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When we have anger in us, we suffer. when we have discrimination in us, we suffer. when we have the complex of superiority, we suffer. when we have the complex of inferiority, we suffer also. so when we are capable of transforming these negative things in us, we are free and happiness is possible.
-Nhat Hanh
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When We Have Anger In Us, We

Nhat Hanh
When we have anger in us, we suffer. when we have discrimination in us, we suffer. when we have the complex of superiority, we suffer. when we have the complex of inferiority, we suffer also. so when we are capable of transforming these negative things in us, we are free and happiness is possible.
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