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97 - Clinging to Illusions

The Happiness Podcast by Anthony De Mello/The DeMello Spirituality Center

Aug 19, 20216:01Religion & Spirituality

When you cling, life is destroyed; when you hold on to anything, you cease to live. Desire breeds anxiety but we don't want to see it. But when you’ve suffered sufficiently, then you will be ready to see it.

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