If I only had the right chair

davidsmith208
May 14, 2018
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Poem:

If I only had the right chair, the right book, the right herbs or sat in the right position at the right time with the right family and the right wife under the right tree eating the right diet with the right Guru at the right age with the right amount of repetition Then I would reach enlightenment. DS Poem May 14, 2018

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