Constant chattering fills up the space with phrases, protecting the body-mind complex we think we are. Even if the conclusions are relatively correct, it’s still a disturbance as far as the spiritual path is concerned. Before the story there’s just not much going on. The leading edge of the story is your opportunity because it is still texture until we start constructing something about it. There’s nothing to correct. Just receive, just intend and return to the vow. Anything that shows up as being other we can fight with or ignore, but if you see what it is, you’re not separate from it. End of story.
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