You can either fit in or stand out. Not both.

Relying too much on proof distracts you from the real mission–which is emotional connection.

When you fall in love with the system, you lose the ability to grow.

You get what you concentrate upon. There is no other main rule.

It is very important that you express your idealism actively, to what ever extent you can, for this increases your sense of worth and power.

In basic terms, civilization is dependent upon the spontaneity and fulfillment of the individual. Your civilization is in sad straits. Not because you are allowed spontaneity or fulfillment to individuals, but because you are denied it, and because your institutions are based upon that premise.

Forget the cringing selves you sometimes are and remember, instead, the magic essence of your own being that sings even now through your fingertips. That is the reality which you are seeking. Experience it fully.