Waking up is a good thing– but it’s not everything. It’s only a beginning.  Waking up is just an encouragement along the path. Just an encouragement. But what we really need to do, what our work is, is to live a life that is aligned with the deepest truth of our nature. That is really our work. Before or after you wake up is exactly the same thing.

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