You're Trying Too Hard: Discover the Surprising Truth about Self Realization
by Joey Lott
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“Belief cannot give you what already is. Belief can merely obscure that clarity of ever-present reality, which is non-conceptual.”
“Ideas will never give you what you want. You want the simplicity of being. The peace that surpasses understanding. The reality of what is.”
“Ideas will never give you what you want. You want the simplicity of being. The peace that surpasses understanding. The reality of what is. What you seek is unavoidable. What you seek is what is. Already. This.”
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“Belief cannot give you what already is. Belief can merely obscure that clarity of ever-present reality, which is non-conceptual.”
“Belief is merely a thought or idea that is held to be true. No thought or idea is true. This is the flaw. In fact, in direct experience, no thought or idea can be found.”
“Ideas will never give you what you want. You want the simplicity of being. The peace that surpasses understanding. The reality of what is. What you seek is unavoidable. What you seek is what is. Already. This.”
“Ideas will never give you what you want. You want the simplicity of being. The peace that surpasses understanding. The reality of what is.”
