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People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.

Thich Nhat Hanh

We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
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Earth Feet Kiss Peace Serenity Walk
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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Optimism Problem Reality Thinking Truth
People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena.
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People Phenomena Reality
The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.
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Approach Awake Gentle Mind Smile Source True Understand
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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Enemy Human Ignorance Injustice Person Violence
Every thought you produce, anything you say, any action you do, it bears your signature.
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Action Business Change Inspirational Produce Signature
You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
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Break Up Let Go Permanent Suffering Thinking
If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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Be Yourself Missing Moments Ourselves Present
The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
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Amount Depend Freedom Happiness Heart Positive
Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive – that you can touch the miracle of being alive – then that is a kind of enlightenment.
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Alive Aware Breathe Enlightenment Greatness Touch
Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos – the trees, the clouds, everything.
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Body Cloud Expression Gratitude Health Tree
Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.
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Help Kindness Listen Suffering
Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
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Angry Breathe Conscious Feeling Focus Rise Storm
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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Excitement Happiness Peace People Thinking True
Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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Available Happiness Help Please Positive Yourself
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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Contribute Help Movement Peace People Smile

People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.

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People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.

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