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Nov 2019
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29 - The Only Way to Change

Anthony De Mello/The DeMello Spirituality Center
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The only way to change is by changing your understanding. But what does it mean to understand? How do we go about it? Consider how we’re enslaved by various attachments; we’re striving to rearrange the world so that we can keep these attachments, because the world is a constant threat to them. How liberating it is not to depend emotionally on anything. If yo ... Show More
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