Book: The Path to Fearlessness

Thoughts determine whether we do right or wrong and what kind of person we become. Once our thoughts become correct, our actions simply cannot help but follow our mind and remain bad.

that we feel happier and more whole, and are less bothered by little things.

And once we learn to see ourselves as the culprit, saying, “This is my problem and my confusion,” we will have more clarity. We will become able to turn our problems into our positive experiences.

We usually act and react in the belief that there is “me” and “the rest of the world.” Whatever other people do is perceived and judged through the lens of the self. This leads to a constant need to defend ourselves, and gradually we get so carried away by defense that we completely close ourselves off and feel everything that happens as aggression or pain.

We try to be only ourselves all the time, and the only measure for everything that happens is: is it good for us? To be so selfish, placing oneself at the center of the universe, is contrary to reality and therefore leads to terrible suffering.

We try to be only ourselves all the time, and the only measure for everything that happens is: is it good for us? To be so selfish, placing oneself at the center of the universe, is contrary to reality and therefore leads to terrible suffering.

We can find ourselves surrounded by luxury we never dreamed of, and yet be extremely unhappy. Likewise, we can be in a very bad situation and still not feel complete despair. The difference lies in the degree of internal development, in the way we see and experience our world.