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If our hearts are ready for anything, we will spontaneously reach out when others are hurting. Living in an ethical way can attune us to the pain and needs of others, but when our hearts are open and awake, we care instinctively.

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Tara Brach
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 17
Peace Activist
Psychologist
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