Insight Vol 1_113

no here, no there and you will not
feel there is any loss when those
you love are called higher. Do
not think you must submit to all the
evil of life, to be in accord with God.
he does not will evil, but always good,
therefore, mankind is right to fight
disease and suffering of all kinds, for
these things are not in accordance
with God's will.
Q. Then asceticism is not a virtue to
be cultivated?
A. Self control is necessary, but not
the useless denying oneself what has
been provided to make life beautiful.
What you can do without, that your
brother may have of your abundance
is the highest self-denial. The
[?] are of the blessings of life is a
[duty?] and do not think you can grow
by selfishly denying yourself for your own
good and not for the good of another.