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What comes first: ideas or words? The paradox of articulation | Aeon Essays
Articulating a thought takes sensitivity, flexibility, attention and care. Once the process is started, we can become absorbed in it and allow it to be unimpeded by internal censorship or constraint.
If we recognize the underpinnings of our own responses, we can control them. Getting clear on the thoughts within us can lead to liberation.
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