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A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE MCCURRY IN INDIA

A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE MCCURRY IN INDIA

Published on October 30, 2018September 25, 2019 by LIBERATUM

A Liberatum conversation with Steve McCurry on his travels and love story with India

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𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃𝐍'𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘?

If you want to be happy, you have to let go of the part of you that wants to create melodrama. This is the part that thinks there’s a reason not to be happy. You have to transcend the personal, and as you do, you will naturally awaken to the higher aspects of your being. In the end, enjoying life’s experiences is the only rational thing to do.

You’re sitting on a planet spinning around in the middle of absolutely nowhere. Go ahead, take a look at reality. You’re floating in empty space in a universe that goes on forever. If you have to be here, at least be happy and enjoy the experience. You’re going to die anyway. Things are going to happen anyway.

Why shouldn’t you be happy? You gain nothing by being bothered by life’s events. It doesn’t change the world; you just suffer. There’s always going to be something that can bother you, if you let it. - Michael A. Singer

📸 Photographer @mabrurodrigues

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐀

The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else's eyes.

We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It's just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.

People get into a heavy-duty sin and guilt trip, feeling that if things are going wrong, that means that they did something bad and they are being punished. That's not the idea at all. The idea of karma is that you continually get the teachings that you need to open your heart. To the degree that you didn't understand in the past how to stop protecting your soft spot, how to stop armoring your heart, you're given this gift of teachings in the form of your life, to give you everything you need to open further.
- Pema Chodron

Photographer 📸 Barbara Luisi

𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐑𝐄

Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don’t belong. You will always find it because you’ve made that your mission. Stop scouring people’s faces for evidence that you’re not enough. You will always find it because you’ve made that your goal. True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don’t negotiate their value with the world. The truth about who we are lives in our hearts. Our call to courage is to protect our wild heart against constant evaluation, especially our own. No one belongs here more than you.

True belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic self with the world and find sacredness in both being a part of something and standing alone in the wilderness. True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are.

True belonging is not passive. It's not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It's not fitting in or pretending or selling out because it's safer. It's a practice that requires us to be vulnerable, get uncomfortable, and learn how to be present with people without sacrificing who we are. We want true belonging, but it takes tremendous courage to knowingly walk into hard moments.
- Brené Brown

Photographer 📸 @kristinavaraksina 👩🏻 @jasroop.singhx

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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐏𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄

Marble is a project inspired by traditional sculptures and statues around the world. I wanted to talk about the Black Body as something beautiful to be inspired by. There are lots of sculptures in the Diaspora’s history that unfortunately have never been given the same amount of praise as sculptures of other bodies. While European sculptures have always been seen as Fine Art, and something to be praised and housed in museums around the world, I found it difficult to find anything more than busts of Black subjects in those buildings. The full body sculptures I see of Black Bodies are typically in their countries, and not as much in galleries or museums. Not in fine art or classical spaces.

I’m a fan of classical music, as I’ve played the violin for many years, since a young age. I was not introduced to classical artists that looked like me, whether in classical music, or other traditional art media that would accompany said music.

I wanted to be able to take that back in every aspect I could with this piece. I wanted to show that the Black Body, in its entirety, is something to be inspired by, that deserves to be praised and has a place in the Fine Art/Classical world. -

Erica Génécé (Excerpt from an interview for Vogue) @ericagenece

📸 Photographer @ericagenece

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐈 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐄

Macedonian-Australian photographer Biljana Jurukovski has been fascinated by different cultures since childhood. For the past five years, she has focused her craft on taking moving portraits of different cultures around the world. In particular, her Tribal Muse series hones in on the beauty of the Surma tribe—and more specifically the Suri.

“The Suri tribe is one of the most artistic and colorful, with never-ending creations when it comes to decorating themselves. In my eyes, they are the avant-garde of the tribal world and their imagination and creativity is one that I cannot stop admiring.

The tribe resides on the border between Ethiopia and South Sudan in an area that remains isolated, untouched by tourists due to the location, lack of amenities, and due to tribal conflicts. With no Western influences, the Suri tribe managed to create their own “Code of Beauty and Fashion,” using only a few elements from Mother Nature. They use colors from crushed rocks to paint their bodies and faces, while flowers, fruit, and branches are used for their hair decorations. Body art is used to connect the people of the Surma/Suri tribe to their surrounding natural environment; it is believed in the tribe that if you are connected to your land you will live a long and prosperous life.

