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

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What can we do but keep on breathing in and out, modest and willing, and in our places? – Mary Oliver

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

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