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We do good because it frees the heart. It opens us to a wellspring of happiness.

Sharon Salzberg

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Sharon Salzberg
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 5
Author
Writer
New York City
New York
Frees
Opens
Happiness
Heart
Good

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It is in the act of offering our hearts in faith that something in us transforms... proclaiming that we no longer stand on the sidelines but are leaping directly into the center of our lives, our truth, our full potential.
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Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest it never ceases.
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