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Human beings walk around with a fishbowl over their head full of thoughts about themselves. Instead of naturally processing outside experiences as they come in, we trap the ones we can\u2019t handle inside this bowl. These stored impressions distort our perception and generate endless preferences about what should or shouldn\u2019t be happening. True spirituality is about letting each experience pass through fully processed\u2014whether joyful or painful\u2014without clinging. When no longer distracted by these stored impressions, one enters a state of openness, equanimity, and ecstatic unity with all of creation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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