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Ordinarily we are swept away by habitual momentum and don't interrupt our patterns slightly. When we feel betrayed or disappointed, does it occur to us to practice?

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Pema Chodron
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 14
Clergyman
Philosopher
Writer
New York City
New York
Deirdre Blomfield-Brow
Karma
Ordinarily
Disappointed
Interrupt
Patterns
Swept
Practice
Habitual
Away
Momentum
Doe
Betrayed
Feel
Occur
Feels
Slightly

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