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Quote by Peter Matthiessen
In this very breath that we now take lies the secret that all grea

In this very breath that we now take lies the secret that all great teachers try to tell us. – Peter Matthiessen

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The purpose of meditation practice is not enlightenment; it is to pay attention even at extraordinary times, to be of the present, nothing-but-in-the-present, to bear this mindfulness of now into each event of ordinary life. – Peter Matthiessen

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Breath is Spirit. The act of breathing is Living. – Author Unknown

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Learn how to exhale, the inhale will take care of itself. – Carla Melucci Ardito

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If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance. – Andrea Boydston

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In an underdeveloped country, don’t drink the water; in a developed country, don’t breathe the air. – Changing Times magazine

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