The leaf and his body were one. Neither possessed a separate permanent self. Neither could exist independently from the rest of the universe. (Nhat Hanh)

The leaf and his body were one. Neither possessed a separate permanent self. Neither could exist independently from the rest of the universe.

Nhat Hanh

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