Our true nature is like a precious jewel: although it may be temporarily buried in mud, it remains completely brilliant and unaffected. We simply have to uncover it.

Pema Chödron

from the book No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva

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• Three attitudes
• The cause of our enlightenment
• Connect with Groundlessness
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• Our pain is self-inflicted
• Any Encounter Offers Us a Choice
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