Bob Bergeson

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And religion is the community, the framework, the tradition, all the other people into which we bring what we find in solitude. So in some ways, I would say very much exactly the thing that you just said. And I should also say when I talked about water and tea, I was probably stealing from the Dalai Lama. Because what he often says is that the most important thing, without which we can’t live, is kindness. We need that to survive. He says kindness is like water, religion is like tea. It’s a great luxury.
Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living
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