The great cause of suffering in the world is that"we do not look within, we do not form our own opinions, we take matters too much on trust, we rely on outside forces to do our thinking". What other people say we take for granted, and we do not look within; we do not rely on our own stamina. In addition to belief in Mohammed, Buddha or Krishna, we have created all sorts of fetishes before which we bow. Any child can criticize our conduct and that is sufficient to throw us off our balance, and cause us suffering. We care too much for the criticisms and opinions of others; we spend too much time
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