I have always felt compelled to answer any question I was asked. Either as a matter of curiosity in the pursuit of knowledge, or as a matter of courtesy or interest in a social situation.
But answering is an act of coercion and misdirection depending on the nature of the question for it diverts my awareness away from release and toward the relief I might enjoy in finding the answer. Answering is accepting that there is an answer, and that it is worth pursuing.
Answering is one of the subtle ways my thirdself undermines my authority and omniscience. Depending on how I answer, I am accepting that I do not know, or that there might be other answers as good as or better than my own.
If a question does not reinforce my release then it is inessential and misleading.
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