Since the earliest period of our life was preverbal, everything depended on emotional interaction. Without someone to reflect our emotions, we had no way of knowing who we were.

Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are.

To be shame-bound means that whenever you feel any feeling, need or drive, you immediately feel ashamed. The dynamic core of your human life is grounded in your feelings, needs and drives. When these are bound by shame, you are shamed to the core.

Evil is a source of moral intelligence in the sense that we need to learn from our shadow, from our dark side, in order to be good.

It's essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life's pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.

The more we know about how we lost our spontaneous wonder and creativity, the more we can find ways to get them back.

Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight.