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There are two kinds of suffering: the suffering that you run away from, which follows you everywhere, and the suffering that you are willing to turn and face. There you will find the liberation that the Buddha taught for us all.

—Ajahn Chah, from “Bringing Home the Dharma” by Jack Kornfield (via wordslessspoken)

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Baby otter squeaks when introduced to water! Footage from the feature film Otter 501:

Meet the playful heroine of the feature film Otter 501! She was rescued on the central coast of California after being separated from her mother, and with a little help from the Monterey Bay Aquarium she’ll hopefully become a wild otter again.

Via Reddit

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them

—Dalai Lama (via faithhoney)