Meditation is offering your genuine presence to yourself in every mome…

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Meditation is offering your genuine presence to yourself in every moment. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2011). Peace Is Every Breath: A Practice for Our Busy Lives, p.14, Harper Collins
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