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Spiritual masters teach crucial lessons through total silence

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Sometimes the most profound lecture is absolutely nothing at all. Certain highly revered sages refused to give lengthy discourses, sitting in complete stillness to transmit an unspoken, overwhelming peace that supposedly answered all questions instantly.

Spiritual masters teach crucial lessons through total silence
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