"If, in spite of difficulties, man continues to walk on the path of life without stumbling, he is strong. He who is strong endures all trials. Suffering is a heavy burden which we drag upwards. It is fortunate that there are Intelligent Beings who help us. God says, 'Search for me in days of sorrow.'

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"Through his trials and suffering, man can determine the degree of his development. If his spirit is strong, he endures. If you suffer and bear your suffering with joy, you have Love. The more a man progresses, the greater are the suffering, trials and tribulations which he meets in life. Be thankful that you have difficulties so that you may come to know your character and the strength of your belief. Man must be ready to give up everything for Love, Wisdom and Truth.

"It is utterly disagreeable to me when I see that someone suffers without Love. It is something else if you have the consciousness - the courage - to suffer for Truth. This, however, is possible only with Love.

"What would I gain if I exposed you to trials, persecutions and longings for my own sake? If, in your souls, the profound desire to come to understand God and the whole of Life appears, your suffering will be mindful: this is suffering with Love. When I meet such a man, I am ready to embrace and kiss him. If you do not suffer with Love, I will tell you, 'Brother, you cause me great sorrow.' Why? Because you suffer without Love.

"Why is it that God who is Perfect and all-Knowing has allowed these contradictions? So that He may test your love. God asks, 'Can you love Me after all suffering? If you can love Me, your love is true. But if you can love me only after I have given you the greatest bounty - this is natural.'

"God has now put people under these conditions, so that they may pass through all sieves. After He has tested them, He will admit them into His Kingdom. He will give them power, knowledge and wisdom to govern the world with.

"When a certain trial is given to a man, he can endure it. Any trial which is given to man does not exceed his strength. When suffering comes to you, put on your new clothes; but when you have endured it, take off your new clothes and put on your usual clothes and become like all other people.

"When you are sad, rise above this. Many of your troubles are illusory. In the earthly life, there will always exist disappointments. Someone is a great actor and is accustomed to being applauded. When he becomes old, people will applaud someone else. He says, 'How beautiful it was at one time.' In the future, this man will again have good conditions. Life does not consist of one day only.

"Suffering is only for a moment. It lasts for a short time. God's Anger lasts for one moment, yet His Mercy endures forever.

"Two extremes exist: too much suffering is superfluous, but to be without any suffering is the other extreme. You need to have at least a few pennies worth of suffering.

"We lack compassion for the people who suffer. We also lack compassion for the animals which we cause to suffer.

"When a man suffers, he needs to wait for the Sun to rise. As soon as the Sun rises, the suffering disappears. When you pass through a trial, think of all the beings who suffer and say, 'Many people suffer together with me.' The intelligent man stands above suffering. The human spirit is above everything. There is no power which could crush it. Therefore man must defeat suffering.

"You have endured so many things in the past, but you have forgotten.

There was a time when there were many volcanic eruptions and lava flows, and people have been buried in the ashes, in the lava. So much has man endured on earth!

"A new culture is coming. Everything which has happened will be forgotten. As long as one is ill, he thinks he will never forget about it; but as soon as the illness goes away, he forgets about it, as if it were only a dream."