The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

Andre Maurois

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To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.

Best be still; best be empty. In stillness and emptiness we find where to abide. Talking and moving we lose the place.

Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.

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