Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist Center in London. The Dark Night of the Soul: By Peter Holleran Prelude "The sugar cane yields its sweet juice only after it has been crushed relentlessly in a mill. The human entity yields its noblest traits and truest wisdom only after it has been crushed repeatedly in the mill of anguish. " - Paul Brunton (1) “No one has been united to his Beloved through mirth. Whoever has attained communion with him has done so after shedding many tears. Kagyu Monlam Webcast (9) Karmapa. Pilgrimage 2012. Garuda Trading.