The Power of the Psyche

"Nothing can happen that you’re not aware of. The point is that you’re aware of so much more than you’re aware of!
"Instead of trying to exclude those things that don’t accord with your preconceptions of spiritual progress, try including everything: all the noise, all the mess, all the distractions. Very soon you will find them fading beneath you in an awareness that extends your compassion to all living things.
"Just accept. Realise that nothing can harm you — even the things that harm you cannot harm you. Be! Accept. Let your compassion grow. An increased awareness of suffering doesn’t mean that you have to experience all suffering to know it.
"In particular don't get involved. Just accept that it exists and work actively to alleviate whatever lies within your reach. If you do so faithfully your reach will grow and so will your healing power. The greatest (and only) gift you can give is a whole personality. Until you have ‘selfishly’ accomplished this you have nothing to offer others except the interaction of your collective inadequacies.
"Holidays, self-indulgence, comfort, all are important to your growth. Time will come when they’re less relevant, but so long as they feel important to you they are. Never let yourself become unbalanced. Remember, play is the essential counterpart to work. Your mental state would be much improved if you could match them more evenly.