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su$e# % &e $ealm  &$a%se%e%&al =%8le'e &ei$ alii&", $ &em, as &e i%al au&$i&" is be"% ispu&e# is is 8a& imme$ implies e$e: F%ia% pilsp", % &e %&$a$", as $emai%e &$ai&i%al, supp$&e a% $e$ese %& b" u&8a$-i$e&e e.pe$ime%&, bu& b" &e i%8a$-&u$%e e.pe$ie%es  I'a p$a&ie, i& as i%&e$p$e&e $a&e$ &a% es&$"e i%e$i&e belie, a% i% &u$% bee% b& i%&e$p$e&e a% $$e&e b" &e $es  $eli'i%# +ilsp" a% $eli'i% ie$ i% %ia % e$&ai%  pi%&s, bu& &e$e as %ee$ bee% a issli%', e$all a&&a= $m &e $ep$ese%&a&ies  pu$e $i&iism a'ai%s& &e immem$ial s&$%'l  ppula$ belie# % &e e% &e &8 es&ablisme%&s ae $ei%$e ea &e$, s &a& i% ea ma"  be u% a$a&e$is&is 8i i% ;u$pe 8e sul a&&$ibu&e %l" & i&s ppsi&e# is is 8" &e p$ess$s i% u$  u%ie$si&ies 8 $ s l%' 8e$e $elu&a%& & i'%i" %ia% &i%=i%' abu& u$ ee$las&i%' uma% p$blems 8i& &e $ee=  a% ?es&e$% &i&le +ilsp" 8e$e a$ $m bei%' u%>us&iie# ee$&eless H a% &is is 8a&  pe & be able & s8 H  &e$e e.is&s a% as e.is&e i% %ia 8a& is i%ee a $eal pilsp", as bl a% as b$ea&&a=i%' a% ae%&u$e as a%"&i%' ee$ aEa$e i% &e ?es&e$% 8$l###F20 ?a& is b$ea&&a=i%' i% &e C%is&i s"s&ems  %ia% pilsp" H 8i p$babl" imme$ i%&ui&iel" '$aspe  H is sme&i%'  8i sie%e as % =%8le'e "e& a% abu& 8i i& as bee% e.&$emel" suspiius all al%'# is  pilsp" as bee% mai%l" buil& % &e e.pe$ie%es  I'a samadhi, a &e$m 8i, & ma%" &i%=e$s  &e %i%e&ee%& e%&u$", be&=e%e a si%'ula$l" elusie s&a&e  mi% p$eei%' $m au&-"p%sis# ;e% a 8ie-a8a=e ps"l'is&, li=e @u%', 8i& all is e.pe$ie%e  ps"i pe%me%a, lassiie &ese e.pe$ie%es as l&sam $isi%' up $m &e u%%sius# e$e as bee% abslu&el" % a8a$e%ess  &e a& &a& &e e.pe$ie%e  samadhi, 8e% 'e%ui%e, $ep$ese%&s &e ase%si% & a %e8 ime%si%  %sius%ess 8i is &e &a$'e&  &e elu&i%a$" p$esses s&ill a&ie i% &e uma% b$ai%# e $ela&i%sip be&8ee% mi%, b$ai% a% &e sms, 8i $a&i%alism as %& bee% able & e&e$mi%e "e&  b" &e i$ui&us $u&e  &e i%&elle&, is $eeale i% &is %i&i%  i'l" e%a%e pe$ep&i% 8i& a s&a$&li%' la$i&" i% 8i % ub& is pssible# % &e$ 8$s, 8a&  mea% & asse$& is &a& mi% i&sel pssesses a%&e$ a%%el   bse$a&i%, apa$& $m &e i%&elle&, b" 8i &e ile  &e %ie$se a% be m$e $eail" sle a% &is a%%el mes i%& pe$a&i% i% &e m"s&ial s&a&e  samadhi. 29

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&e$ms  u$ $eas% mi'& be &a%&amu%& & $eui%' & &e psi&i%   a mell8 &able-lamp a mi'&" su% 8i li'&s up, & i%es& &em 8i& a$ie $m a% l$, &e 8le mul&i&ue   b>e&s i% &e sla$ s"s&em# ?a& &e %ia% s"s&ems, Dea%&a a% Saia, aim & &ea is &a& &e eali&" bei% &e  pe%me%al u%ie$se a% u$ mi% is a s&upe%us, i%$eible a% u%ima'i%able Sme&i%' 8i a% ma%ies& &sel i% u%&less &"pes  $ea&i%, i#e# u%ie$ses u%$e'%iEabl" ie$e%& $m ea &e$ a% $m u$ 8%# e bse$i%' e%&i&ies i% &em a% als be ie$e%&, 8i& &e$ pa&&e$%s  %sius%ess a% &e$ a%%els  pe$ep&i% &a% &se &a& ea&u$e &e$$es&$ial lie# B" &e e$" %s&i&u&i%  u$ se%s$" euipme%& a% mi%, 8e a%%& $ame ee% &e ai%&es&  pi&u$e  &ese e.&i &e$ 8$ls a% mi%s 8ee$ a$ 8e ma" &$"# Bu& u$ e.pe$ie%e  $eams a%, & sme e.&e%&,  u%a%%" ps"i pe%me%a mi'&, pe$aps, & a ai%& e'$ee, su''es& &e pssibili&" 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