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Mary Bray Pipher

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[Wikipedia] Mary Elizabeth Pipher, also known as Mary Bray Pipher, is an American clinical psychologist and author. Her books include A Life in Light: Meditations on Impermanence (2022) and Women Rowing North (2019), a book on aging gracefully. Prior to that, she wrote The Green Boat: Reviving Ourselves in Our

Quotes by Mary Bray Pipher

“Religions are metaphorical systems that give us bigger containers in which to hold our lives. A spiritual life allows us to move…

Mary Bray Pipher

Anger and fear

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“I approached Buddhism the way I approach almost everything. I read books about it. Even though, at first, I didn't understand much…

Mary Bray Pipher

Books

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“I read of a Buddhist teacher who developed Alzheimer's. He had retired from teaching because his memory was unreliable, but he made…

Mary Bray Pipher

Alzheimers

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“[I have] a deeply entrenched rule that I cannot rest or relax until all my work is done. What a deal. I…

Mary Bray Pipher

Old age

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“I practiced what the Dalai Lama calls 'inner disarmament.' Of course, I still had judgments, but I tried to accept even my…

Mary Bray Pipher

Dalai lama

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“Theoretically, I wanted to meditate, but I found actually doing it extraordinarily difficult. As a therapist, I knew that we all want…

Mary Bray Pipher

Change

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