Religion Is Not An End In Itself.

In My Life, What I Want And What I Need Are Exactly The Same. Anything In Excess Of Needs Is Burdensome To Me. You Couldn't Give Me Anything I Don't Need. I Am Penniless, But Have Difficulty Remaining So. Several Of My Well Meaning, Well-to-do Friends Have Offered Me Large Sums Of Money, Which I Of Course Refused.

When Societies Are Out Of Harmony, Problems Develop Within The Society - Collective Problems. Their Purpose Is To Push The Whole Society Toward Harmony.

....if You Are Guided Toward A Faith, Use It As A Stepping Stone To God, Not As A Barrier Between Yourself And God's Other Children Or As A Tower To Hold You Aloft From Others. If You Are Not Guided Toward A Faith (or Even If You Are) Seek God In The Silence - Seek Within.

If You Recognize That All Of Your Inner Hurts Are Caused By Your Own Wrong Actions Or Your Own Wrong Reactions Or Your Own Wrong Inaction, Then You Will Stop Hurting Yourself.

Overcome Evil With Good, Falsehood With Truth, And Hatred With Love. The Message Isn't New, But We Haven't Learned To Live It Yet.