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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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Let the air become you, and then leave you. Forgive each breath because although it abandons you, every single time, it is also brings you life. A man who cannot forgive the air has no chance of living. – Edmond Manning, King Perry

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What we call ‘I’ is just a swinging door, which moves when we inhale and when we exhale. – Shunryu Suzuki

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Smile, breathe and go slowly. – Thích Nhất Hạnh

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Breathing is the greatest pleasure in life. – Giovanni Papini

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