I don't personally believe in an arrived state of enlightenment. I feel that being human is a constant … - Mark Nepo

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Mark Nepo

I don't personally believe in an arrived state of enlightenment. I feel that being human is a constant practice of return. We have moments of clarity, and then we're confused. We have incredibly sensitive periods of being awake, and then we're numb. Being human is a very universal and a very personal practice of learning how to return when we can't get access to what we know.

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