Silence: A Guide to Harnessing Your Most Powerful Inner Resource Through Mindfulness Techniques, Zen Philosophy, and the Art of Embracing Quiet

by Thich Nhat Hanh

When you read this book, when you meditate, it’s not for the purpose of getting notions and ideas. In fact, it is for releasing notions and ideas. Don’t just replace your old notions and ideas with a newer set. Stop chasing one notion of happiness after another, exchanging one idea for another.