“The American Christian Machine”

A new land, a new God — still searching.

Zan transferred to a Christian high school in Sacramento. He studied the Bible, went to chapel, attended church with his host families — but he didn’t feel it. He didn’t reject it either. He was just watching, trying to understand a faith that never fully landed in his body. He was there — but still searching.

33. “Every breath we take — is shared with leaves, oceans, and stars.”

Gate 1, key 5 — “All Things Are Connected”

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121. “Love isn’t inside us — it is us.”

Gate 2, key 16 — “We are Love Itself”

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148. “Move like a river — touching everything, clinging to nothing.”

Gate 3, key 19 — “Energy Moves”

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233. “Offer the body wisely — the energy remains.”

Gate 4, key 4 — “Sacred Union”

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288. Frame it with peace — and struggle will cease.”

Gate 5, key 36 — “Perspective Frames Reality”

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323. “Question every rule — especially the old ones.”

Gate 6, key 41 — “We Were Trained to Forget”

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414. “Give with heart — receive with breath.”

Gate 7, key 52 — “As within, So without”

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456. “Change begins — not in knowing, but by moving.”

Gate 8, key 57 — “Live the Truth”

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