The Undergrowth in the Forest of Saint-Germain
(1882)
by Claude Monet
Thanks to our Friend for sending us this beautiful art
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Quotes from Thich Nhat Hanh
"Many people think excitement is happiness….
But when you are excited you are not peaceful.
True happiness is based on peace."
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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"When you say something really unkind, when you do something in retaliation your anger increases. You make the other person suffer, and he will try hard to say or to do something back to get relief from his suffering. That is how conflict escalates."
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"Around us, life bursts with miracles—a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops. If you live in awareness, it is easy to see miracles everywhere. Each human being is a multiplicity of miracles. Eyes that see thousands of colors, shapes, and forms; ears that hear a bee flying or a thunderclap; a brain that ponders a speck of dust as easily as the entire cosmos; a heart that beats in rhythm with the heartbeat of all beings. When we are tired and feel discouraged by life’s daily struggles, we may not notice these miracles, but they are always there."