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Saturday, May 22, 2010

All Beings are Friend and Relatives

By Admin at 7:05 PM    


The Buddha said there is no one in this world who has never been a friend or relative in our past lives. If we believe the Buddha’s words, then those we are helping are none other than our own flesh and blood.

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