What you are looking for is already in you. You already are everything you are seeking.
THICH NHAT HANHAnxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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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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We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.
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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
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If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.
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Only the present moment contains life.
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There is a time for everything. There is a time when I sit down, I concentrate myself on the problem of my bills, but I would not worry before that. One thing at a time.
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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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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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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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Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
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If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.
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The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
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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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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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For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
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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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Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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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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Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future.
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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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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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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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In true love, you attain freedom.
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