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All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one’s heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes. So, he whispered to the sleeping boy. I have you.
Always say less than necessary. Saying less than necessary, not interjecting at every chance we get — this is actually the mark not just of a self-disciplined person, but also a very smart and wise person.
Retro Recomendo: Career
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When you refuse both indulgence and distraction from defilements, you will be faced with the pain of unrelieved craving. And that’s the point: that craving is there now because whenever you were in the same situation in the past, you unthinkingly made the wrong choice. By indulging or distracting yourself, you gave in to craving against the pain of craving, thereby adding fuel to the very same fire.
The Myth of Meditation Techniques
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