I am dead because I lack desire; I lack desire because I think I possess; I think I possess because I do not try to give. In trying to give, you see … - René Daumal

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I am dead because I lack desire;
I lack desire because I think I possess;
I think I possess because I do not try to give.
In trying to give, you see that you have nothing;
Seeing you have nothing, you try to give of
yourself;
Trying to give of yourself, you see that you are
nothing;
Seeing you are nothing, you desire to become;
In desiring to become, you begin to live.