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“Those who are less than noble fall
On their heads when the path gets rough.”
Me 
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Certainly not! Welcome to the large and not at all exclusive club!
I so appreciate the ruthless honesty of that passage. The more we can all surrender to being authentically where we are as human beings afflicted by moha, the more we’ll be able to wake up out of that sleep!
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Woof! And what an account it is! Thanks so much Sujith, it is so beautiful, so beautifully gritty and grounded, and so compelling as to offer substantive hope and encouragement.
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Those who are Noble, also fall
On their heads when the going gets rough (sekha parihani).
It’s ok, isn’t it?
Don’t expect too much, from your self
Just keep going, you’ll get there in the end
Things, can only keep getting better- not worse
Dukkha is the instigator of my efforts.
I estimate your demise, second by second
grinding away the rafters covering the gold within
My past efforts have been fruitful
My future, two steps forward, one step back
With metta
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