00:00A human being is a part of the whole, called by us, universe, a part limited in time and space.
00:22He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest.
00:30A kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.
00:34This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires, and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.
00:47Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison, by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures,
00:57and the whole of nature in its beauty.
01:04Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself, a part of the liberation, and a foundation for inner security.
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