“Don't think you can attain total awareness and whole enlightenment without proper discipline and practice. This is egomania. Appropriate rituals channel your emotions and life energy toward the light. Without the discipline to practice them, you will tumble constantly backward into darkness.” ThinkingLifeWholeLightActionEnergyEmotionPracticeDarknessAwarenessDisciplineEnlightenmentAppropriateRitualMasterySelf MasteryEgomania Book:Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu Source: Hua Hu Ching: Teachings of Lao Tzu