“Without suffering, we do not have the opportunity to cultivate compassion and understanding; and without understanding, there can be no true love.”

Zen master · 1926 – 2022

Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist who popularized mindfulness in the West; nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr.

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