禅Thích Nhất Hạnh

proverb

Drinking Tea

Modern

Traditionally attributed

Text

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world turns — slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment; only this moment is life.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

Lineage: Plum Village

By Thích Nhất Hạnh

Sources

  • contentThe Miracle of Mindfulness

    Thích Nhất Hạnh

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