“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the whole earth revolves”
The Miracle of Mindfulness (1999)
Context: Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the whole earth revolves—slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life.
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Thich Nhat Hanh169
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