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Originally Posted by Kaspian  When I was in college, a great trumpet player told me to expect to be nervous, and instead of fighting it and trying to make it go away, work with it; use the nervous energy to focus so that it improves you performance. |
It seems surrender of the ego (including fear) allows the process of alchemy (transformation) to take place. Enlightenment follows. Doing this from moment to moment to moment is the difficult part of being alive.