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The Third Moment The third quantum jump in my ability to love myself happened several years after the one I just described. I relate it to the first two moments because it felt connected to them by the quality of the energy I experienced in my body. All three experiences had that electric vibration that filled my body, followed by an exalted set of realizations that changed the whole context of my life. One August night I was lying down after a half-hour’s meditation. It was my custom to lie down for ten or fifteen minutes after completing my evening meditation. The period of post-meditation rest feels particularly delicious because it allows the body rest while the mind is totally silent. On this night I was enjoying the period of quiet immensely because it was a stressful time of my life. I was working hard and at the same time having a series of conflicts with my wife. As I relaxed in the silence I began to speculate about God. I realized in that moment that practically nothing we are taught about God has any value; it is all based on someone else’s experience, if indeed it is based on experience at all. I saw that what we are taught about God can, and often does, prevent us completely from inquiring into ourselves deeply enough for us to have a personal experience of God. In addition, the information

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p. 44 Why do we resist our feelings? "We think, If I let myself feel my fear, I would never stop trembling. There seems something bottomless about it." ... "If I ever let myself really feel my sadness, I'd never stop crying." Afraid it will swallow us up, but if we just stopped resisting and felt it, it would pass through and be gone soon. Yes! The summer I rotted in Edinboro, I spent the whole summer terrified of my fear. When I finally let it out, it took maybe half an hour and was way less horrible than all the fighting.