Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilat…

Pema Chodron
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Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found. ✨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.10, Shambhala Publications
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