This book belonged to a former professor of mine. He has been setting some books out on a table as giveaways and I just happened to pick it up.

One of the first things I read was this:

• “The wrong way to take refuge involves seeking shelter—worshipping mountains, sun gods, moon gods, deities of any kind simply because they would seem greater than we…Taking refuge in a mother or father-principle is truly self-defeating; the refuge-seeker has no real basic strength at all, no true inspiration. He is constantly busy assessing greater and smaller powers…We seek refuge because we cannot afford to be small and without protection. We tend to be apolgetic: ‘I am such a small thing, but I acknowledge your great quality. I would like to worship and join your greatness, so will you please protect me?’”