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What is the real origin of my own anger? Is it the ego defending its territory, or is it something that has its source in the desire for the well-being of all? (73)
Jean-Yves Leloup Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity
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What is the real origin of my own anger? Is it the ego defending its territory, or is it something that has its source in the desire for the well-being of all? (73)
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Jean-Yves Leloup

Compassion and Meditation: The Spiritual Dynamic between Buddhism and Christianity

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