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Love Hurts: Buddhist Advice for the Heartbroken

By Lodro Rinzler

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Buddhist advice for the heartbroken.

06:29 min

Love Hurts: Buddhist Advice for the Heartbroken

Buddhism has a lot to say about suffering—and there are likely few times we suffer more intensely than when we break up with a romantic partner. It feels like you may never recover sometimes.

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