The ego knows itself by comparison.

Our job as humans is to make admiration of others and adoration of God fully conscious and deliberate.

When you get your,'Who am I?', question right, all of your,'What should I do?' questions tend to take care of themselves

Religions should be understood as only the fingers that point to the moon, not the moon itself.

The ego knows itself by comparison.

The movement toward gratitude, authenticity, and union is the natural and organic inner work of the second half of our lives.

You do need some successes as a young person. They don't inflate the ego necessarily, they just give you identity and ego structure. But, don't construct your life around creating those. Or you will become narcissistic and ego-centric. That won't get you anywhere.