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| Photo by Cam Simpson |
In modern society most of us don't want to be in touch with
ourselves; we want to be in touch with other things like religion, sports,
politics, a book - we want to forget ourselves. Anytime we have leisure, we
want to invite something else to enter us, opening ourselves to the television
and telling the television to come and colonize us.
Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you
are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace. When we are
mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is
going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and
love.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
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