“Once you have had a glimpse of awareness or Presence, you know it firsthand. It is no longer just a concept in your mind.”

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German writer 1948

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“I once thought that reason
Had led me to You,
And that through feeling
I sensed Your presence,
Caught a glimpse of
You in similitudes,
Knew You in Your perfection.
I know now that I was wrong,
That that truth was flawed.”

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“Once you have had a glimpse of awareness or Presence, you know it firsthand. It is no longer just a concept in your mind.”

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