How to see

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All religious teachers have recognized that we human beings do not naturally see; we have to be taught how to see.

Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemporary Prayer

"I"

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Just as it is known

That an image of one’s face is seen

Depending on a mirror

But does not really exist as a face.

So the conception of “I” exists

Depending on mind and body.

But like the image of a face

The “I” does not at all exist as its own reality.

Nagarjuna, Precious Garland of Advice

Only being

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No need for words. Only being.

Laura Wright, Quiet Mind, Open Heart: Finding Inner Peace through Reflection, Journaling, and Meditation