Training our mind through meditation does not mean forcibly subjugatin…

Sharon Salzberg
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Training our mind through meditation does not mean forcibly subjugating it or beating it into shape. ✨ Sharon Salzberg (1999). A Heart as Wide as the World, p.76, Shambhala Publications
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