Every sin already carries grace within in, all small children are pote…

Hermann Hesse
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Every sin already carries grace within in, all small children are potential old men, all sucklings have death within them, all dying people - eternal life. The Buddha exists in the robber and dice player; the robber exists in the Brahmin. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2015). Siddhartha: An Indian Tale, p.107, Om Books International
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