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The brain does not manufacture thoughts unless we stimulate it with habitual verbalizing. When we train ourselves by constant practice to stop verbalizing, the brain can experience things as they are.
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"The brain does not manufacture thoughts unless we stimulate it with habitual verbalizing. When we train ourselves by constant practice to stop verbalizing, the brain can experience things as they are."
— Henepola Gunaratana

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The brain does not manufacture thoughts unless we stimulate it with habitual verbalizing. When we train ourselves by constant practice to stop verbalizing, the brain can experience things as they are. — Henepola Gunaratana

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Henepola Gunaratana was a Clergyman from Sri Lanka (1927–present).

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Who said "The brain does not manufacture thoughts unless we stimulate it with habitual ve…"?
This quote is attributed to Henepola Gunaratana, a Clergyman from Sri Lanka.
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Henepola Gunaratana lived from 1927 – present.