A thought is a screen, not a mirror; that is why you live in a thought envelope, untouched by Reality.

Anthony De Mello
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The world is not a mirror. It is an envelope. A thought is an envelope. The only thing that appears in the envelope, is your physical body. Everything else appear in your thoughts.

Source: One Minute Wisdom

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