My own studies

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Readers, I realize that a long time has passed since I made an entry. This is largely because I have been exercising some discipline against starting more projects before any long-running projects have been completed. Also, I am spending much of my free time focusing on my own spiritual studies. Rest assured that I will have another interesting entry in a couple of weeks. Thanks for your patience.

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