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Not long ago, in response to a spell of insomnia, I learned some of the principles of meditation, to empty my mind piece by piece. It was like the old game of jacks - cautiously lifting each jack clear of its neighbor until only the empty background remained.

Thomas McGuane

American Author

Born: Dec 11, 1939

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Game, Old, Mind, Long, Meditation, Spell, Background, Neighbor, Response, Some, Only, Insomnia, Remained, Lifting, Clear, Like, Piece, Until, Learned, Principles, Empty, Jack, Each

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