For a practitioner of love and compassion, an enemy is one of the most…

Dalai Lama
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For a practitioner of love and compassion, an enemy is one of the most important teachers. Without an enemy you cannot practice tolerance, and without tolerance you cannot build a sound basis of compassion. ✨ His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins (2003). How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life, p.75, Simon and Schuster
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