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object that stands in its way and blocks the space beyond it. There it
remains—not vanishing, or falling away.
That’s what the outpouring—the diffusion—of thought should be like:
not emptied out, but extended. And not striking at obstacles with fury and
violence, or falling away before them, but holding its ground and
illuminating what receives it.
What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.
58. Fear of death is fear of what we may experience. Nothing at all, or
something quite new. But if we experience nothing, we can experience
nothing bad. And if our experience changes, then our existence will change
with it—change, but not cease.
59. People exist for one another. You can instruct or endure them.
60. An arrow has one motion and the mind another. Even when pausing,
even when weighing conclusions, the mind is moving forward, toward its
goal.
61. To enter others’ minds and let them enter yours.