There is no need to defend a self that doesn't exist, and the Self you are needs no defense. When you find a defense, you don't have to force it away or to try to turn it into its opposite. Simply look. And then keep looking. Each time you look, you can find one thought that is part of its structure. Isolate that one thought, and then set it down gently. Turn toward what you remember to be true--the gentle truth, the loving truth. And rest and allow the flow of life to go.

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