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This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ✨ The Dalai Lama, A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology by and about the Dalai Lama edited by Sidney Piburn, (p.52), 1990.
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This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ✨ The Dalai Lama, A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology by and about the Dalai Lama edited by Sidney Piburn, (p.52), 1990.

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