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<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Feelings come and go like waves—don't hold onto them.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Let yourself feel, but don’t let emotions control you.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">You are not your thoughts or emotions.</li></ul>

3. Emotions Are Not Permanent

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Rest is not laziness—it’s necessary.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Say “no” when needed without guilt.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">You can't pour from an empty cup.</li></ul>

4. Take Care of Yourself First

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Achievements won’t bring lasting peace.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">What matters most is how you feel inside.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Don't compare your journey to others’.</li></ul>

8. Success Isn’t Everything

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Being constantly busy doesn’t mean you’re successful.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Learn to do nothing and enjoy it.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Slowing down helps you do things better.</li></ul>

6. Don’t Be Busy Just to Feel Important

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Not everything is in your control, and that’s okay.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Let go of things you can’t change.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Trust that everything happens for a reason.</li></ul>

7. Accept That Life Won’t Always Go Your Way

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Don't try to fix others—just listen and be present.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Give space when things get tense.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Love grows with patience and kindness.</li></ul>

5. Relationships Need Space and Understanding

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The present moment is all you truly have.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Don’t dwell on the past or worry about the future.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Pay attention to small joys—like a smile, the wind, or a warm cup of tea.</li></ul>

9. Be Present in the Moment

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Life moves fast, but clarity comes when we pause.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">When your mind is calm, you see everything more clearly.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Don't rush—some of the best things in life need time.</li></ul>

1. Slow Down to See Clearly

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Be kind to yourself and others—it makes life lighter.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Everyone is fighting their own battles.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">A small act of kindness can change someone’s day.</li></ul>

10. Kindness and Compassion Matter Most

Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you.

"No one has ever become poor by giving.

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">How you feel inside affects how you see the world.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">A peaceful mind leads to a peaceful life.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Change your thoughts, and your world will change.</li></ul>

2. Your Inner World Shapes Your Outer World

Slow down, find peace, and transform your life today!

The multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about the importance of slowing down in our fast-paced world, by the Buddhist author of Love for Imperfect Things “Wise advice on how to reflect and slow down.” —Elle Is it the world that’s busy, or is it my mind? The world moves fast, but that doesn’t mean we have to. This bestselling mindfulness guide by Haemin Sunim (which means “spontaneous wisdom”), a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher born in Korea and educated in the United States, illuminates a path to inner peace and balance amid the overwhelming demands of everyday life. By offering guideposts to well-being and happiness in eight areas—including relationships, love, and spirituality—Haemin Sunim emphasizes the importance of forging a deeper connection with others and being compassionate and forgiving toward ourselves. The more than twenty full-color illustrations that accompany his teachings serve as calming visual interludes, encouraging us to notice that when you slow down, the world slows down with you.

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Zen Buddhist teacher, bestselling author & founder of the School for Broken Hearts in Seoul.Born in South Korea and educated at Berkeley, Harvard, and Princeton, he received formal monastic training from Haein monastery, South Korea and taught Asian religions at Hampshire College in Massachusetts for seven years.He is one of the most influential Zen monks in the world, with over 1.5 million followers on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. His first book, The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down has been translated into more than 35 different languages and sold over four million copies.His second book, Love for Imperfect Things was the number one bestseller of the year 2016 in South Korea and became available in multiple languages in 2019.

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