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We all implicitly knQw rhllt there is h ug_e ad \':~.nmg.e M I.IS.tng whn! h~$ «mr bd0u;,111Ji!diog on rh.c crearhre genius 3nd hard work ofotbcl'fwho ltt'llr.td thl: bsruos of .effort .and dedirotion toos.:plorer:s wtrc ~c.ic.m·i~t$;' poc!ts, a.rrt...s ~. rfilluu'fhcf)t,..:t:J,I~mel'l, or yogls..ln any domain thatil-woJv•!f leam~ng, we ri;,; oou~l\'tio $'.l11ding on the shouldcrli of thulie who tur ll')'m 1nrult biolnj..'lf'al (.:.llp.-c:.it\1 h~ fUJI QWJl •tTurn ,;..1111•. \'ft ill lli\T the ~.-!emir. I (Qr tp.:lkt:tl lllllK\I:.;I(C. &u if ll huJll.i.ll ~, 1 J"IY\~ ''i' in h•I,Hlm• fuuu tUJAnl.')', uar /(',(rnm~ l.a:t.gtngt ,hrou"h ~on:: teitha- 1hrougt. tu::·.Ann-o: Qtlhrough "i;'' langu;l;_ttj, t h;t ~~ptnn. tr •crm•, r~'''.ql f-t· JuiJ} •lcvdnped l.atn ).o~tge- ..w..t ho of mt:m11! h n ·1 '~'l'ltf• (o>gniJm: and etOtlfllln.&l, ,~r~ oo~ru•.,tnJ, 1tul ~t-.ecdt, r:vrr, l'btutlu~. •t1'toriJ··n'rnUt>tl.

rb: frmiM¥1"~ ''hen: (6 bepu wlrh. but !r n~J~ ID l.r- ptrnM:d, aculptcd, dl.lpellf. uurtu(c:d 1iv'ou~l~ tnu~t•ioll in ltXll\di rr;uJ.t b)• hur!Ufl:l rtpoturt 1o facet m.U.mg thQK' Klllnda1t•l ere mnraa..., 10 inltucrin, tt• td.&bun4ahry wnh ttthc-r h·UTU1n11 ' ' ' r bc~r •mdh. u wdl :u their =•~mdc, ll mub~l .1nd nchlr ttnMn emotional conntttmn. Fo1 the bto~m •vn &lldi In impurlaur w11v-. •• 11 muh uf ~pc:tlt'ttaa. 1\n.-1 rh-. appar 4

fndv nerd. to hlppeu dunn!¢ a "IUUI Will~ u( chmnologicaltln-rlt,.:~ mmt fur lat!guage dc~lopmem to oa."Ut. 1f tha windnw tJ p;~md-.ow ~~mhiOIJ, wt wiD fa1&a&l1 nlll.llfl}' l'f!Uk, wj-.:h our owu twund.cupo.city end iu ~ ~ cmpi) wr of n:-.~ch bc:au.c 1hc- tc1ariot\.J dim~arion ... thm: » twlcl nuutc tarmio u "'" ~cr 111 e meditation For mcditu~ Jhcta.r1 did not ,.rri,·c: 1n (Alf" pte--~t c:m ou: of ,, v.~cuwn. Tbo$e. wbn, etmr. bt(on: •n, the: dirttr md muluply-brmchmg lmea.geo; o! :e.Wlut ~hu~ b.uk t•> rbc 1imt r,r' the Buddlu and wdl btf(lrttbe 1:$uddiu.proT'de" in441 ntJp, ~n aut-nng. ,lv';lilablr lOt u~ 10 txFiorc l.lld 011..c rhc mc;l11114 ~.11aeac mur1 L'Jfl amplity ::and enncb our pot.,-lbdtnt'• IM the m.nct 11M 1«•I lbt' lium:.m rn1ud and n potc:nuoll th11.1 wc: h..n;: a.l.rt-.i(h cm1

