"Going through life's passages is difficult at best and for some totally overwhelming. It is not easy to grow up and take responsibility for out lives. We continually want someone to save us from the disasters and sorrows we experience....Spiritual maturity comes as we learn to live through the highs and lows of life, the joys and the sorrows. Maturity appears when we learn that inquiring into our life, as it is, is the alchemy that turns disasters and mistakes into the gold of generosity and compassion." Zen Master Dae Gak