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Every one of us has the capacity to be mindful, focused, understanding, and compassionate. That quality is inherent in everyone. You can call it Buddha nature. So when you say, “I take refuge in the Buddha,” you don’t mean that you take refuge in a kind of god that exists outside of you. It means that you have confidence in your capacity to understand and to love.

Fear

Thich Nhat Hanh

Don’t bother fighting the old just build the new.

Excellent Advice for Living

Kevin Kelly

For those who aspire to accelerate their heartbeat periodically, I give them the score: excitement is interwoven with uncertainty, and with our willingness to embrace the unknown rather than to shield ourselves from it. But this very tension leaves us feeling vulnerable. I caution my patients that there is no such thing as “safe sex.”

Mating in Captivity

Esther Perel

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