Why the practice is important

Maybe intellectually people know that they should live in the 

present moment, but the habit energy that has been there for 

a long time is always pushing them to rush around, so they have 

lost their capacity to be in the present moment in order to lead 

their life deeply. That is why the practice is important, and talking 

is not enough. You have to practice enough to really stop your 

running around so that you can establish yourself in the present 

moment. That is the very beginning of the practice: stopping. 

Stopping, looking deeply, and finding happiness and liberation—

that is the Buddhist path.

- Thich Nhat Hanh
(Artwork: Alla Tsank)