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If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer

Ajahn Chah

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Ajahn Chah
Age: 73 †
Born: 1918
Born: June 17
Died: 1992
Died: January 16
Bhikkhu
Ajahn Chah Subhaddo
Uncertain
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Certainty
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Suffer
Suffering

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