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Rodney Smith
Stepping Out of Self-Deception

March 22, 2026 11:20 pm

Source: Stepping Out of Self-Deception

A component of this steadying attention is the development of faith. Faith is distinguished by a relaxed attitude to the presentations of the mind. The faith-mind is undefended and confident within the complete array of mental phenomena, and is no longer afraid of what the mind contains. The faith-mind understands that thinking does not characterize life, and remains independent and stable as thought moves through the mind.