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           Arethereobstaclestoyouraction?Ifyoufailedtoreckonwiththepossibility,thenthatwouldharmyou,asarationalbeing.Butifyouusecommonsense,youhaven’tbeenharmedorevenobstructed.Noonecanobstructtheoperationsofthemind.Nothingcangetatthem—notfireorsteel,nottyrants,notabuse—nothing.Aslongasit’s"asphere...inperfectstillness."

           42.Ihavenorighttodomyselfaninjury.HaveIeverinjuredanyoneelseifIcouldavoidit?

           43.Peoplefindpleasureindifferentways.Ifinditinkeepingmymindclear.Innotturningawayfrompeopleorthethingsthathappentothem.InacceptingandwelcomingeverythingIsee.Intreatingeachthingasitdeserves.

           44.Giveyourselfagift:thepresentmoment.

           PeopleoutforposthumousfameforgetthattheGenerationsToComewillbethesameannoyingpeopletheyknownow.Andjustasmortal.Whatdoesitmattertoyouiftheysayxaboutyou,orthinky?

           45.Liftmeupandhurlme.Whereveryouwill.Myspiritwillbegracioustomethere—graciousandsatisfied—aslongasitsexistenceandactionsmatchitsnature.

           Isthereanyreasonwhymysoulshouldsufferandbedegraded—miserable,tense,huddled,frightened?Howcouldtherebe?

           46.Whathumansexperienceispartofhumanexperience.Theexperienceoftheoxispartoftheexperienceofoxen,asthevine’sisofthevine,andthestone’swhatispropertostones.