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d((:IC!i. tn r~ v.'Odd and in ow:. own he:tn"5.1f vtt .ate conrinu.all~· cre.:~ring ,;:WfMiou in l)urb,-es. !Uid caW:i11g bnnn t4) othe.rs ao•lro our:-cJ....,~. 1t i:: dr.n agsutio,n and b.um that we \Vill cm.:ouotd in uur m.tilit.nion prac~ be· ca1•.,c. that is wh~r woc IlK lttding. If we h.ope for 11 degne nf peu:e iu our cm11 min,d wd ~n, lt ts o~· oommon.,eilstcal rhat we will hc~lelit iCom no lon~1 fw.fu!g tlli.'He hann£ul tendencie~ .and bc:bavi(>(s tn ound~.la 'bii w~t>·.ju.st by· fonnirsg tbe i.nttnriol'l q) mogniu:- a..,\ll;urk -av.en•e. ourhllutwriity 'lu squ:ml) un t:l(h one t~f u-s, no m~ucr l\'har our nok O'T \l;ltus-.in ,ocicry. Tht'tt: Me ,im~ in whieh c.\'Cn in the mili~!)', diso~ing ordcss ukc:1 pl't'ecdt!n« 1'11cr obef.ng orders. One ~~)J)nai.~ncx: heJic(1pt~r pili>t, tl}'UJg- oo.u i\ly l •i u dn: timf.lUing. Ulrl~rutehi lt~1 only indh•tduals, ea.ch one of us, who- lltt;11hr11 1\ul '' •

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J.o$eph GolU~l'Cin describes it as.that '(juaiity of mind th;tt eHIIia;.es wh.ar i~ present wiJhOut j\adgmcnt, wnho\lt into-ft:rcm:e, h: 1~ iike 11 n1lrl'r t h.H de:.-'J}' reJlecrs. wh.n (t()mc..s before it." Larry Ro~enbcr,g:. :motbtrr Vi}le "e t:.n,~• hmg iHU t.kul:I.Ih· Rudilh•~• Jlo.nUI l'~:~ying

attention ,or abour .t\PtCJ~f-'· nor 11wthlng I'·U Ito ul.nly E~n~ru or 'vV!>!~>tern,.or N\k~hrrn "'r SoJUd1em for th,at m;ntcl, thr: ellloCII+.c ul fmJidful.ue!t~i-; truly unlvCf!lal.lt l\_oll; 1110n: tJ,>do' v.•ith the natUre ol fl11· hum.u\ miotl than tt doer with itlt()lt)g)'• bcliet1.,

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,...,rid ru our own bemg. or dw: ootcr bnd;cape wtr F'orm" 1't6rr•f»tdl't,ZC: u.ncution'$,)ivota.1 NJ(' m heAirh an-J t!il r;tt< Conui.det rhe dTecu -ol llQ( [T.I:)'UUJ '!ttC•ltion 10 'th11: out bod.ie$ ~tnd mind-·n.r't: con,w·,rly reU,ng Q~. For loog •lretchelf·of Umt, IJI C•lllflll', ~pC'CI~Jl}· II W¢ :.trC iiurly beaJtby tV b&:gu1 With, WC: \;l.ll g~l IW.I~' Wtrh oot pi)'Ulg iltrc.nnon to lHl}'llnng. Or .u l.tc£>t lr;ecm tbat Wily em rhr •url.aC't' But lf wnuu '~" 111ld >ymptom&, t'\.'C'Jl subdc one,,~~~~= ig· nor-:J, Jeir ulW!cndcd for too !e-ng, ;mdif rbr: .:ooditir>n ~'fill t:l.nd ronndt m "too nntch of a bunko on the bod' tlr tht· rtliud, thl~ J.u-.utmrffm om bd ro Ju-tVf'1'1rd!""· t~ ;&trophymg ,.,, diuUjltion of spccifi.: p2c.hw.a)' WtbDtc tind)' tuned lntcgti~ l.!i nc.::c:!IIW'Y to mainain the. d~'Tl!UO:ic pru· (CIW'1I thn underlie balth. 'lllili dis-.:anru:ction can in rum lt'o&d tu ,Jn-

