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The Point is to Not Resist

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Christopher Rivas
Jul 21, 2025
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The parable goes like this: Someone is caught in a strong river current. At first, they panics and struggle desperately to swim against it, fearing where it might take them. They thrash and fight, exhausting themselves, swallowing water, nearly drowning.

Then, they hear a voice, or remember a teaching, telling them to stop resisting.
"Go with the river," …

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