I’m Already Past This

– I appreciate the essay, but honestly, none of it was new to me.

(There it is. The exit door, painted exactly the same color as the wall.)

– No?

– No. I worked through this material years ago. The witness, the no-self, the seeking-is-the-problem. I get all of it.

– You get it.

– Yes.

– What does that mean.

– (small pause) What does what mean.

– “I get it.” What is the it that has been gotten, and who has it.

– Don’t do this…