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We are all like the clay Buddha covered with a shell of hardness created out of fear, and yet underneath each of us is a 'golden Buddha' a 'golden Christ' or a 'golden essence,' which is our real self....Much like the monk with the hammer and the chisel, our task now is to discover our true essence once again.
We are all like the clay Buddha covered with a shell of hardness created out of fear, and yet underneath each of us is a 'golden Buddha' a 'golden Christ' or a 'golden essence,' which is our real self....Much like the monk with the hammer and the chisel, our task now is to discover our true essence once again.
Approximate author period: c. 1944 AD · modern
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- Jack Canfield
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- Approximate author period: c. 1944 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Jack Canfield: documented birth year 1944; activity date not established. Wikidata Q1374512, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1374512 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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