The aim of the Tribal Muse portfolio was to present beauty in a very unique way and to encourage all women to believe that there is nothing more beautiful than being unapologetically yourself. I do want to challenge the traditional way of how we see beauty, especially in women, and to provoke and lead viewers to engage in conversations about the concept of beauty. At the same time, I want to honor the beauty of the Suri tribe, to reveal their strength, their differences, and their pride.” - Biljana Jurukovski

Photographer 📸 @biljana.jurukovski.photography

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐐𝐔𝐄

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

While recognition of genders outside male and female has only recently been discussed in Western societies, in Hindu society, people of non-binary gender expression have played important roles for over 2000 years.

Called the third gender, evidence for their existence in Hindu society can be found in Hindu holy texts like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, where Hindu hero Arjuna becomes the third gender. Third gender people have often been revered throughout South Asian history; for example, Muslim rulers of the Mughal Empire in the 15th to 19th centuries were generous patrons of third gender Indians. Many rose to significant positions of power under both Hindu and Muslim rulers. In 2014, it was estimated that around 3 million third gender people live in India alone.

While the third gender includes a few different groups in South Asia, the most common are the hijras. Hijras are often born male but look and dress in traditionally feminine ways. Many, but not all, choose to undergo a castration ceremony, removing their male genitalia as an offering to Hindu goddess Bahuchara Mata. Other hijras are born intersex. Often called transgender by outsiders, Indian society and most hijras consider themselves to be third gender—neither male nor female, not transitioning. They are a different gender altogether. However, hijra identity is complex, and recently, some have identified as transgender and sought gender reassignment procedures.

Regardless, most hijras’ defining characteristic is leaving home to become a part of the hijra community, a community which removes itself from wider society and teaches its lessons in secret. A young person is initiated by following a guru, or teacher, who will teach the chela, or disciple, in the hijra ways of life. This includes leaving their home to live in community with other hijras, to learn the ritual roles that they perform in Hindu households. Hijra are expected to perform dances, songs, and blessings at both births and weddings of Hindus. - Kristofer Rhude, Harvard University

Photographer 📸 Jill Peters

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐓 / 𝐄𝐋 𝐏𝐄𝐒𝐎 𝐃𝐄 𝐋𝐀 𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐏𝐀

Cuban artist Tania Bruguera debuted this performance in 1997 at her home in Havana as part of the series titled “Memorias de la posguerra” (Memories After the War). During the performance, which spanned roughly an hour, a nude Bruguera slowly consumed native soil mixed with salt water meant to symbolize tears. Throughout, a headless lamb carcass hung around her neck. The act was an allusion to the myth that, during the Spanish colonization of Cuba, Indigenous people ate nothing but dirt, a choice of death over captivity.

“Eating dirt, which is sacred and a symbol of permanence, is like swallowing one’s own traditions, one’s own heritage, it’s like erasing oneself, electing suicide as a way of defending oneself,” Bruguera said of the performance. “What I did was take this historical anecdote and update it to the present.” In later versions of the performance, a Cuban flag woven from human hair hangs behind Bruguera, a literal representation of the audience.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐓

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒

You are your own pedestal; never forget the power you hold within to champion through what life throws at you.

When I feel alone, I’ve been focusing on parts of myself that I never had time to explore. I recently started a fitness routine; I started with just 3 days a week to see how my body would respond, and I surprised myself in a matter of weeks.

I’ve been cooking more and generally enjoying exploring time alone. I had to have a serious conversation with that devil in my head saying it’s weird to be alone. The more comfortable and strong I get for myself the stronger and more empathic I feel I can be with the people around me. - @robwoodcoxphoto Rob Woodcox

Photographer 📸 @robwoodcoxphoto 👦🏾 @lorenzoedwards__

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 𝐈𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃

Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.

Let your own experience serve as your guide and inspiration. Let yourself enjoy the view as you travel along the path. The view is your own mind, and because your mind is already enlightened, if you take the opportunity to rest awhile along the journey, eventually you’ll realize that the place you want to reach is the place you already are.

The opportunity to experience yourself differently is always available.
- Yongey Mingyur

Photographer 📸 @jadebeallphotography 👧🏻 @theembodimentdoula

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒

Hi, my name is Hattie. I was born with a congenital cataract and congenital glaucoma. This meant I required multiple operations as a baby leaving me with an enlarged black eye.

Over the last few years this eye began to cause me pain and the consultant recommended I had it removed and replaced with a prosthetic, or the eye was at risk of rupturing and the pain would not ease. I have spent the majority of my life with a visible difference. I also developed psoriasis a few years ago, with red, sore patches of skin and nail changes. Some of these conditions result in stares and questions from strangers.

