“As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.”

—  Thich Nhat Hanh

Source: Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community, and the World

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Religious leader and peace activist 1926

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