There are always some people who are ready to embrace a doctrine, a no…

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There are always some people who are ready to embrace a doctrine, a notion, a dogma, and they miss the real teaching. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2000). Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers, p.21, Penguin
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There are always some people who are ready to embrace a doctrine, a notion, a dogma, and they miss the real teaching. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2000). Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers, p.21, Penguin

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