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> [To live a present and awakened life, simply be responsive to the moment. It is very simple. If you are hungry, eat.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-jacobson/to-live-a-present-and-awakened-life-simply-be-responsive-to-the/)

[Leonard Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-jacobson/)

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> [“In a matter of moments, I awakened to a life that wasn’t mine. It was like peering into a dark hidden world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-ericksen/in-a-matter-of-moments-i-awakened-to-a-life-that-wasn-t-mine-it-was/)

[Mike Ericksen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-ericksen/)

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> [At the heart of each spiritual tradition is the question of how to be in the world without losing what matters, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-nepo/at-the-heart-of-each-spiritual-tradition-is-the-question-of-how-to-be/)

[Mark Nepo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-nepo/)

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> [ Living an awakened life \[...\] is just a matter of where our attention is being placed. It is possible for our human-beingness… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-gardner/living-an-awakened-life-is-just-a-matter-of-where-our-attention-is/)

[Alice Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-gardner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/alice-gardner-77421_attention_living-an-awakened-life-is-just-a-matter_2925275.jpg)

> [Those who still believe the Brahmins should take a serious note of the changing times and start leading an awakened life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/periyar-e-v-ramasamy/those-who-still-believe-the-brahmins-should-take-a-serious-note-of/)

[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/periyar-e-v-ramasamy/)

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