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Meditation practice is regarded as a good and in fact excellent way to overcome warfare in the world our own warfare as well as greater warfare.

Chogyam Trungpa

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Chogyam Trungpa
Age: 47 †
Born: 1940
Born: January 1
Died: 1987
Died: April 4
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