Maybeness

This "maybeness" of our knowing and not knowing, however, is sharply contrasted with the goal of Jaina yoga. For the Buddhist the goal is to eliminate suffering in nirvana, but the Jaina yogi's goal is omniscience.

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As I will demonstrate through the remainder of this book, that “maybeness” is built into O'Brien's works on the pages published and in the pages they might have been […]

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It's my third year of college and I'm interested in a guy named Z. He's funny, cute, and friendly, and I feel absolutely nothing sexual toward him. The feeling is in my chest, best expressed through my smile and slowed reaction time around him. I tell my friend J, who knows I'm ace, and she asks me, "Would you sleep with him?" ¶ I tell her, "I don't know, I might," and I want that maybeness to be true. But even imagining that scenario makes me cringe.

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