Learn Dutch: Being Present

Learn Dutch: Being Present

Author: Language Learning Accelerator August 14, 2023 Duration: 2:54

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Dutch, to improve your Dutch vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Dutch.

These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Dutch language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or you're enrolled in a more formal Dutch class. The more you expose your brain to Dutch audio, the faster you'll learn.

View the full list of English and Dutch phrases in this episode.

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Phrases in this episode:

  • The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.
  • No thoughts. No action. No movement. Total stillness.
  • Stop talking, stop thinking, and there is nothing you will not understand.
  • The way is not a matter of knowing or not knowing.
  • The way is an empty vessel that is never filled.
  • He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
  • You are here now.
  • Be here now.
  • Do not seek what you already have.
  • What was never lost can never be found.
  • Where am I? Here. What time is it? Now.
  • Sometimes to find your way you must close your eyes and walk in the dark.
  • When you get the message, hang up the phone.


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