- Philosophers
It is unfortunate that philosophers do not agree among themselves.
The "followers" do - they see outside, look to the philosopher concerned.
They accept what he gives, and since he gives the same to all of them, they agree.
But the philosopher questions the external version of the Reality and seeks within to contact It which is Infinite.
His own limited, conditioned, finite mind, however, is able to perceive the Infinite in a particular way - different from others' view.
Hence trouble!
- Happiness
If you fulfil your duties and if while doing this you surrender yourselves to God, not with a long face, but joyously, every action you perform will be filled with happiness.
- Coiled power
"But this is a modest force, no more violent than that with which our sun holds the planets in their orbits. The greater energy lies like a coiled spring in the nucleus itself" - New World and Modern Science.
This is perhaps the basis of the Kundalini Yoga.
The word "coiled" is particularly significant: the Yogi believes that Kundalini is "coiled power".
- Fear
When not worrying about the past, you are worried about the distant future.
"A famine may come and I may not have food to eat" - you create the famine now and suffer.
Fear of disease creates it.
Fear of death kills you several times a day.
- Violence
If a man uses violence under provocation, he is bringing himself down to the level of the one who has provoked him.
To be violent is to show weakness.