Episode 2: You are a mind
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In this episode, St Leo the Great, Pope of Rome, takes us even deeper into the spirituality of asceticism, and we learn how behind the practice of fasting lies a sophisticated doctrine about the nature of the human mind. Get full access to Life Sentences at wisdomreadings.substack.com/subscribe
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