Q: You always speak of the inner world as if the outer one did not truly exist.
You speak of self-knowledge instead of objective knowledge; self-awareness instead of cosmic consciousness; self-mastery, as if dismissing all skills, sciences, and technologies developed by generations of scholars and experts.
You speak of self-observation, self-remembering, self-healing—even self-forgiveness.
But what is all this for, practically speaking?
Should we not also observe and study the world, the universe around us, to understand our nature, our evolution, and our destiny?
And what of others?
Should we not care for a humanity that is precariously adrift and lost, and ultimately forgive the world for its injustices, crimes, and misfortunes?
Should we not forgive those who betray, harm, or hate us, and seek forgiveness in return?
“Turn the other cheek,” as the Scriptures say – should this not be the law?
Should the world not show compassion for our errors, contradictions, and failures?
A.: I speak of the individual because that is the only world that is real.