rrplnir.re. whm thinb" a,aUJ.lly sbtt 10 gu \\Tong, 'wing grcml~ aw1:;\ from r~ n.uurill homr.•l'\tilric baluu.'(, lJi,-regularion in turn co~.n L:Mi IV nutr"Khl .:A -tJ'dn (m tbr o;c:ltul.ar, tiHuc. urgo.rn, ur '~ftm~> II:\'Cl, 11 bf't';lk• liou.'lllnt'• dj, ltgui.II("J, dii111ti~ f'I\,IC(l the poin• \\lht.cc. our. Declt no ~oogc:r. flinctiiln.; n,_..tm:illy, and the p.~.in 11nd dLscomtOn :;11d J.lh)~i¢.ttions-in. tlltl~ of mbtiQf1 -•rrd poo;;tutc \oJ~td~ring t.>t: tlli"n~. foUowetU.'\•c:r '' tmfflldiup; ul mlf liv1:!1 tfX:Im nlomcnt to tll 1~thcn1 \"h• thu• mtM! th.Jm

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In thr J,uk. f"._"r 11.rt not auf hc.tn~ ;~.t v.lfltnll 1un~:·1 hll(:.l w,rh .lr1••.::n, a•c:-•1 tnr nlif'nf'(J by \IDIIiltutieJ and t Jn dut•e 1int'l>, Yr.us captutef three luntl-1uttll1t-ul.t•l'c..::t• of the hum..-u\ ~nJ.i,non: one, chat \\l'e .ttc:- \Uiful.tilled 1.tnd !ulfcr fr·rit howu 1 rh.tt we uc ..ubk~t ,_, sickm'~*· ,>ld .1.~· Md de;uh, the il\t-)((lt"~ble b\\ of unpcruu nMI.Ct m~t .xm~tant.:.hllt'"e: .md rhn:t, chou '~-:Itt i~l'llnl nt rhe- tme mLcure dl ~~~ frc~ our$th-es tmm tbc d«p ;tn· gUiib oi our p-er.;t~nt h11b1t of •g nonog wb.tr _i$ mu~t •mporr:.mt.? LW\"lnM argue: th:;u n i~ Wn~ pa~c ~1me, and dut 1111W ,,; al~o the pcrfco:t hmc T tue, wr may fed ;u tio1~ nltimauons..of our ,li'Slo'iliUI~ll"t ln \'".tgUe urnug~ Within tht' P~'· ht. OtKc ln J. nrc while. Wi!.tru.~· cvm tllfth nuu11e11 tar_\" gt~.mrJ;;t"-- of iT w:tking up disorienn:d :t.nd friglucnc:d ln the: midJit tll th. -ni~, -or when samC'\"11\C .:.l1,!lt 10 U!i ul.tcro det~h ur dirk Mlddt:nl_\ unr.l.\'ch "''"" if it lu,d :ilw;) becu\ pruna.cily in "lO(lU! ~tmngc '".oar mt':dr imJgitlbi. But tbt'ti 1 isn't tt t.roc th.u ~ll O\lO-n .-.& pohible. •we ~il h;t~k w deep lit~\' aud mctaphMiC:tll\'. J.fld ,mesth.ctizc Olill;d.\'l!.li ~vith one- din:l'llll'n ..,r lii!Other~ Thi~

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AU or !Juddhism b !'\\'MM irtt fi11t ilrtit\•l.triou of his'torical nrrie unfolding '1\•'d th~:-nei"6n: .1 ~en1c of 1hc. pO$sib'iUI.)' of the development of tbe individual widun time, in p~­ tO~l:tl coo~rion with the nummbol>. $0 we could $.\}' 1h:n the bistotitJ.l figur~; of the :Buddh:.t, 1).1ld t hk wbo ln-.:c foUO\oYcd his lead, gave rhe, worl!,l n well-d~fined algomhm~ :l pacll ot'1nqwry, whn~h he h·m~bl f pur~C.Icd .in .,~a~h. of wh:u w-.:.11 mu~c ltmd.un~t:d t() thu.:r~s J. w!de J:tn~ ,,f rlllil:lrl••l~:..~ ~nd !fp«i;lJtiCJ :1 tww Qptio11 tPr their par.;cn1. tQ

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