Running away from fear is fear; fighting pain is pain; trying to be brave is being scared. If the mind is in… — Alan W. Watts
Running away from fear is fear; fighting pain is pain; trying to be brave is being scared. If the mind is in pain, the mind is pain. The thinker has no other form than his thought.
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