With mindfulness we have the choice of responding with comp… - Noah Levine

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With mindfulness we have the choice of responding with compassion to the pain of craving, anger, fear and confusion. Without mindfulness we are stuck in the reactive pattern and identification that will inevitably create more suffering and confusion.

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Noah Levine (born 1971) is an American Buddhist teacher, author and counselor.

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