"We should understand that our problems do not exist outside of ourself, but are part of our mind that experiences unpleasant feelings."
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"If we cannot "practice the presence of God," it is something to practice the absence of God, to become increasingly aware of our unawareness till we feel like man who should stand beside a great catar…"
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