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A Treatise on The Nature of Unity and Its Recognition: The Second Treatise

Chapter 9 The Belief: There Is No Loss But Only Gain

T2:9.5 It is perhaps best seen in the contrast implied by the intent to hang on. The desire to hang on to anything assumes that what you have is in need of protection or that it would not be secure without your effort to keep it secure. Inherent in this assumption is the concept of “having” or ownership. How does this relate to “having” needs? By identifying needs in such a way, in the same way that you identify “having” in regards to possessions, you but continue to feel as if you “have” needs even long after they have been met. Since I have already stated that you do have needs this may seem confusing.


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