A Soulful Journey

“Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws life, its strength; and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life.” –Joseph Conrad

The devil is not a force outside of us that beckons us with nocturnal whispers to do evil.   That is displacement.     The devil is within.   We call it the yetser ha-ra .   Yes, it is an urge to follow an uncaring path but it is not “other,” it is us.       “…the belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.”  – Joseph Conrad The good aspect of this belief system is that we can always choose to rule over it and not vice versa.