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This points to the uneasy gap between having free time and actually using it well. A vacation can look restful on paper, yet the quote reads as a reminder that rest is a skill, not just an absence of work. It lands when someone returns from time off still tense, because they filled every hour instead of truly stopping.
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About Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk
Thích Nhất Hạnh was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, author, poet, and teacher. He was widely known as the "father of mindfulness" and for founding the Plum Village Tradition, which is recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism. He became a major influence on how Buddhism was practiced in the West. His work and teaching were closely tied to mindfulness and engaged Buddhism, and his reputation rested on both his writing and his role as a Buddhist teacher.
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