Be Like aStrong Tree That Can’t Be Moved

Q: I'm not sure of my own strength or my own fortitude. I’m not sure if Ihave what it takes to be Enlightened.

A: You have to make up your mind once and for all and you have to be deadly serious about it. Most people allow themselves to keep changing their minds. When you keep changing your mind about this you allow yourself to tamper with something that should not be tampered with. When that which is most precious and unthinkably sacred has been set in place you should let it be. If you tamper with it, it is like tampering with the roots of avery young tree. If you want ayoung tree to grow big and strong you need to leave the roots alone. If you keep uprooting the tree from the earth and then putting it back in again, you will weaken the tree. When you dare to hold up the banner of Enlightenment you are sure to experience the consequences of your own actions in amore profound manner than you would ordi¬ narily. You must be ready to face and accept the conse¬ quences of taking astand in the Absolute. You must be finnly rooted in that. You must be ready. If you are not, yet take that stand an)way the consequences will blow you all over the place, like atwig in the middle of ahurricane. Be like astrong tree that can't be moved. 2 5 3