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The body is a sensing instrument of consciousness. Without the body and mind, the trees could not see themselves. Usually we think that we are looking at a tree, but the tree is looking at itself through us. Without this instrument, the tree does not get to see itself. We are sensing instruments of the Divine.

Adyashanti

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