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  "You see this goblet?" asks Achaan Chaa, the Thai meditation master.

  "For me this glass is already broken. I enjoy it; I drink out of it.
  It holds my water admirably, sometimes even reflecting the sun in
  beautiful patterns. If I should tap it, it has a lovely ring to it.
  But when I put this glass on the shelf and the wind knocks it over
  or my elbow brushes it off the table and it falls to the ground and
  shatters, I say, ‘Of course.’

  When I understand that the glass is already broken,
  every moment with it is precious."

I just talked with a friend for three hours about existence and being and comprehending our mortality, and this guy summarizes it in seven sentences.

Thank you very much for posting.

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