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The Pāli word jhāna literally means “to meditate.” It also refers to a traditional series of deeply concentrated states of absorption, each more profound than the last, in which the mind is undistracted by sensation, thoughts, or moods.
“The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”
― Animal Dreams
― Animal Dreams
“Your dreams, what you hope for and all that, it's not separate from your life. It grows right up out of it. ”
― Animal Dreams
― Animal Dreams
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