"We have been very conditioned by the cultures that we come from and are usually very identified with the particular gender that we happen to be a member of."

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"We have been very conditioned by the cultures that we come from and are usually very identified with the particular gender that we happen to be a member of."

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"The executive branch maneuvered this result deftly."

Maneuvered

"When a human being becomes so still that they begin to lose awareness of their gender, and they are simply looking into that abyss where there is no notion of self whatsoever, the world disappears. And that's really the only place to go. It's the only place to remain."

Awareness

"Most men are very attached to the idea of being male, and usually experience a lot of fear and insecurity around the idea of being a man. Most women are very identified with their gender, and also experience a tremendous amount of fear and insecurity."

Experience

"I am already inherently full and complete as I am. Man doesn't need woman and woman doesn't need man in order to experience his or her inherent fullness."

Experience

"Our relationship to reality and to our experience is all based upon the ideas in our mind that we're always trying to live up to."

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"Almost all the ideas we have about being a man or being a woman are so burdened with pain, anxiety, fear and self-doubt. For many of us, the confusion around this question is excruciating."

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"We really have to be willing to find out who we are instead of rebelling for the equal rights that we've been denied, that we do deserve."

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