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“When we talk about compassion we talk in terms of being kind. But compassion is not so much being kind; it is being creative [enough] to wake a person up”

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Chogyam Trungpa
Chogyam Trungpa

Tibetan Buddhist teacher and a renowned spiritual mentor and meditation master. Born in Tibet, he later moved to India and North America, making significant contributions to the spread of Tibetan Buddhism and meditation culture in the Western world. more

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