Thinking that we can find some lasting pleasure and avoid pain is what in Buddhism is called samsara, a hopeless cycle that goes round and round endlessly and causes us to suffer greatly.

— Pema Chödrön When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (1997)

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