”That which you are, your true self,
you love it, and whatever you do,
you do for your own happiness.
To find it, to know it,
to cherish it is your basic urge.
Since time immemorial you loved
yourself, but not wisely.
Use your body and mind wisely
in the service of the self, that is all.
Be true to your own self,
love your self absolutely.
Do not pretend that you love
others as youself.
Unless you have realised them
as one with yourself,
you cannot love them.
Don't pretend to be what
you are not, don't refuse
to be what you are.
Your love of others is the
result of self-knowledge, not
it's cause. Without self-
realisation, no virtue is genuine.
When you know beyond all
doubting that the same life
flows through all that is,
and you are that life,
you will love all naturally
and spontaneously. When you
realise the depht and fullness
of your love for yourself,
you know that every living being
and the entire universe are
included in your affection.
But when you look at any thing
as separate from you,
you cannot love it for
you are afraid of it.
Alienation causes fear
and fear deepens alienation.
It is a vicious circle.
Only self-realisation can break it.
Go for it resolutely.”