Remember that you are mortal; release what you cannot control, cherish what is before you, and let the certainty of death teach you how to live with wisdom, gratitude, and purpose. /G\
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Walk lightly through fortune and misfortune, knowing that both are temporary guests. /G\
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When anger rises, pause before giving it a voice; what you observe clearly, you need not obey. /G\
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Do not seek peace by controlling every circumstance; seek it by loosening your attachment to them. /G\
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Every person begins as a rough ashlar. With hammer and chisel, we work upon ourselves: removing what holds us back, refining what can be improved, and shaping who we aspire to become.✨
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V.I.T.R.I.O.L.: Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificando Invenies Occultum Lapidem. 🕯️
A journey inward, a constant refinement, and the search for the Philosopher’s Stone. The ancient wisdom of alchemy continues to inspire us on our own path of transformation.
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The disciplined mind does not cling to pleasure or resist sorrow; it observes both and remains steady. /G\
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Pain may visit the mind; suffering begins when the mind insists that pain should not be there. /G\
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Let go of what you cannot keep, and cultivate what no circumstance can take from you. /G\
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Accept what arrives, release what departs, and remain faithful to the mind within your care. /G\
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"The working tools are most effective in the hands of a mind that is calm, attentive, and disciplined. /G\
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Light is revealed not only through study, but through quiet reflection upon what has been learned. /G\
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The most important temple you will ever enter is the one you build within yourself. /G\
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