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If we are engaged in actions that cause pain and conflict to ourselves and others, it is impossible for the mind to become settled, collected, and focused in meditation it is impossible for the heart to open.

Jack Kornfield

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Jack Kornfield
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 16
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Psychologist
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the United States of America
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