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I believe Thich Nhat Hanh would not say that breathing is stupid or trivial, or that writing is harder than breathing. That’s because in Zen Buddhism breathing - proper, aware breathing - is a portal to enlightenment. Paying focused attention to your breath, without interference from words or daydreams, for any length of time is amazingly hard to do.

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