Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
THICH NHAT HANHYou have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.
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Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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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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The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.
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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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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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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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Your presence is a miracle.
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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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There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
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