An unattended mind is the breeding ground of self-defeat.
We become what we love. What we put first in our lives is what we receive from life.
The heart at peace is its own reward, needing nothing outside of itself to be fully content.
Chasing after a pleasure to ease a pain is like running after a breeze to cool you down.
As the lesser is always found within the greater, so this principle holds true with regards to time and the eternal.
Ours is the task of discovering that our true nature has nothing to fear.