‘What is this I that you speak of? This is not in our teaching!’ And she became quiet. And I asked, ‘Tell me about this I that is so unhappy—where is it?’ She pointed to her chest. I said, ‘What shape is it? A triangle? A square? A circle?’ She said, ‘It’s a circle.’ I said, ‘Okay. Imagine the circle in your chest. Meditate on it. Don’t let it move one centimeter to the left or to the right.’ She closed her eyes and focused on it. After a few moments she whispered, ‘It disappeared!’ And we both laughed.” The disciple awakened to the realization that she did not exist and since she did not
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