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“We have to recognise impermanence on a gut level, not just as an abstract idea. Everything changes—things crack, people change, situations shift—and resisting that truth fuels endless fear, restlessness, and an unrealistic attitude towards life. By opening up to the truth of impermanence, you loosen the grip of ‘it must stay this way’ and in its absence, you make space for genuine peace and wellbeing.”

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