Jay Michaelson

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All relaxation does is allow the truth to be felt. The mind is cleared, like a dirty window wiped clean, and the magnitude of what we might ordinarily take for granted inspires tears

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There’s no path to liberation that doesn’t pass through the shadow

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What a miracle, that all we have to do to be beautifully loving creatures is just relax and allow

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At the last stages of the journey, there’s no journey at all

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Sometimes, sitting there on the cushion failing to watch your breath, it can feel like you’re the only weirdo weird enough to be wasting your time in this way. But you’re not! There are generations of weirdos, monasteries full of them, and we have the benefit of their accumulated wisdom