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Rodney Smith
Stepping Out of Self-Deception

March 11, 2026 2:52 am

Source: Stepping Out of Self-Deception

A steady mind is quiet, and from that stillness observes the movement of life. If this steadiness is met with the primary intention, there will be a knowing when the self appears. This knowing quality is inherent to awareness itself and does not have to be trained. If I were to pass my hand between you and what you are observing, you would know something just happened. That knowing is not the product of thought but of directly seeing. We simply need to be sufficiently quiet so we will not confuse this purer knowing with the mind’s narration.