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Stop trying to distinguish the joy of meditation from the messiness of life. Begin to see the divine in everything. She is in the joy just as much as the misery.

Rod Stryker

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Rod Stryker
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: October 19
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Nimrod Gross
Joy
Messiness
Stop
Wellness
Everything
Distinguish
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Yoga
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Misery
Life
Begin
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Divine

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