The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrain…

Sharon Salzberg
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The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patterns of fear & jealousy. ✨ FaceBook post bySharon Salzberg from Jul 15, 2011
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The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patterns of fear & jealousy. ✨ FaceBook post bySharon Salzberg from Jul 15, 2011

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