i thought i was casting off illusion when i left christianity, and indeed i was, but it would seem that i left one veiled world for another i am told that the mind is itself a veil, constantly filtering a cacophony of inputs into a disorderly stack of papers –
/then we are separated only by (and in accordance with) our own (misguided?) perceptions about ourselves and about each other. /but if we gave those up, we would cease to be ourselves and each other. /that is why we cannot let go, cannot eject;/we endeavor instead to steer our own
is perhaps a felt sense. or rather: dignity is a felt sense, whereas entitlement is projected. an animal scratches an itch without thought. what do you do? a meditator becomes like an animal, calls it unity. dignity?