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“Be here now.” https://soulfulsojourn.com/be-h

“Be here now.”
https://soulfulsojourn.com/be-here-now/
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One morning, after sitting quietly for some time, it became incredibly obvious that it’s not possible to be anything other than here now—not anywhere other than here, nor at any other time than now. It’s not possible to be in the past, for it is gone. Nor in the future, which has yet to come. It’s not possible to be where I am not. So why is it so difficult to 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸? It is, and it isn't.
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‘Where have I been for the past x minutes?’ is a common experience with a common answer, ‘wrapped up in my thoughts, or fears, or excitement, etc.’ Despite eager attempts to stay present and not to daydream, restlessness sets in quickly. At some point, we realise that the mental movie theatre had, once again, imprisoned us. During one week-long meditation retreat I attended, we participants spent most of the day alone, each in our own, small space—what felt more like the inside of a cupboard. There was a day when wrestling with the disquiet within was particularly strong. At some point, I found myself standing on my head wondering how the hell I’d gotten into that position and how long I’d been there. I had completely forgotten myself so as not to experience the torrent inside.
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“𝘔𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘳.” ~𝘏𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘒𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵
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When love is present, I do not fear missteps, nor abandonment, nor misunderstanding. I know that I am loved and held with respect, even when incongruous. In place of dread, commitment to awareness and presence are strengthened, giving rise to more compassionate, vigilant, loving and respectful being. Energy is freed for nurturing integrity and congruity, not wasted in worry about, then hiding or defending, imminent missteps.
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In the space that two people hold for such beauty, there is openness of listening, communication and self-reflection. Preconception and prejudice give way to investigation and exploration. This love can be shared in any type of relationship: a partnership, friendship, between passing strangers and nature. All that is needed is to meet in willingness, openness, sincerity, and vulnerability.
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And in the case that devoted being does not appear to be reciprocal, the earnest space can still be held open through awareness of the larger context in Consciousness. For, there is no otherness, only various hues of infinite Self.
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❝𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.❞ — @muktisource
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https://soulfulsojourn.com/devoted-being/

~𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁

~𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁~
ㅤ ㅤㅤ𝘕𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨.
ㅤ ㅤㅤ𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺.
ㅤ ㅤㅤ𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸.
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The mind will never understand this, but it can realise its truth.
How? By giving up the striving to understand.
This does not mean that the mind is something to be rid of, or to be silenced.
It merely becomes silent by observing itself and what it perceives.
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ㅤ ㅤㅤ𝘕𝘰𝘸, 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺.
ㅤ ㅤㅤ𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴.
ㅤ ㅤㅤ𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴.
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But the mind must be reminded in earnest, to keep looking, to be curious.
For the mind, and its activity of ego, enraptures itself by running away with and in its own compositions.
There must be willingness to give up, to let go of, all that is believed and held onto.
And through this process there is a returning home, to the place of no-place that was never departed.
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ㅤ ㅤㅤ𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘴.
ㅤ ㅤㅤ𝘛𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘮𝘦’ 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘶𝘯.
ㅤ ㅤㅤ𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦.ㅤ
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❝𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥.
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𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰, 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵, 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮, 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴.❞
– 𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖 𝙐𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙
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https://soulfulsojourn.com/being-present/

~ 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 ~ Attaching any amo

~ 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 ~
Attaching any amount of identity to an object, action, feeling, thought, or belief creates a fixation point.
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Identification is celebrated in our society as a way to create or maintain stability, purpose and meaning. The heavy cost is that it becomes an anchor which limits infinite being.
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It can be scary and confusing to 'let go'. The mind is uncomfortable with a lack of solid footing. Its job is activity—to make judgements and problem solve. Since a mind at rest quickly finds itself in discomfort, the mind will never be satisfied or at peace. Instead of attempting to remove identity, the mind’s job, beliefs or even to 'let go', look closer. Examine the subtleties. Be curious. Notice what is present before any of it.
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By doing so, the mind becomes the tool that sees through its own constructs. Then, Consciousness shines in simply 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 present.
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❝𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘵. 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥.❞
~𝙍𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧
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https://soulfulsojourn.com/curious/

~ To be present is to be infinite. The mind, fear

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To be present is to be infinite.
The mind, fearful of the unknown, unsteady.
Awareness, at home, in the lasting peace of its own being.
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~ 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 Before witness and witnessi

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𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴
Before witness and witnessing.
Simpler than right or wrong.
True yesterday, tomorrow and now.
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So quiet that it cannot be heard. Yet all sounds are its own voice.
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So plain that the slightest movement is to miss it. Yet all movement occurs because of it.
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To search for it is to seek in vain. Yet investigation happens in order to know it was never lost.
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❝𝘉𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 '𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨' 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨.
~𝙍𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧❞
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https://soulfulsojourn.com/being/

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𝗡𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Hurrying tension
Running away
Solidification
Resistance
Demands
Grasping
Chasing
Striving
Beliefs
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What is prior to it all
Being that
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❝𝘛𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.❞
~𝙈𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚
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𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 —>
𝗔𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (…in two comments below or at https://soulfulsojourn.com/no-more-accumulation/. Link in bio.)

~ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 ~ Now is all there

~ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 ~
Now is all there is.
No anchoring past.
No imagined future.
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Life is all there is.
All form, shades of infinite.
All activity, mirages in mind.
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Nothing apart from Now.
Only 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨
Present.
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❝𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 — 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.❞
~𝙍𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖, 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙚 𝙄
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~ Meeting Within ~ 🇸🇪 “När jag får konta

~ Meeting Within ~
🇸🇪 “När jag får kontakt med djupet inom mig, då händer också något med mitt sätt att möta dig.”
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🇬🇧 ”When I get in touch with the depth within me, then something also happens with my way of meeting you.” *
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The quote is a lovely soundbite, but what does it mean? What happens when I connect with the depth within?

For me, there’s an instant space, held and suffused with gentleness. It is presence itself, full of possibility for knowing and being our essential nature of love and happiness. It is infinite caring. There is readiness and willingness, to listen and see. Even the concept of letting go begins to fade because the idea of time has ebbed. Hardship isn’t removed but it no longer holds a sting. We are in God’s heaven, Brahma’s knowledge. There is no end-game other than to stay in the depth of meeting.

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* Are Norrhava, Djup tid och tunna ställen [Deep time and thin places]. (Translation mine.)

"And perhaps, just perhaps, it's only by going int

"And perhaps, just perhaps, it's only by going into the depths of ourselves that we will ever come to discover real joy."
~Peter Kingsley

What is present 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 the addit

What is present 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 the addition and accumulation of anything?

Prior to seeking, striving, thinking, doing, endeavouring, identifying, feeling, desiring, perceiving, believing, becoming or letting go, what is already and always?

Find out by being aware of being aware.

~ Noticing divinity everywhere. It is understood.

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Noticing divinity everywhere.
It is understood.
Divinity is all there is.

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