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Though outer events may be difficult, the key to our happiness is how our mind responds to them.

Jack Kornfield

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Jack Kornfield
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 16
Author
Psychologist
Writer
the United States of America
Mind
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Outer
Keys
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Happiness
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