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“While we fear the discomfort of dissolving our fixed beliefs and mental patterns, we often overlook the fact that it is because of these mental patterns that we are unhappy in the first place.”

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Book:Awake to What Is: Discovering Peace in the Present Moment

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Source: The Zen Teachings of Jesus

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Source: The Zen Teachings of Jesus