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How Do I Practice Aimlessness in a World That Always Asks Me to Become More?

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Thich Nhat Hanh · June 20, 2009 · Lower Hamlet, Plum Village, France Not yet reviewed

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How Do I Practice Aimlessness in a World That Always Asks Me to Become More?

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I always want things; if I don’t get them I want to die, and when I do get them joy lasts three days—what can I do?

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