Comment: Here is the full passage from which this quotation is taken:Problems only exist in the human mind.
Credit: Anthony de Mello
Problems exist only in the human mind. We might add: in the stupid, sleeping human mind. Reality is not problematic. Take away human beings from this planet and life would go on, nature would go on in all its loveliness and violence. Where would the problem be? No problem. You created the problem. You are the problem. You identified with "me" and that is the problem. The feeling is in you, not in reality.
Source: Awareness
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