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weeks 1-2 Flashcards

weeks 1 and 2

1
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rim

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just as rim and spokes of a wheel center on the hub

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spokes

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just as rim and spokes of a wheel center on the hub

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hub

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just as rim and spokes of a wheel center on the hub

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noble

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they are called noble because they ennoble who understand them

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ennoble

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they are called noble because they ennoble who understand them

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corresponding with

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corresponding with reality, they are true

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distress

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some kind of pain or distress

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endure

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we have to endure physical suffering like sickness

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frustration

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we have to endure psychological suffering like loneliness, frustration, fear, embarrassment

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embarrassment

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we have to endure psychological suffering like loneliness, frustration, fear, embarrassment

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etc.

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et cetera

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pessimistic

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isn’t this a bit pessimistic

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irrefutable

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Buddhism starts with an experience, an irrefutable fact

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anxious

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anxious to avoid

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commence

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lose interest in it and commence to want something else

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guarantee

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the getting what you want do not guarantee happiness

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constantly

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rather than constantly struggling to get what you want, try to modify your wanting

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modify

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rather than constantly struggling to get what you want, try to modify your wanting

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deprive

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wanting deprives us of contentment and happiness

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contentment

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wanting deprives us of contentment and happiness

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individual

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a single human being as distinct from a group, class or family

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this and that

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A life time of wanting and craving for this and that

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susceptible

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the body can be exhausted by work, it is susceptible to injury

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altogether

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if we stop wanting altogether

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constant

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out constant discontent with what we have

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discontent

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out constant discontent with what we have

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longing

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a longing for knowledge

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strive

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to strive for our needs and modify our wants

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bottomless

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our needs can be fulfilled but our wants are endless - a bottomless pit

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30
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pit

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our needs can be fulfilled but our wants are endless - a bottomless pit

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essential

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(absolutely necessary) there are needs that are essential, fundamental

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fundamental

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the protection of fundamental human right

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gradually

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this should be gradually lessened

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lessen

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this should be gradually lessened

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ample

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there is ample evidence that such thing happen

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36
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attain

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suffering can be overcome and happiness can be attained

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reassure

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he under stood her feelings and try to reassure her

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38
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restless

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(restless = constant) I like the restless motion of the sea

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39
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involve

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(include as a necessary part or result) enduring the problems that life involves without fear

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hatred

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legacy of hatred

41
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obsessed

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we are no longer obsessed with satisfying our own selfish wants

42
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transcending

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it is a dimension transcending time and space and thus is difficult to talk about or even to think about

43
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friction

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there is no movement, no friction and so there is no aging and dying

44
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eternal

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Thus Nirvana is eternal, nothing in the world is eternal except Nirvana

45
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causation

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it is beyond space so there is no causation, no boundary, no concept of self or no-self and thus Nirvana is infinite

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boundary

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it is beyond space so there is no causation, no boundary, no concept of self or no-self and thus Nirvana is infinite

47
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infinite

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it is beyond space so there is no causation, no boundary, no concept of self or no-self and thus Nirvana is infinite

48
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assure

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The Buddha also assured us that Nirvana is an experience of great happiness

49
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infer

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its existence can be inferred

50
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operate

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(be in effect) where time and space do operate

51
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verify

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(make sure something is true) until that time, we can still apply those aspects that we can verify

52
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have someone’s word

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proof; we have the Buddha’s word that does

53
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eightfold

54
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precept

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the first precept is to avoid killing or harming living beings

55
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misconduct

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sexual misconduct

56
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intoxicating

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(intoxicate) the fifth is to avoid alcohol and other intoxicating drugs

57
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insect

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bugs, ants, butterflies are insects

58
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intention

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intention is just something you will consider

59
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revulsion

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your intention is perhaps just a mixture of self-concern (good) and revulsion (bad)

60
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wholly

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so at times it may be necessary to kill but it is never wholly skillful / connected with what is skillful

61
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skillful

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so at times it may be necessary to kill but it is never wholly skillful / connected with what is skillful

62
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discriminate

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can you discriminate between real gold and imitation gold

63
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compassion

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the victim should be treated with compassion

64
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all-embracing

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an all-embracing, undiscriminating view of education

65
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whole

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(a thing that is complete in it-self) we see the world as a unified whole where each thing and creature has its place and function

66
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all being

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include thing, creature, human being

67
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upset

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before we destroy or upset nature’s delicate balance

68
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delicate

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before we destroy or upset nature’s delicate balance

69
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exploiting

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where emphasis has been on exploiting nature to the full, squeezing every last drop out of it

70
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squeeze

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where emphasis has been on exploiting nature to the full, squeezing every last drop out of it

71
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conquer

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without putting anything back, conquering and subduing it, nature has revolted.

72
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subdue

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without putting anything back, conquering and subduing it, nature has revolted.

73
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revolt

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without putting anything back, conquering and subduing it, nature has revolted.

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barren

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(to poor to produce much or many vegetation

75
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erode

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(gradually wear away)

76
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wear away

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(to become thin and disappear after repeated use, or to cause something to become thin and disappear in this way

77
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crush

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to crush an orange give us Twitter, to squeeze an orange give us mama’s juice

78
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arise

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this terrible situation might not have arisen

79
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emotional blackmail

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We can?t let them practise this emotional blackmail on us.

80
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compel

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use force to compel someone to do something

81
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spouse

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a husband or wife

82
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commit

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carry out something not good

83
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intimacy

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should be the expression of love and intimacy between two people

84
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mental

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it contributes to our mental and emotional well-being

85
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well-being

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it contributes to our mental and emotional well-being

86
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will

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they come into being through the will of a god

87
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conception

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the individual comes into being at conception due to natural causes and then at death, ceases to exist

88
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deformity

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children born with dreadful deformities

89
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dreadful

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children born with dreadful deformities

90
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stillborn

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why so many babies are miscarried just before birth or are stillborn

91
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miscarry

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why so many babies are miscarried just before birth or are stillborn

92
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ethical

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(relate to moral or immoral) the first gives rise to many ethical problems

93
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theistic

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(theism - noun) belief in the existence of a god or gods as creators of the universe

94
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unjust

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another problem with the theistic explanation is that it seems very unjust

95
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torture

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(the act of suffering pains) does not seem to deserve eternal torture

96
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virtuos

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Likewise, 60 or 70 years of virtuos living seems a very small outlay for eternal bliss in heaven

97
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outlay

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Likewise, 60 or 70 years of virtuos living seems a very small outlay for eternal bliss in heaven

98
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bliss

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Likewise, 60 or 70 years of virtuos living seems a very small outlay for eternal bliss in heaven

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