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title: "4 Essence Practice Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“The essence of this practice is that when we encounter pain in our life we breathe into our heart with the recognition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/the-essence-of-this-practice-is-that-when-we-encounter-pain-in-our/)

[Pema Chödrön](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [Learned to love the fact recognized in the books seems to be only good things, O world, we capture the essence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mak-786/learned-to-love-the-fact-recognized-in-the-books-seems-to-be-only/)

[Mak\_786](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mak-786/)

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> [The essence of all practice is to be cool. Life is not worth getting excited about because whatever you perceive is an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/the-essence-of-all-practice-is-to-be-cool-life-is-not-worth-getting/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/frederick-lenz-8_being-cool_the-essence-of-all-practice-is-to-be-coo_2072321.jpg)

> [The essence of practice is always the same: instead of falling prey to a chain reaction of revenge or self-hatred, we gradually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/the-essence-of-practice-is-always-the-same-instead-of-falling-prey-to/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/pema-ch-dr-n-327_chain-reactions_the-essence-of-practice-is-always-the-sa_2199429.png)

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