Enlightenment for a wave is the moment the wave realizes it is water. …

Nhat Hanh
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Enlightenment for a wave is the moment the wave realizes it is water. At that moment, all fear of death disappears. ✨ Thich Nhat Hanh (2007). Living Buddha, Living Christ 10th Anniversary Edition, p.138, Penguin
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