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The leaf and his body were one. Neither possessed a separate permanent self. Neither could exist independently from the rest of the universe.

— Thích Nhất Hạnh Old Path White Clouds : Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha (1991)

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Your true home is in the here and the now. It is not limited by time, space, nationality, or race.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it.

You are a miracle, and everything you touch could be a miracle.

Children understand very well that in each woman, in each man, in each child, there is capacity of waking up, of understanding, and of loving.

Being Peace (2005)

It's wonderful to be alive and to walk on earth.

Talk at Stonehill College (2002)

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