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Deuteronomy 34:6 · World English Bible

Deuteronomy 34:6 Meaning He Buried Him in the Valley

He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth Peor, but no man knows where his tomb is to this day.

What does Deuteronomy 34:6 mean?

Moses is a state of consciousness, the power in you that draws a desire out and shows you the pattern of what could be. That state is buried in Moab, which is your own consciousness, the mother-father ground where every state is laid to rest.

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Moses is a state of consciousness, the power in you that draws a desire out and shows you the pattern of what could be. That state is buried in Moab, which is your own consciousness, the mother-father ground where every state is laid to rest. He is buried because the one who only sees the promise cannot cross into it; the seeing self must die so the entering self can live.

No one knows the grave because there is no grave to find outside you. The old self-concept is put down within, and nothing of it remains to be located or mourned. When you fully release what you have been and assume what you want to be, the former state is dead past all tracing. That is the whole meaning of this burial: the old you goes down where no one can dig it up, and the new one walks on.

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Live Deuteronomy 34:6 today

  1. Leave one old thing unexplained today. Delete the draft where you justify the past version of yourself, or clear out a folder of old plans without reading through them first.
  2. When a friend brings up who you used to be, do not defend it or perform having changed. Let it pass, change the subject gently, and talk about what you are actually doing this week.
  3. Under pressure, resist the urge to prove you are different now. Just do the next thing the way the new you would do it, with nobody watching and no announcement.

Who am I still trying to convince that I have changed?

The same truth in other traditions

Tao Te Ching 9

When the work is done, step away without leaving a mark. The one who stays to be seen beside his finished work has not really finished.

Zen · Diamond Sutra

Do not take up a fixed idea of who you are. Settle into no position, and there is nothing left for anyone to grab or defend.

Stoicism · Epictetus

What was yours was only lent, and when it is given back, do not go looking for it. Hand it over quietly and turn to what is in front of you now.

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