Today I will not avoid an inner hell in order to live constantly in heaven. When I refuse my deepest fears and nightmares, I keep the best of my inner life at bay as well. The demons that I fear the most gain life while I hold them in the darkness within me. When I face them fully and bring them into the light they shrivel up and die. Part of my psychic and spiritual growth lies in my willingness to know all – all that is outside and all that is within. Running from any part of me creates distance from my soul – if I wish to walk a spiritual path and come closer to myself, I need to face all that is there. There is nothing ugly about me if I hold it in the light of compassion, love and forgiveness; no hell on earth or within me is more powerful ultimately than love.

I wil1 face fully what is inside of me.

Hell has three gates: lust, anger and greed. Bhagavadgita