Of all the adversary forces to combat the average person in this day and age, there is one person that's presents the toughest challenge. Yes, you guessed it: that would be you. What would the Zen masters of old referred to as "monkey mind" today still exist in much the same form. In fact, the activity of mental madness has proliferated. As we all know, there are a plethora of distractions to invest in. But the aspect of today's average mind that is, perhaps, most destructive is the insatiable need to look outside of ourselves for the root of our problems. Instantly, when problems are presented the question is asked, "Who else is responsible?"

However, all problems are within us. There are indeed issues to be solved in the outer world but it is within that the work must be done. And this is where the battlefield lies. Dealing with our habits, desires, mental dysfunctions is indeed our greatest challenge.