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At first it seems as if begoing follows becoming. But look even closer and you will see that there are only flashes of lightning illuminating the empty sky.
Adyashanti
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Adyashanti
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 1
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Cupertino
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Steven Gray
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Whatever you can become will ultimately be destroyed. Only what you already are can't be taken away.
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What matters are not the truths other people tell us or the practices that we are able to mimic, but the spiritual discoveries we make through personal investigation.
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A spiritual teaching is a finger pointing toward Reality it is not Reality itself. To be in a true and mature relationship with a spiritual teaching requires you to apply it, not simply believe in it.
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