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Don't let go of your thoughts. Let go of the control of your thoughts.

 Then, they'll release on their own.

The physical is a disguise for the spiritual.

 We are spirits, in the material world. And yet, the physical disguise is necessary to make the spiritual happen. Without that the spiritual couldn't be.

Dukkha means frustration. Be free of it.

Breathe quietly unless your breathing is obstructed. Then breathing quietly would be dangerous.

First, you learn that you are full of shit. Then, you learn your hate is bullshit. Then, you learn all hate is bullshit. Then, you learn the whole world is full of shit.

 Those are the four stages.

The point of Buddhism is to learn to stonewall.

 One should also stonewall everyone except those they really care about. 

The hard fact is not the point when you're speaking philosophy. Philosophy is love of wisdom, so love is an integral part if its delivery. .

 It also involves love of those you're sharing your wisdom with

Breathe your mantra out of your nose. You won't hear it so it's sort of like pretend.

Buddhists use the breath to meditate on old age, sickness and death... except I have a pulmonary illness.... so I'm fucked.

 Unless enlightenment comes when our breath fails.

One thing that sometimes helps paradoxical breathing is not trying to breathe the right way. It's a paradox.

If you were perfect and didn't need help, then everyone would be useless to you. And then you'd make them very very unhappy.

It's an asymptote approaching perfection, but we never get there. 

Calmer is not necessarily better.

People have no right to get mad at you over your breath.

 The air is free. 

Breathe through your nose, but you don't need to breathe quietly.

I apologize for constantly apologizing.

 I take full responsibility for constantly blaming myself.