Self-understanding
Forgiveness, the pathless land, and changing yourself first.
“Being flawed is one of the strongest attributes of the human condition. This means that to survive, we must learn forgiveness.”
“Forgiveness is directed to yourself.”
— M1
“I maintain that truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect… Truth, being limitless, unconditioned, unapproachable by any path whatsoever, cannot be organized; nor should any organization be formed to lead or coerce people along a particular path… I am concerning myself with only one essential thing: to set man free. I desire to free him from all cages, from all fears, and not to found religions, new sects, nor to establish new theories and new philosophies.”
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
“We have all hurt someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. We have all loved someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. It is an intrinsic human trait, and a deep responsibility, I think, to be an organ and a blade. But, learning to forgive ourselves and others because we have not chosen wisely is what makes us most human. We make horrible mistakes. It’s how we learn. We breathe love. It’s how we learn. And it is inevitable.”
“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
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