"A human being is part of a whole, called by us the 'universe', a part limited in time and space.
He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest --
a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a
kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to
affectation for a few people near us. Our task must be to free
ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion, to
embrace all living creatures and the whol…
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Posted on April 14, 2009 at 6:02pm —