Even the smallest shift in perspective can bring about the greatest healing.
In anguish and desperation, I reached out as I had many times before to the presence I call the Beloved. This unconditionally loving and wakeful awareness had always been a refuge for me.
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
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In anguish and desperation, I reached out as I had many times before to the presence I call the Beloved. This unconditionally loving and wakeful awareness had always been a refuge for me.
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