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Untrue is a book with a point of view—namely that whatever else we may think of them, women who reject monogamy are brave, and their experiences and possible motivations are instructive. Not only because female infidelity is far from
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“I will tell you the one thing that distinguishes swimming from all other forms of exercise.” I listen carefully. “People enjoy it a lot more.”
― Why We Swim
― Why We Swim
“A fundamentalist mind is a mind that has become rigid. First the heart closes, then the mind becomes hardened into a view, then you can justify your hatred of another human being because of what they represent and what they say and do.”
― Practicing Peace in Times of War
― Practicing Peace in Times of War
“Cultivating absolute bodhichitta means having a relationship with the world that is nonconceptual, that is unprejudiced, having a direct, unedited relationship with reality.”
― Practicing Peace in Times of War
― Practicing Peace in Times of War
“You begin to have the clarity to see injustice happening, but you can also see that injustice, by its very definition, is harming everybody involved. It’s harming the people who are being oppressed or abused, and it’s harming those who are oppressing and abusing.”
― Practicing Peace in Times of War
― Practicing Peace in Times of War
“Learning to swim meant learning how to relinquish control, to thrive in a space of uncertainty.”
― Why We Swim
― Why We Swim
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