so, Buddhism has an incredibly-huge canon of texts, myriads of schools, & a gen-u-wine Enlightened dude wandering around singing its praises.
Despite all that, Buddha found it useful to refine his philosophy into a simple, easily-digested mouthful, a la “Four Noble Truths”:
1) Life is Suffering
2) Suffering is caused by Desire
3) Desire can be controlled
4) Desire can be controlled by the 8-Fold Path.
…but that’s hoary & Eastern & who knows what that ’8-Fold Path’ is, anyway?
…so w/o further ado, here’s “The Four Practical Truths” for the Practical Mystic: {with apologies to Buddha}
1) Life is Great
2) if Life Sucks, there’s just shit in your Space
3) you can clear (energy/pictures/beings) from your Space, -and-
4) Growth can be managed via the 4-Quadrant Path
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