The Acid Diaries (Christopher Gray) / quote 73 of 125

Problems can only be transcended

For a moment I saw into the mind of God. Everything was equal—that was the secret. All creation was of a piece. Problems, and this was as clear as a bell, can never be solved, they can only be transcended. All you can do is step back into a larger and more inclusive frame; and in that bigger frame things are perfect just the way they are. It was a flawless

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