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We find it natural to seek relief from the world around us, a world appearing to be one stronghold atop another of stressful conditions and anxiety-producing events. Accordingly, we seek relief from these contentment-crushing states by struggling to change those circumstances we see as being responsible for their cause. Think of all the ways we’ve…

Please Father Whenever I turn from Thee, Remind me Of what I already know …About empty places And vacant faces… The cost of rushing and finally reaching Nowhere to go. Please Father Whenever I turn from Thee, Remind me What this world holds without You …Smoldering desires And laughing liars… The deep despairing of souls…

Trying to be something that we are not, or loathing ourselves for imagined shortcomings, is born of resistance, the root of reincarnating all that we wish to no longer be; dying to ourselves begins with returning to ourselves – with being what we are – nothing more, nothing less.

QUESTION I am tired of suffering uselessly, and want to make a new wish for greater self-understanding. Are there any practical steps I can take to strengthen my wish? ANSWER It may not seem so at the time of a trouble, but the truth is, the only thing any of us suffer from (psychologically) is…
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