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Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting.

Jack Kornfield

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Jack Kornfield
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 16
Author
Psychologist
Writer
the United States of America
Battle
Open
Fighting
Whatever
Experience
Soften
Body
Quietly
Without
Relax
Heart
Breathe

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