all persons, no matter what their way of life, are subject to the eight thoughts. We make choices about our food and drink, about how we express ourselves sexually, and about how to get things that we need. None of us has had a week without angry feelings and thoughts of dejection and elation. We become weary and tired of the spiritual struggle some days, perhaps, even for years. And finally, who of us has not felt the surge of pride that is pervasively behind every one of our accomplishments and underneath our every failure?
