In modern society most of us don't want to be in touch with ourselves;…

Nhat Hanh
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In modern society most of us don't want to be in touch with ourselves; we want to be in touch with other things like religion, sports, politics, a book - we want to forget ourselves. Anytime we have leisure, we want to invite something else to enter us, opening ourselves to the television and telling the television to come and colonize us. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). Being Peace, p.99, ReadHowYouWant.com
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