We can move gradually from total confusion, dominated by hatred and other mental poisons, to an intermediate stage of serenity, altruistic joy, and self-mastery before finally arriving at enlightenment, which will give us a true vision of phenomena’s ultimate nature. At that point, knowledge functions with an immediate certitude that transcends discursive thought.
-Matthieu Ricard
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