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Find joy and peace in this very moment.

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Through your love for each other, through learning the art of making one person happy, you learn to express your love for the whole of humanity and all beings. Please help us develop the curriculum for the Institute for the Happiness of One Person. Don't wait until we open the school. You can begin practicing right away.
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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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We all need a place that is safe and wholesome enough for us to return for refuge. In Buddhism, that refuge is mindfulness.
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There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.
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