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   From: cuddly@mindless.com   
      
   On 9/10/2016 10:52 PM, Tang Huyen wrote:   
   > On 9/10/2016 11:38 AM, brian mitchell wrote:   
   >   
   >> And rain is water that falls from the sky.   
   >>   
   >> I think we can go a little deeper into things than that.   
   >   
   > And grace is benediction that falls from God.   
   > Or it can be self-induced by dint of the human   
   > psyche, given its patterns which are mostly   
   > predictable even if never fully predictable.   
   > It consists in coming to terms with oneself   
   > and one's lot (moira), to reconcile oneself   
   > with oneself, in closed circle, so that one's   
   > lot becomes, not a burden, but a blessing, in   
   > disguise or not. It occurs when one accepts,   
   > and does not when one resists. That is as   
   > deep as I can go. (All the usual disclaimers ...)   
   >   
   > Tang Huyen   
   >   
      
      
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