And unfortunately life for those who cannot or will not face this present moment is often violent and punishing; it’s not nice; it doesn’t care. Still, the truth is that it’s not life, it’s ourselves who are creating this misery. But if we really refuse to look at what we are doing—and I’m sorry how few people will look—then we’re going to be punished by our life. And then we wonder why it’s so hard on us. However, for those who patiently practice—sitting, sitting, sitting; who begin to practice steadily in their daily life—for those people there will be more and more a taste of the joy in a
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