Each person's life is like a mandala - a vast, limitless circle. We st…

Pema Chodron
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Each person's life is like a mandala - a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our life ... everything that shows up in your mandala is a vehicle for your awakening.
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