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The Buddha said that no true spiritual life is possible without a generous heart. . . . Generosity allies itself with an inner feeling of abundance - the feeling that we have enough to share.
Sharon Salzberg
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Sharon Salzberg
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 5
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