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Over Time, Buddhism and Science Agree

Understanding the impermanence of everything—including ourselves.

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I remember my grandfather commenting—wry amusement tinged with grim resignation—that what made him finally feel old was seeing his children reach middle age. I was a child then. Now I see my own child

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