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Auspicious coincidence is the right thing happening at the right time.

Sakyong Mipham

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Sakyong Mipham
Age: 61
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Caring for others is the basis of worldly success.
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Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.
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