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Suffering begins to dissolve when we can question the belief or the hope that there's anywhere to hide.

Pema Chodron

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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
Clergyman
Philosopher
Writer
New York City
New York
Deirdre Blomfield-Brow
Belief
Suffering
Dissolve
Hope
Hide
Anywhere
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Acceptance
Buddhism
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