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A person is not earth, not water, Not fire, not wind, not space, Not consciousness, and not all of them. What person is there other than these?

Akkineni Nagarjuna

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Imagine a magician Who creates a creature Who creates other creatures. Acts I perform are creatures Who create others.
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