If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.
THICH NHAT HANHWithout suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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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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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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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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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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When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
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Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
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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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When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person.
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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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