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“Whatever you believe cosmologically, we all know the tears of the world. We each carry a certain measure of those tears in our hearts.”

Quote by Jack Kornfield

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Jack Kornfield is an American author and meditation teacher, born in 1945. His works mainly focus on Buddhist meditation and spiritual growth, which have won him a wide audience. more

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