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" Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you. "

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" Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life. "

" Is fear preventing you from taking action? Acknowledge the fear, watch it, take your attention into it, be fully present with it. Doing so cuts the link between the fear and your thinking. Don't let the fear rise up into your mind. Use the power of the Now. Fear cannot prevail against it. "

" If danger arises in the present moment, there may be an emotion. There may even be pain. But that's a challenge, not a problem. For a problem to exist, you need time and repetitive mind activity. "

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