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“According to the Buddhist system, happiness is the state of the tamed mind, while suffering is the state of the untamed mind…the more one has tamed one’s mind and cultivated within it qualities such as love, compassion, and altruism, the greater the mental peace one experiences and the more tamed one’s body and speech become, thereby bringing peace and happiness to those around us.”

“As we objectify ourselves and each other, we come to see the body as a thing to be controlled and maintained, rather than as a living, dynamic statement of who we are.”