I always try to keep an open mind to others’ approaches and feel I can now use it as an opportunity to educate and raise awareness. Over time I have grown in confidence, embracing my image and accepting its uniqueness, determined that my self worth will not be defined by my outward appearance. I hope for a world where individuality is celebrated and normalised and desire to be part of that movement. - Hattie @monoculardoctor

Photographer 📸 @butnaturalphotography

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐄 One image which app

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐄

One image which appears in many of René Magritte's paintings is that of his mother. He saw her fished from the river Sambre at the age of fourteen, she had committed suicide. The body was found naked apart from a nightgown which obscured only the face as it was tangled around her.

One of the best examples of Magritte's life in his work is in The Rape Magritte's mother was drowned when he was very young. She was discovered with her face veiled by her gown with her naked body showing. The Rape, therefore has three main attributes:

1. The woman's facial features are replaced by the torso and pelvis of a naked woman is suggestive firstly of the way males see the woman. The idea is to create a sexual image out of the woman's face, the first thing one would usually see. This is also indicated by the name of the piece 'The Rape'.

2. Secondly, it is an obvious reference to his mothers death and the way in which she died, with her face covered and her body naked.

3. Thirdly, a different idea is that one might notice that the neck and head are quite flat, almost phallic. The hair also has an unnatural appearance, perhaps that of pubic hair. This is the most striking vision and is perhaps in line with the way Magritte suggested he wanted to frighten with his paintings, to provoke. It is the rape in progress, the phallus of the face or torso, penetrating the pubic mound.

𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐃 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐊𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄

On Sunday, as Ukrainian refugees were milling near the entrance to the structure, calculating their odds of making it safely over the Irpin River, a family laden with backpacks and a blue roller suitcase decided to chance it.

The Russian mortar hit just as they made it across into Kyiv.

A cloud of concrete dust lofted into the morning air. When it settled, Ukrainians could be seen running madly from the scene. But not the family. A mother and her two children lay still on the roadway, along with a family friend.

Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, has repeatedly denied that his forces are targeting civilians fleeing battle zones. He did so again on Sunday, a day after a railroad track used to evacuate Ukrainians came under fire.

But only a handful of Ukrainian troops were near the bridge when mortar shells began raining down. The soldiers there were not engaged in combat but in helping refugees carry their children and luggage toward the capital. - By Lynsey Addario and Andrew E. Kramer, @nytimes

Photographer 📸 @lynseyaddario

𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐀𝐓

𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐇𝐈𝐕

My name is T, AKA 'Tim Bartsch.' I have had HIV since 1996 and nearly died from AIDS in 2009. My immune system is now healthy again, though I still suffer from lower spinal cord damage from my time with AIDS. I also now have an HIV-negative wife and our baby boy Aaron who is the joy of our life.

Acquiring HIV in 1996 - the year that the life-saving medications-to-be came out - however, was no picnic. HIV was still considered a terminal disease in most people's minds. My HIV specialist at that time said if I did not take the meds I would live around 5 years but if I took the new protease inhibitors, he could only promise me about 10 years to live, as they did not know how effective they would be at the time. Dying young was not my biggest concern, though. Identifying as a straight man, my biggest fear was that no woman would want to be with me again, and the chances for finding love and procreating were merely a fanciful dream.

After 2 years of taking the HIV drug cocktail, experiencing multiple adverse side effects, including 2 bouts of kidney stones, I became an HIV dissident (didn't believe HIV caused AIDS). I stopped taking my medications and did not see a doctor for 10 years. I had my first encounter with AIDS (PCP pneumonia) at the end of 2007, suffered from numerous physical issues in 2008, then spent 6 months in the hospital, nearly dying then recovering from AIDS (CMV) in 2009.

Having the fortune of two loving retired parents to nurse me back to health, for the next 6 years I regained my full mental faculty and adapted to my new life as a disabled man. In 2015, I moved to Toronto on my own to resume the pursuit of my musical cinematic dream. In 2017, I met the love of my life, my future wife. She loved me because of who I am, not because of my HIV or disability status. - T - Lead singer of the Southern Time Band, CEO of Southern Time Productions @mockstart

Photographer 📸 @justin_anantawan

𝐁𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘

All ideologies are idiotic, whether religious or political, for it is conceptual thinking, the conceptual word, which has so unfortunately divided man.

To be free of all authority, of your own and that of another, is to die to everything of yesterday, so that your mind is always fresh, always young, innocent, full of vigour and passion. It is only in that state that one learns and observes. And for this, a great deal of awareness is required, actual awareness of what is going on inside yourself, without correcting it or telling it what it should or should not be, because the moment you correct it you have established another authority, a censor.

