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To cherish others is to cherish ourselves. To cherish ourselves is to cherish others. And in that same way, we relate to the truth. If we support it, if we embrace it, if we uphold it, we will be embraced by it, we will be supported and upheld by it.

Sharon Salzberg

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Sharon Salzberg
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 5
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