“When we learn to calm our minds in order to look deeply at the true nature of things, we can arrive at full understanding, which dissolves every sorrow and anxiety and gives rise to acceptance and love. Gautama now saw that understanding and love are one. Without understanding, there can be no love.”
― Path of Compassion: Stories from the Buddha's Life
― Path of Compassion: Stories from the Buddha's Life
“He saw that living beings suffer because they do not understand that they share one common ground with all beings.”
― Path of Compassion: Stories from the Buddha's Life
― Path of Compassion: Stories from the Buddha's Life
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