The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anyth…

Pema Chodron
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The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new. ✨ Pema Chodron (2001). The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving Kindness, p.43, Shambhala Publications
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