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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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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. – Thích Nhất Hạnh

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Breathing, according to me, corresponds to taking charge of one’s own life. – Luce Irigaray, Between East and West

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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. – Swedish Proverb

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Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. – L. Frank Baum

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