Dependence upon others for truth and purpose

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"The life of a person who is dependent upon others for truth and purpose is like a ship tossing on the sea. Until the ship's anchor is dropped to the ocean floor, there will be no stability in the rolling waves. Inner truth must be rooted in one's own perceptions and experience; at the gate to the palace of truth, each of us stands alone. Dare to know your own mind - and speak it!"
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-----From The Oracle of Changes

Words Are Birds

... In the end, words are birds and experience the tree they roost in. The power of inner truth is rooted in the tree. Birds come and go. ....
-- Oracle of Changes reading