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.
THICH NHAT HANHBe part of the miraculous moment.
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Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.
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Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
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Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness.
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Understanding means throwing away your knowledge.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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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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Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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Be part of the miraculous moment.
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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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Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
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