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People Are Distracted By Objects Of Desire, And Afterward Repent Of The Lust They've Indulged, Because They Have Indulged With A Phantom And Are Left Even Farther From Reality Than Before.

We Alchemists Look For Talent That Can Heat Up And Change. Lukewarm Won't Do. Halfhearted Holding Back, Well-enough Getting By? Not Here.

Nearness To God Is Common To Us All, Because We're All Created And Sustained By God, But Only The Authentically Noble Possess And Live That Nearness That's A Constant Upswelling Passion Of Love.

Being Desirable Means Being Comfortable With Your Own Ambiguity. The Most Ambiguous Reality Is That We Are Flesh And Spirit At The Same Time. Within Everyone There Is Light And Shadow, Good And Evil, Love And Hate. In Order To Be Truthful, You Must Embrace Your Total Being. A Person Who Exhibits Both Positive And Negative Qualities, Strengths And Weaknesses Is Not Flawed, But Complete.

Be Like A Tree And Let The Dead Leaves Drop.