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Franz Kafka

It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present itself to you for its unmasking, it can do no other, in ecstasy it will writh

Franz Kafka

Alone

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Kafka suggests that by staying physically still and mentally quiet, without actively seeking or reacting, you allow reality to reveal its true nature on its own. In this complete stillness and solitude, the hidden complexities of the world will emerge involuntarily and intensely.

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