"Re-examine all that you have been told, dismiss that which insults your soul.












Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, when I give I give myself.
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"I exist as I am that is enough If no other in the world be aware I sit content And if each and all be aware I sit content.
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"Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.
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