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We must stop viewing ourselves as separate and disconnected from the rest of life, as if we are a special case and the laws of nature or karma do not apply to us.

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Sharon Gannon
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: July 4
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How we treat others will determine how others treat us, and how others treat us will determine who we are.
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Enlightenment is the realization of the oneness of being, where otherness disappears.
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