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Hermann Kuhn
Try out the path you see in front of you. Do change the components of your current life that you feel need changing.
But don't procrastinate, don't lose yourself in endless preparation. Go ahead through learning by doing.
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And don't seek too much advise. Advise from wellmeaning friends and relatives is one of the major reasons why well-intentioned projects fail. Especially the people close to you more often than not have not the slightest clue what you are reaching for.
You are shaping your very own, individual path according to your very own needs, - if you are serious about it, you definitely know what to do, you don't need much advise.
And if you don't know what to do? If nothing comes to your mind how to create your path to higher stages, then
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4- Make a list
Make a list of all the things you'd like to do or become in this life. Write down all your aspirations, ideals, dreams, fantasies, everything that comes to your mind, even if it looks utterly absurd to you and even if it seems not to lead into a spiritual direction:
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Do write down the things you want to learn, to master, to apply.
Write down the situations you want to experience, the places to visit, the people you want to meet, to interact and to have fun with.
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