Find out for yourself what are the possesions and ideals that you do not desire. By knowing what you do not want, by elimination, you will unburden the mind, and only then will it understand the essential which is ever there.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 📸 @devdxb

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒𝐍

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒𝐍'𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑

One of the unconscious motivations of being transgender, for me, is that it was a real alien thing to do when I did it, and it still is. I knew it would keep me in this peripheral, outsider vantage point, which is essential for my work; if I get too comfortable, there go the ideas.

I eventually got an orchiectomy in Tijuana and the full sex change surgery in Belgium in 1993. It’s done its job in keeping me alienated. I feel like a hybrid.

The thing that’s unique at this point in my life is that I’ve never done anything to achieve real maturity, like having other people depend on me or owning property. I’ve never even owned an automobile that cost over three figures.

The only wisdom I have is that in order for government to succeed we need a balance of male and female influence. If it’s out of balance, it doesn’t work. The whole idea of the patriarchy, of this hierarchy, came with the advent of property. Before, the two sides were more harmonious. We need to achieve that with our modern world, and that’s the only wisdom I have! The rest is just knowledge. - Pippa Garner @misc.pippa

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 📸 @cliffordprinceking

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐁

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍

Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.

It is important to keep in mind that our bodies must work pretty well, or their wouldn't be so many humans on the planet.

Stories teach us in ways we can remember. They teach us that each woman responds to birth in her unique way and how very wide-ranging that way can be. Sometimes they teach us about silly practices once widely held that were finally discarded. They teach us the occasional difference between accepted medical knowledge and the real bodily experiences that women have - including those that are never reported in medical textbooks nor admitted as possibilities in the medical world.

They also demonstrate the mind/body connection in a way that medical studies cannot. Birth stories told by women who were active participants in giving birth often express a good deal of practical wisdom, inspiration, and information for other women. Positive stories shared by women who have had wonderful childbirth experiences are an irreplaceable way to transmit knowledge of a woman's true capacities in pregnancy and birth.
- Ina May Gaskin

Photographer 📸 @jehalvesfotografia

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄

Bougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea and has a population of approximately 300.000 (2019 census). The island is primarily forested with a diverse tropical ecosystem. Bougainville has one of the world's largest copper deposits, which has been under development since 1972, but was shut down in a popular revolution against the foreign-owned mining interests.

The first arrivals in Bougainville were ethnically Australo-Melanesian, related to Papuans and Aboriginal Australians. Around 3.000 years ago, Austronesians associated with the Lapita culture also settled on the islands, bringing agriculture and pottery. Present-day Bougainvilleans are descended from a mixture of the two populations, and both Austronesian and non-Austronesian languages are spoken to this day.

There are many indigenous languages in Bougainville Province and none of the languages are spoken by more than 20% of the population. The majority of people on Bougainville are Christian, an estimated 70% being Roman Catholic and a substantial minority United Church of Papua New Guinea since 1968. - Atlas of Humanity

Photographer 📸 @ericlafforgue

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄

We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love. We must look deeply in order to see and understand the needs, aspirations, and suffering of the person we love. This is the ground of real love. You cannot resist loving another person when you really understand him or her.

From time to time, sit close to the one you love, hold his or her hand, and ask, 'Darling, do I understand you enough? Or am I making you suffer? Please tell me so that I can learn to love you properly. I don't want to make you suffer, and if I do so because of my ignorance, please tell me so that I can love you better, so that you can be happy." If you say this in a voice that communicates your real openness to understand, the other person may cry.

That is a good sign, because it means the door of understanding is opening and everything will be possible again.

Maybe a father does not have time or is not brave enough to ask his son such a question. Then the love between them will not be as full as it could be. We need courage to ask these questions, but if we don't ask, the more we love, the more we may destroy the people we are trying to love. True love needs understanding. With understanding, the one we love will certainly flower.
- Thich Nhat Hanh

Photographer 📸 @arianne.clement.photography

𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔

Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That's its balance.

One thing: you have to walk, and create the way by your walking; you will not find a ready-made path. It is not so cheap, to reach to the ultimate realization of truth. You will have to create the path by walking yourself; the path is not ready-made, lying there and waiting for you. It is just like the sky: the birds fly, but they don't leave any footprints. You cannot follow them; there are no footprints left behind.

Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny--he has something to fulfill, some message has to be delivered, some work has to be completed. You are not here accidentally--you are here meaningfully. There is a purpose behind you. The whole intends to do something through you.
- Osho

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