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Listening Well: The Art of Empathic Understanding by William R. Miller

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Empathic understanding is not merely something that you have, but something that you do and experience.

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“this conception is panentheism—(pan—all, en—in, theos—God), not pantheism; all is not equal to God, but all is in God, who is greater than all.”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

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“Every soul, even when supposed to be finite, is really nothing other than Brahman.”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

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“Without goals and aspirations, discipline is going to feel like pointless suffering.”
― Peter Hollins, The Science of Self-Discipline: The Willpower, Mental Toughness, and Self-Control to Resist Temptation and Achieve Your Goals

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“We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.”
― Peter Hollins, The Science of Self-Discipline: The Willpower, Mental Toughness, and Self-Control to Resist Temptation and Achieve Your Goals

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“Brahman (or Ātman) is also described in many passages not as Creator, but as a Reality”
― Satischandra Chatterjee, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

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