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- Feb 10, 2020
The cause of death is birth
Why do we have this great thirst to live, anyway? Buddhism says, the cause of death is birth.
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- Feb 4, 2020
Whining and ice cream
After the second month of chemo, I’m aware of the tired toll; but I circle back to how fortunate I've been.