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I feel that if I let go of "I" and "mine,"
I would lose my identity. How can I exist if I let go of
everything? Won't I become cold and unfeeling? It sounds scary,
like living in a vacuum. Dr Thynn: You have to understand that what you lose is merely an illusion. It never was. You empty the mind of illusion about self. Just let go of the illusion. ......In fact, you are not losing anything. You just remove an imaginary screen before your eyes. In the process you gain wisdom, or panna. From this wisdom unfold the four virtues of unconditional love, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. These virtues manifest themselves as concern, humanness and sensitivity to others. When you have panna you can fully experience the beauty and warmth that is within all human relationships. ......That is why letting go is not losing your illusory ego. You are actually uncovering a great treasure. ............................
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and swift, taking everything along with it; there is no moment, no instant, no second when it stops flowing, but it goes on flowing and continuing. So is human life like a mountian river. The world is in continuous flux and is impermanent. |
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