“The practice of Zen is to eat, breathe, cook, carry water, and scrub the toilet — to infuse every act of body, speech, and mind — with mindfulness, to illuminate every leaf and pebble, every heap of garbage, every path that leads to our mind's return home.”
Quote by Nhat Hanh
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Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962-1966
This book is a compilation of journal entries that offer insights into the author's thoughts, experiences, and observations from 1962 to 1966. more
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