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Nikhil P. Freeman
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“The best antidote to the hindrance of doubt is to find people, books, ideas, and teachers that inspire you to think big about yourself, and then follow up these sources of inspiration.”
― Meditation and Relaxation in Plain English
― Meditation and Relaxation in Plain English

“It can be difficult to speak truth to power. Circumstances, however, have made doing so increasingly necessary.”
― Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays
― Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

“So I had to face the fact that I was blessed with abilities that were considered symptoms of emotional abnormality or mental derangement by psychology, often thought of as demonic by religion, and whose very existence was denied altogether by science. So in my darker moments I used to think that my psychic initiation and subsequent experiences were a mixed bag, to say the least. But the fact is that I was very sensitive to criticism for the very good reason that often I shared many of the beliefs that stimulated it.”
― The God of Jane: A Psychic Manifesto
― The God of Jane: A Psychic Manifesto

“Individuals often turn to poetry, not only to glean strength
and perspective from the words of others, but to give birth
to their own poetic voices and to hold history accountable
for the catastrophes rearranging their lives.”
― Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays
and perspective from the words of others, but to give birth
to their own poetic voices and to hold history accountable
for the catastrophes rearranging their lives.”
― Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

“I smiled a bit, thinking how meaningless rejection becomes as the years roll by.”
― The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir
― The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

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