The world is your oyster. Yes, but in that oyster is the pearl; and to get to the pearl one has to first discard the shell and the flesh.
Mind is the Soul speaking and Conscience is the Spirit speaking.
That we do not comprehend or accept something does not invalidate its truth.
The purpose of human life is the dissolution of the soul and the revelation of the Spirit.
There are no successes and failures in life, only achievements - stepping stones.
If we cut open the bud of a beautiful rose in order to see how it is 'packed' and what it is going to look like, what sort of a bloom will we get?