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Our joy, peace and happiness depend very much on our practice of recognizing and transforming habit energies. there are positive habit energies that we have to cultivate, and negative habit energies that we have to recognize, embrace and transform. the energy with which we do these things is mindfulness.
-Nhat Hanh
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Our Joy, Peace And Happiness Depend Very

Nhat Hanh
Our joy, peace and happiness depend very much on our practice of recognizing and transforming habit energies. there are positive habit energies that we have to cultivate, and negative habit energies that we have to recognize, embrace and transform. the energy with which we do these things is mindfulness.
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