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To Find Oneself Living In An Age Of Doubt Is Not Such A Curse. There Is A Kind Of Reverence In Undertaking The Quest For Truth, Even Before The First Scrap Has Been Found.

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To Find Oneself Living In An Age Of Doubt Is Not Such A Curse. There Is A Kind Of Reverence In Undertaking The Quest For Truth, Even Before The First Scrap Has Been Found.

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Live In The Moment

The Struggle Is Part Of The Creative Process, And It's Very Enjoyable To Have The Struggle. Without The Struggle, There Would Be No Joy In Creativity. The One Thing That Is Not Enjoyable Is If You Get Attached To The Outcome. And If You're Constantly Looking For Approval And You Are Not Immune To Criticism, Then You Are In Trouble, And You Will Continue To Be Struggling And Never Find The Creative Impulse.

Your Very Existence Is Evidence Of Your Innate Creativity. In Every Moment You Are Co-creating Your Reality Through Your Thoughts, Your Intentions, Your Words And Your Actions.

One's Attention Has To Penetrate The Chaotic Activity, Pass Through All The Layers Of Subtle Thought, And At Last Emerge Into Silence. This Is The Basic Process Of Transcending.

The Secret To Creative Freedom Is Letting Go Of Our Habitual Certainities.

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