“A teacher cannot give you the truth The truth is already in you You only need to open yourself –body, mind and heart-so that his or her teachings will penetrate your own seeds of understanding and enlightenmentIf you let the words enter you, the soil and the seeds will do the rest of the work”

Thich Nhat Hahn

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