Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporari…

Pema Chodron
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Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it. ✨ Pema Chodron (2007). No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva, p.248, Shambhala Publications
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Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it. ✨ Pema Chodron (2007). No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva, p.248, Shambhala Publications

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