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Initially, upon introduction to open intelligence
we shift our perception of reality,
we shift into a greater reality.
Because we had been efforting without realizing it to reify everything,
at first a small effort may be required, the effort of short moments.
Now, the effort of short moments is a great effort. It is a great effort.
And by relying on short moments,
open intelligence naturally becomes obvious for longer moments.
In this simplicity is the outshining
of all the thoughts that arise.
So, at first the thoughts are more predominant,
but then by relying on open intelligence,
we can see from the very beginning that the thoughts begin to be outshone.
What does outshining mean?
It means the thoughts are opened up to their greater reality.
The thoughts are left to be as they are,
and by letting them be as they are, they naturally open to a greater reality.
As we grow in direct experience of opening intelligence,
our thoughts have less and less hold, until they are outshone completely.
In short moments, many times, opening intelligence
becomes obvious at all times.
We can count on that without fail. We can see it in ourselves,
we can see it in everyone that we are in community with,
through the Four Mainstays of Balanced View.