“You will become more conscious if you use the moment of being rebuked or blamed to observe your reaction. You will observe yourself making an excuse, giving a reason.”

—  Barry Long

Knowing Yourself: The True in the False (1996)

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Australian spiritual teacher and writer 1926–2003

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