As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
THICH NHAT HANHThe moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.
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I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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Without being peace, we cannot do anything for peace. If we cannot smile, we cannot help other people to smile. If we are not peaceful, then we cannot contribute to the peace movement.
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The way must be in you; the destination also must be in you and not somewhere else in space or time. If that kind of self-transformation is being realized in you, you will arrive.
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The Seven Factors of Awakening are mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, diligence, joy, ease, concentration, and letting go.
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What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
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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.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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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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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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