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... listened to her own telling , and , consequently , revised — that is , perceived freshly - her own telling . By listening attentively to the telling , the teller clarifies the vision . To listen is to know . The first words were ...
... listened to her own telling , and , consequently , revised — that is , perceived freshly - her own telling . By listening attentively to the telling , the teller clarifies the vision . To listen is to know . The first words were ...
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... listen as Kuan Yin listens ; in order to listen as she does , the listener must become the act of listening completely . To listen is to see . The Talmudic tradition identifies the goddess Shekhinah as " the audible and visible ...
... listen as Kuan Yin listens ; in order to listen as she does , the listener must become the act of listening completely . To listen is to see . The Talmudic tradition identifies the goddess Shekhinah as " the audible and visible ...
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... listen to me as one listens to the rain , without listening , hear what I say with eyes open inward , asleep with all five senses awake , it's raining , light footsteps , a murmur of syllables , air and water , words with no weight ...
... listen to me as one listens to the rain , without listening , hear what I say with eyes open inward , asleep with all five senses awake , it's raining , light footsteps , a murmur of syllables , air and water , words with no weight ...
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Orthodox Heterodox Paradox | 15 |
The Degradation of Money | 27 |
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