Throw It All Away

There is no end to the past. There is no end to it. The more you look into the past the more you will find. It is endless. See how the past has no end. Keep looking and looking and you can spend your whole life looking into the garbage can of the past. The past is like a garbage can that has no bottom to it. Keep pulling out one piece of garbage after another and you will find that the garbage can always remains full. Understand that there is no end to it. See that the past is all dirty garbage. Have the courage to put the cover on top of the garbage can and then throw the whole thing away and wash your hands. Stop needing to insist that you have apast that is tor¬ menting you. People identify with old feelings of being hurt because it makes them feel special. That’s why they are so fascinated by them. Have the courage to throw it all away. The specialness and the morbid comfort that comes from the past is profound ignorance. Want none of it. Identify with none of it. Renounce all the morbid gratification and satisfaction that you derive from dwelling on the pain and agony of your past. It doesn't have to mean anything at all. 8 8 Have the courage to renounce the past completely. Do not allow yourself to be intimidated by the ghosts and demons that come to tempt you. Renounce them all. Renounce them all. 8 9

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