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The Concentration of Being, Part III: Wrong Concentration of Being
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The Concentration of Being, Part III: Wrong Concentration of Being

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Jul 01, 2022
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There's little difference between the phrase "wrong crystallization" and "wrong concentration of Being." They mean essentially the same thing. The second phrase, which is of my own coinage, gets, I think, a bit closer to the heart of the matter by defining it more exactly. 

Being becomes concentrated in every creature; but when it becomes wrongly concent…

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