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When Buddhist reverence for life conflicts with fear about bringing children into suffering

I'm pregnant and terrified about bringing a child into this suffering world and Buddhist teachings about life being precious feel like cruel optimism.

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Creation and destruction dance together in every moment, with new life being both a gift and a risk that requires its own form of faith.

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