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Over time we are able to undermine habitual modes of thinking formed by our self-made self in early childhood, which tries to squeeze happiness from the gratification of our desires for the symbols in our culture of survival and security, power and control, and affection and esteem.

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Thomas Keating
Age: 95 †
Born: 1923
Born: March 7
Died: 2018
Died: October 25
Catholic Priest
Writer
New York City
New York
Thomas Aquinas Keating
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