The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what t…

Pema Chodron
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The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have. ✨ Pema Chodron (2003). Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion, p.17, Shambhala Publications
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The root of suffering is resisting the certainty that no matter what the circumstances, uncertainty is all we truly have. ✨ Pema Chodron (2003). Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion, p.17, Shambhala Publications

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