Read the words again: 'Repent' which means ask God for forgiveness, 'because the kingdom of Heaven is at hand' which means peace is close to you.Īsk for forgiveness because when you do so in all honesty, you bring Heaven in your life. The line: 'Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near' brought fear because to me it meant: 'Repent or else you go to hell.'īut this is not what it means. When Jesus walked the Earth, He said again and again: 'Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.' For many years I misunderstood this message. What you call knowledge is an attempt to impose something comprehensible on life.” Man strives toward reason only so that he can make rules for himself.

Madness is a special form of the spirit and clings to all teachings and philosophies, but even more to daily life, since life itself is full of craziness and at bottom utterly illogical. Madness is not to be despised and not to be feared, but instead you should give it life.If you want to find paths, you should also not spurn madness, since it makes up such a great part of your nature.Be glad that you can recognize it, for you will thus avoid becoming its victim. Let the light of your madness shine, and it will suddenly dawn on you. “Be silent and listen: have you recognized your madness and do you admit it? Have you noticed that all your foundations are completely mired in madness? Do you not want to recognize your madness and welcome it in a friendly manner? You wanted to accept everything.

İnsan ve Sembolleri by C.G. Jung