For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
THICH NHAT HANHMy actions are my only true belongings.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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When you learn how to suffer, you suffer much less.
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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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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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In the moment when we are able to smile, to look at ourselves with compassion, our world begins to change.
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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
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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 past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
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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.
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People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.
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Be angry, it’s okay. To be angry, that is very human. And to learn how to smile at your anger and make peace with your anger is very nice.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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