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Opening to the world begins to benefit ourselves and others simultaneously. The more we relate with others, the more quickly we discover where we're blocked.

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
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Others
Simultaneously
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Relate
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Never underestimate the power of compassionately recognizing what's going on.
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So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications.
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