A horse suddenly came galloping quickly down the road. It seemed as though the rider had somewhere important to go. A bystander, who was standing alongside the road, shouted, “Where are you going?” and the rider replied, “I don’t know! Ask the horse!”
Thich Nhat Hanh
We are this rider. The horse is our mind, which, we understand much less than we believe. Yet, it is possible to change this.
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