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"Truths are merely food for my head, as potatoes for my stomach, or a friend for my heart"

"Truths are merely food for my head, as potatoes for my stomach, or a friend for my heart"

Read along: The Ego and Its Own, Ch. 2.3 ("My Self-Enjoyment") to end.

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Aug 15, 2021
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Hi Friends,

It’s always strange to finish a book. After swimming through an idea, one gets to the point where one feels that one has finally come to see it. And then the book ends, you set it down, and walk away with something that percolates for a while inside you. As when we have eaten a large meal, we might find ourselves digesting the thoughts we’ve …

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