When you produce peace and happiness in yourself, you begin to realize…

Nhat Hanh
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When you produce peace and happiness in yourself, you begin to realize peace for the whole world. With the smile that you produce in yourself, with the conscious breathing you establish within yourself, you begin to work for peace in the world. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2012). Awakening of the Heart: Essential Buddhist Sutras and Commentaries, p.440, Parallax Press
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