Sanctity

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Every soul is inviolable,
Any though can be private.
The deepest goal is to
Find sanctity’s source.

The body may be ravaged and hacked to pieces, but the mind may never be invaded. It is only when we permit others to influence us that our minds may be entered. Evil may thrive on enslaving us physically, emotionally, or mentally, but it can do so only be deception. That is why we must remember the sanctity of our own souls. Our thoughts are private. As long as we are determined, evil cannot sway us. People think that others can read minds or that the gods watch our every movement. No master, no psychic, no god can enter our inner gate if we choose not to let them in.

By withdrawing into the sanctity of our souls, we can also know ourselves. This effort cannot be carried forth by others. It can only be accomplished through the self effort of living and engaging in ongoing contemplation. Only we can enter the most sacred core of our beings and find the secrets of life.

Deng Ming-Dao, 365 Tao

I tihnk we all have a place within ourselves that we identify as our own, not shared with anyone. The thoughts that we don’t share with others are the most sacred part of ourselves. The things we do by ourselves that others are not a part of, those are our sacred rituals, not things that are performed in public. The only real prayers are private prayers, the only real sanctity is in ourselves. That is the inviolable space.

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