The more we understand ourselves, the more we understand each other. When we investigate the nature of suffering in our own lives, the more compassionate we are in seeing the suffering of others. And as we understand more deeply the possibility of freedom in ourselves, the more we understand that all beings share in this possibility. The refrain reminds us to also contemplate the arising and passing away of all elements of our experience. When we experience the impermanence of phenomena, internally, externally, or both, we also understand their unsatisfying and selfless nature. We can then see
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