The better one knows oneself, the greater the possibilities are to actively try to improve the personality.

One has to find one’s own inner truth in every part of life, both outwardly and inwardly. To allow others to guide one’s own life is to do oneself a big disservice. In the long run it results in one losing the feeling for what is right and wrong and one turns into a victim of the forces moving in the collective consciousness we are all a part of. If one succeeds to stand free in this respect and build up one’s own standard of what is right and what is wrong, one becomes a more useful member of society and a happier individual. 

If one allows emotional and intellectual prejudices to rule without actively trying to counter­act and dissolve them, one is not using the possibilities of development that life offers. The key to real development is the active work on one’s own personality. The possibilities for that work are inherent in the person’s degree of self-consciousness and self-knowledge.

If we listen to what we in our innermost know is right, we can guide our own development and in this way we can advance faster. The day one has total contact with this inner voice one also has total freedom. Then, nothing external can disturb the inner development any longer. One will instinctively know what it is meaningful to devote one’s life and time to. One can prioritize without hurting those around, and one will know when it is time to change the di­rection of life. But a lack of inner contact gives confusion and often leads to physical illnesses and problems in the long run.