks, Mechanics, Carpenters, Gardeners, Inventors- But "somebody": To Become Successful, Famous, Powerful; To Become Something That Will Bring Not Quiet And Self-fulfillment, But Self-glorification And Self-expansion