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Thoughts: Everyone is beautiful….get closer.

Posted on December 11, 2013by mktdaf

As you know, most monks see beauty in everyone, even folks who try to cover it up (can you imagine? hiding from your OWN beauty? or deny it, or do distracting things), or folks who say “Beauty is this, but it’s not that.” Doesn’t work that way, and you know it. From the description of…

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"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."
-- Buddha

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brother ian in actionOver the centuries, Brother Ian has been collecting stories & information & discourses for the purpose of elevating the human condition as needed, dissecting it when necessary, and building the case for hope.

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