The great decisions of human life have as a rule far more to do with the instincts and other mysterious unconscious factors than with conscious will and well-meaning reasonableness. The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. Each of us carries his own life-form- an indeterminable form which cannot be superseded by any other.

I could not say I believe. I know! I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God.

How can anyone see straight when he does not see himself and the darkness he unconsciously carries with him into all his dealings?

Real liberation comes not from glossing over or repressing painful states of feeling, but only from experiencing them to the full.

The foundation of all mental illness is the unwillingness to experience legitimate suffering.

Only one who has risked the fight with the dragon and is not overcome by it wins the "treasure hard to attain." He alone has a genuine claim to self-confidence, for he has faced the dark ground of his self and thereby has gained himself. This experience gives him faith and trust.

The great decisions of human life have as a rule far more to do with the instincts and other mysterious unconscious factors than with conscious will and well-meaning reasonableness. The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. Each of us carries his own life-form- an indeterminable form which cannot be superseded by any other.