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Tyler's avatar

I celebrate your bravery and vulnerability in sharing this... and I celebrate your clarity, humor, and your generous summarizing of 600 page books a public service.

I have a request: Either here and now, or somewhere sometime, could you please share more of your understanding of #8: "Almaas places particular emphasis on the experience of Support. As we come to identify more with Being, we shift from constantly “needing support” to, as one student in the book describes it, “being Support.”"

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Tucker Walsh's avatar

Just ordered the Almaas book! You're the 27th person who has mentioned it in the past year, so I guess I should finally listen and read it!! Thanks for being the straw that broke the narcissist's back ;)

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Dechen Ellen's avatar

Ha! Thank you dear one for reading this. I'm looking forward to hearing how it lands for you. I think you'll like it. It's really an amazing text.

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Sherry Zhang's avatar

Hi Dechen, I completely resonate with this...I wrote a poem recently on my substack somewhat speaking to these themes as well. Incidentally, I'm a friend of Sam's and had been thinking of joining the event! Hope to cross paths sometime.

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Dechen Ellen's avatar

Sherry, thanks so much for your comment. It's good to meet you here! I hope we'll cross paths too. So glad to know we are connected through Sam. I'm heading over to look for the poem.

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Okie Rhetorician's avatar

You are a beautiful writer. I love the self-reflection in your work. Thanks for sharing.

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Dechen Ellen's avatar

Aw. This means a lot to me, Jon. Thank you so much for the encouragement!!

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