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Just-Like-Me Compassion Meditation

By Ram Dass, Mirabai Bush

"Realizing that the other person is also just like me is the basis on which we can develop compassion, not only toward those around us but also toward our enemy. Normally, when we think about our enemy, we think about harming him. Instead, try to remember that the enemy is also a human being, just like you." —His Holiness The Fourteenth Dalai Lama

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