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We cannot attain reality, for we already are in it; but we can attain consciousness of it. And such consciousness arises naturally the moment we know appearance as being appearance. This knowledge may be nothing more than a second's glimpse, before old habit powerfully reasserts itself again, but it will be enough to tell us the truth.

-- Notebooks Category 23: Advanced Contemplation > Chapter 1 : Entering the Short Path > # 12