Part 1
Only as we run out of ways to explain our pain to ourselves do we come to realize the true source of that suffering; a revelation that includes the shocking fact that whatever keeps giving us the reasons for this pain... is inseparable from its unwanted, yet unabated continuation.
Part 2
This is the unseen dilemma, and the secret sorrow of virtually every human being: all imagine themselves the harbor master, and none even own their own boat.
Part 3
There exists a great and grand paradox when it comes to being in charge of oneself: it is impossible to experience higher levels of self-command without learning to be obedient to a higher state of “oneself.”

