“Everything depends on his own efforts.”

“And nobody can do for him what he must do for himself.”

“To remember oneself means the same thing as to be aware of oneself — 'I am.'”

“Sometimes it appears spontaneously, but very rarely.”

“It must be brought to a permanent state by means of intentional effort.”

“To be conscious is to be aware that one is.”

“Most people are aware of what they think, what they feel, what they do — but not aware of themselves as the one thinking, feeling, doing.”

“Real consciousness is to be aware of oneself behind all activity.”

“This is the consciousness that the Work aims at.”

“Without effort, no real change is possible.”

“And the effort must be the right kind of effort.”

“Wrong effort makes the situation worse.”

“This is why a school is necessary.”

“And a teacher who has been through the work.”

“You cannot judge yourself. You see yourself only from the outside.”

“Or rather, only from inside the false personality.”

“True self-observation requires a teacher to point out what you cannot see.”

“This is the role of the school.”

“Time is not the moving line we usually take it for.”

“Man cannot be saved or changed by any external force.”