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Understanding true love
What is true affectionate love? This segment introduces the beautiful mind of affectionate love, using the analogy of a mother’s delight in her child.
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Gen-la Khyenrab
What is true affectionate love? In this extract, Gen-la Khyenrab introduces the beautiful mind of affectionate love, using the analogy of a mother’s delight in her child to illustrate this warm, open-hearted feeling. Discover the main reason we struggle to feel this for everyone and learn the profound yet simple training to change it. Based on the book, 
Joyful Path of Good Fortune by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Modern Buddhism
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