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Of Being Peace By Thich Nhat Hannh Summary
Given our busy day-to-day lives, we often place people and things that are not important as a priority in our lives. This often creates the suffering we endure and bring into areas of our lives that should be off limits. Because of this, we often take advantage of the everyday pleasures life has to offer. After reading “Suffering is not enough,” of Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh, I’ve come to learn that we must not only be in touch with everything that is around us, but we must also be mindful of the present moment.
This reading reminds you of how we take our own unhappiness and bring it into and environment that should be peaceful such as our households, friends, and others that we associate with. We are too busy focusing on the things

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