Pain only ceases when there is really nothing left to lose. And nothing is really nothing.

The Buddha smiles!

Fernando Pessoa had not only a vast knowledge, but also wisdom. But he could not survive his addition to alcohol. Aleister Crowley developed immense power, but that was not enough to win his heroin addition. What was lacking in each one and / or both of them ?
And the really Great Men ? Were their lives easy ?
No, no one becomes a Great Man with an easy life. But a tough life does not implicate a special destiny.

Maybe this is the process for many individuals : first one reads a book, then starts practicing the exercises, then comes to the to the conclusion that didn't understood well something. He grabs the books and finally understands the true meaning of the words.

First step: know who and how you are, your tendencies, your patterns of thought, but also your body. Then, rectify your dark matter.

When someone realizes that his fate is not an easy one, he blames god, nature, the heavens for his misfortune, but doesn't see the way he is closer to liberation of human bonds. The lucky ones and egomaniacs don't need to search for something higher than mere human condition.

A real artist is an alchemist. He has to transform the misery he feels into beauty, as the alchemist turns lead into gold.