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Devendra Banhart — ‘When Things Fall Apart’

On Being with Krista Tippett

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Hopelessness and Death

In tibetan, there's an interesting word, ye tang che. The ye part means totally completely, and the of it means exhausted altogether. It describes an experience of complete hopelessness - giving up hope. Do you want to read? Am you mark some passages in chapter seven? Hopeless yes and deaf. Hopelessness and death, a re yope youll start on something light. Lat and ben an, easy. So, ye o k. Let's see Page thirty seven. Chapter seven, hopelessness and death. If we're willing to give up hope that insecurity and pain can be exterminated, then we can have the courage to relax with the groundlessness...

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