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This is a great closing.

"Finally, the mechanism that, hitherto, has held Total Work in motion is the seemingly endless drama called “work is a blessing vs. work is a curse.” After both sides of the duality have been deconstructed, then one is able to maintain one’s seat in the throne of equanimity. Work simply is. Nothing more and nothing less. Almost trivial. “After Enlightenment,” a famous Zen Buddhist saying goes, “chop wood, carry water.” No mystification, not a single drop of ether, remains."

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Thanks so much for reading and for this reply, Paul.

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Thank you, Khalil. Marketing is what proffers us those many substitutes. And, incidentally, if you're interested in an experiential taste of what's written above, then please come to The Stoa tomorrow, where I'll be leading a dialogical meditation: https://pathwaystotao.substack.com/p/pathways-to-the-tao-1-dialogical.

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