“We have become unaware of the magnificence of our true nature on account of our upbringing, conditioning, and education, all of which paint a very different picture of who we are – and all of which we believe.”

— Mooji

Greater than Sky, Vaster than Space, (2018), Part I

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Jamaican spiritual teacher 1954

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