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To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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Body Cloud Expression Gratitude Health Tree
The three kinds of pride are: thinking I am better than the others; thinking I am worse than the others; and thinking I am just as good as the others.
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Believe Inspirational Pride Thinking
It is possible to live twenty-four hours a day in a state of love. Every movement, every glance, every thought, and every word can be infused with love.
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Glance Love Movement Possible
Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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Birth Concept Death Mind Reality Transcend
Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
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Alone Darkness Kindness Love Myself Practice Smile Take Care
Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Home Meditation Realize Touch
Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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Fear Focus Future Past Worry
Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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Anchor Breathe Clouds Conscious Feeling Inspirational Sky Wind
Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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Arrive Couple Enjoyment Love Thinking Walk
You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
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Growth Person Seed Teacher Touch Transmit Wake Up Wisdom
You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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Break Up Let Go Permanent Suffering Thinking
The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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Confidence Enlightenment Happiness Hope Joy Practice Speak Trust
Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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Compassion Condition Couple Kindness Love
I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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Enjoyment Giving Inspirational Life Live Myself Positive Promise
If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
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Arrive Happiness Inspirational Peace Run Thinking
People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
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Catch Freedom People Release Suffering View

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