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Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth. It's seeing through the facade of pretence. It's the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true.

Adyashanti

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Adyashanti
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 1
Spirituality
Teacher
Writer
Cupertino
California
Steven Gray
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