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We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.

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
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
Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.
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Attachment Greatness Path Spiritual View
Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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Expression Generosity Love Mind Person Spend Time
Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.
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Compassion Condition Couple Kindness Love
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
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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Body Breathe Calm Inspirational Mind Moments Smile
We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.
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Endeavor Habit Joy Live Ourselves Relax Run Success Time
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
We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
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Allow Body Genuine Healing Heart Human Lost Mind Relax Wisdom Worry
We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available.
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Abundance Available Breathe Eat Food Happiness Smile Walk
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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Help Himself Message Punishment Suffering Truth
Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
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Action Adversity Aware Effective Love Non Violence Suffering
In true love, you attain freedom.
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Attain Freedom Love One Liner True Love
Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.
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Morning Peace Positive Possible Seek
Meditation means to look deeply, to touch deeply, so we can realize we are already home.
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Home Meditation Realize Touch

We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.

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We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.

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