The Highest Goal: The Secret That Sustains You in Every Moment

Even though we never mention it in our teaching, they discovered their highest goal—the secret that would sustain them, come what may.

Over and over my students tell me that they yearn to have passion in their work, but they just don’t know how to find it.

Fear is inevitable and real, but the way we understand and react to it is not.

That word, if you dig below possible negative reasons (such as fear) or external reasons (such as money)

Of course, the most powerful obstacles to living in resonance with the highest goal come from the media, our schools, our parents and friends—our society. All of them tell us to chase a successful life that will be admired by others.

the highest or optimal that we can attain. In other words, we settle; we sub-optimize.

that you have for doing something, represents just one quality of your essence, your Self. When you see what that word is—be it Love, Communication, Wisdom, Energy, Tranquility, Fun, Creativity, Service, Silence, Connection, Peace, Joy, or any number of other qualities that may be part of who you are at core—acknowledge that quality as being part o

These stories give us direction for dealing with the paradox of faith: We must have enough faith to do the acts that give us an experience of faith. As with all paradoxes, we need to see the bigger picture in order to deal with it.

I trace the difficulty and anguish to the human propensity to make comparisons. Instead of diving into who they are and what that means for their work, people look to those who seem to be successful and seem to have passion in their lives.