Ancient Quote by Jon Kabat-Zinn

“The Zen people from Ancient China, "When you're walking, just walk." It turns out to be the hardest thing.” quote by Jon Kabat-Zinn — Download Open image

“The Zen people from Ancient China, "When you're walking, just walk." It turns out to be the hardest thing.”

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