For the very reason that he is unselfish, He is able to find Self-fulfillment. A man of the superior type resembles water, Whose goodness lies in benefiting all things without contention. Then it becomes open to the truth, to the depths in life. Every little pine needle expanded and swelled with sympathy and befriended me. I was so distinctly made aware of the presence of something kindred to me, that I thought no place could ever be strange to me again.
Religious traditions recommend opening the heart to the one divine Reality that is everywhere.
One need but worship the spirit of living nature, and try to identify oneself with it. The quiet, attentive mind alone comes into touch with the Real, not the restless, distracted, busy mind. To the self-preoccupied, agitated person, the superficial appears real because the senses find objects to distract and satisfy the mind, and make it feel important. Captivated by sensory and worldly objects, many today are like the people in Plato s cave, hypnotized by shadows. God is universal Life which embraces all, sustains all, and is the origin and end of all.