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What does it mean?
He describes a unique feeling of unity that feels like being swept away by a wave.
In plain terms
It is a special communal feeling like being carried by the ocean.
What can you take from it?
Some experiences feel like pure connection and flow.

Where it applies

  • live performance
  • group experience

Putting it to work

  • seek deep connection

Questions to consider

  • What feels like communion?
  • When do you feel lost?

Another view

The description is abstract and hard to verify.

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