Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points th…

Sharon Salzberg
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Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points the way to freedom. ✨ Sharon Salzberg (2003). Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, p.82, Penguin
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Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points the way to freedom. ✨ Sharon Salzberg (2003). Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, p.82, Penguin

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