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           Andit’sonlytheimmediateonesthatmatter.Itspastandfutureactionstooaremeaningless.

           33.It’snormaltofeelpaininyourhandsandfeet,ifyou’reusingyourfeetasfeetandyourhandsashands.Andforahumanbeingtofeelstressisnormal—ifhe’slivinganormalhumanlife.

           Andifit’snormal,howcanitbebad?

           34.Thieves,perverts,parricides,dictators:thekindofpleasurestheyenjoy.

           35.Haveyounoticedhowprofessionalswillmeetthemanonthestreethalfwaybutwithoutcompromisingthelogosoftheirtrade?Shouldweashumansfeellessresponsibilitytoourlogosthanbuildersorpharmacistsdo?Alogoswesharewiththedivine?

           36.AsiaandEurope:distantrecessesoftheuniverse.

           Theocean:adropofwater.

           MountAthos:amolehill.

           Thepresent:asplitsecondineternity.

           Minuscule,transitory,insignificant.

           36a.Everythingderivesfromit—thatuniversalmind—eitheraseffectorconsequence.Thelion’sjaws,thepoisonoussubstances,andeveryharmfulthing—fromthornstomud...areby-productsofthegoodandbeautiful.Sodon’tlookatthemasalientowhatyourevere,butfocusonthesourcethatallthingsspringfrom.

           37.Ifyou’veseenthepresentthenyou’veseeneverything—asit’sbeensincethebeginning,asitwillbeforever.Thesamesubstance,thesameform.Allofit.