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" I think what's important is for us to decipher what is honest and what is dishonest and be accepting of those things and not operating from fear. "

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" What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it. "

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