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Reading sacred texts

Reading sacred texts is a specific discipline distinct from casual reading—it involves sustained attention, wrestling with difficult passages, recognizing layers of meaning across centuries of interpretation. This practice trains your mind to sit with ambiguity, honor intelligence far greater than your own, and discover what emerges when you read not to confirm what you already believe but to be transformed.

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