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Lately, my thoughts have been returning to the Zen koan: Not knowing is most intimate. Which, to me, implies that it is only when we are in states of deep un-knowing that we truly meet ourselves, that we can truly be intimate with all the parts of ourselves — and each other.

Not knowing what you want to do with your life—or not at least having some ideas about what to do next—is a defense against that terror. It is a reluctance to admit that the possibilities are not endless. It is a way of pretending there is nothing you can do to improve your situation. It is a resistance against accepting that there are no right ans

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So, one of the ideas to remember is that the need to feel secure is only a bad habit. You can feel secure even when you don’t know what will happen next. It’s only a custom of ego that requires you to “need to know.” You don’t! When you become more infinite in your perception, you become more open, and knowing what will happen next becomes less imp

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