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“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”
― thich nhat hanh, Stepping into Freedom: Rules of Monastic Practice for Novices

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child—our own two eyes. All is a miracle.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

“Suffering has many faces. If we discover the roots of one suffering, we are at the same time discovering the roots of others.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh