Our neurosis and our wisdom are made out of the same material. If you …

Pema Chodron
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Our neurosis and our wisdom are made out of the same material. If you throw out your neurosis, you also throw out your wisdom. ✨ Pema Chodron (2001). The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving Kindness, p.17, Shambhala Publications
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