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“We pit our pain against God, holding tally and requiring meaning, instead of saying the truth: This isn't God's will.”

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Book:Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith

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Book:Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith

Source: Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

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Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

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Source: Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

“To believe happiness-misery in circumstances is artadhyan (mournful contemplation that hurts the self). One becomes unhappy when he loses what he likes and one becomes happy when he comes across what he likes; that is all considered as artadhyan (mournful contemplation that hurts the self).”

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

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Book:Simple & Effective Science for Self Realization

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