“Unfortunately, in seeing ourselves as we truly are, not all that we see is beautiful and attractive. This is undoubtedly part of the reason we flee silence. We do not want to be confronted with our hypocrisy, our phoniness. We see how false and fragile is the false self we project. We have to go through this painful experience to come to our true self.”
Quote by Basil Pennington
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Basil Pennington
Basil Pennington was an American writer known for his works on religion and spirituality. His writings delved deeply into Christian faith and spiritual practice, having a profound impact on contemporary religious literature. more
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