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Life—receiving itself as itself, part II

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Jul 11, 2019
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This idea of receiving life itself as itself is closely related to this idea of the feeling basis of existence. Receiving life is above all an emotional experience. The more intimately I reside within the stillness of my own being, the clearer this becomes.

My ego is a completely insensitive creature with no regard whatsoever for others, except in terms …

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